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Megatrev62
10/20/2013, 02:18 PM
I want a butterfly and need a quick response. Making order from j&l aquatics tomorrow. Have a 90 gallon with soft corals and some zoas and canycane.Also have a resident yellow tang. Would appreciate your thoughts on species and size to acquire and if this is possible at all. Thanks
Megatrev62
10/20/2013, 03:16 PM
Bump. Has to be someone who has a good feel on this.
noobofthereef
10/20/2013, 03:21 PM
I believe a pyramid butterfly fish is usually reef safe
Mussin
10/20/2013, 03:33 PM
Ive had a couple copperband butterflys. All they did was wipe out my aiptasia and feather duster population. Didn't touch anything else.
Jeremy
Megatrev62
10/20/2013, 04:06 PM
I believe a pyramid butterfly fish is usually reef safe
Thanks will take a look.
Megatrev62
10/20/2013, 04:07 PM
Ive had a couple copperband butterflys. All they did was wipe out my aiptasia and feather duster population. Didn't touch anything else.
Jeremy
Thanks. Frightened to death of copperbands but a beauty fish. Love to get one to clean up small aiptasia that seems to alway appear. My concern is the ability to get them to eat.
Megatrev62
10/20/2013, 04:09 PM
By the way what do you think of the yellow tang in there. Trouble for sure I think. Major concern as well.
anbosu
10/20/2013, 08:25 PM
I wouldn't put a pyramid in a 90 personally, but mine has been a model citizen so far
bucsfan34207
10/21/2013, 03:49 AM
I have a yellow longnosed butterfly in my reef tank. Model citizen so far and gets along with my yellow tang.
ReeferBill
10/21/2013, 04:36 AM
I would go with a copper banded butterfly but I have always been partial to the long nose yellow. Make sure you get the pick of at least three individuals. This is the best chance for success and has not failed me.
SDguy
10/21/2013, 05:20 AM
I think your tank is too small for the butterflies that MIGHT be able to deal with the YT, and things like a CBB will not, IME.
Jasanden
10/21/2013, 08:43 AM
I agree with sd guy.
A copperband is pretty mellow and a yellow tang can be hyper. Put that in a tight 90 gal and I don't think it will work.
Empty Bottles
10/21/2013, 09:23 PM
I believe there is another thread that pretty much exhausts this issue. You should read it to consider all your options
Triggerfish
10/22/2013, 08:26 AM
most threads i have searched throught as i was looking at this myself few months back was that the longnose would probably work out.
snorvich
10/22/2013, 09:42 AM
I think your tank is too small for the butterflies that MIGHT be able to deal with the YT, and things like a CBB will not, IME.
Yeah, an established yellow tang will not be keen about this type of newcomer.
Tochtli
10/22/2013, 07:29 PM
Atlantic Longnose Butterflys (the brown ones) are supposedly rather reef safe and they stay small <5"
Megatrev62
10/22/2013, 08:04 PM
Atlantic Longnose Butterflys (the brown ones) are supposedly rather reef safe and they stay small <5"
Thanks. Will look into this one for sure.
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