Orange " Klein's " Butterfly

[fishchef]

When talking with an experienced reefer he said at his LFS he's been providing
" Training " Klein's to eat Majanos. He said as long as you have plenty for them to eat they'll leave LPS, Clams, and Leathers alone. Opinions please.

[Dmorty217]

This is probably accurate but it will eventually eat all of your manjos and the start eating/picking at your corals

[fishchef]

Yes, they mentioned that I may want to remove it eventually. We have a Foxface and a Purple Tang, which can be a problem also from what I read, but have never been an issue with our clams, leathers, or LPS.

[Dmorty217]

Foxface and purple tangs aren't coral pickers/eaters. Whoever told you that is wrong

[nirvanaandtool]

My Klein's has eaten every aiptasia I had. Will pick on coral every now and then but nothing too bad.

[snorvich]

Foxface and purple tangs aren't coral pickers/eaters. Whoever told you that is wrong

Well, sort of. If there is insufficient algae in a tank (which is one reason why tank size is critical for tangs and other algae grazers such as foxface and rabbit fish), they will pick at corals in order to obtain zooxanthellae which are a symbiotic "algae" found in corals. Zooxanthellae are actually yellow-brown photosynthetic dinoflagellates that live symbiotically within the cells of other organisms, especially certain corals and other marine invertebrates.

[Dmorty217]

Well, sort of. If there is insufficient algae in a tank (which is one reason why tank size is critical for tangs and other algae grazers such as foxface and rabbit fish), they will pick at corals in order to obtain zooxanthellae which are a symbiotic "algae" found in corals. Zooxanthellae are actually yellow-brown photosynthetic dinoflagellates that live symbiotically within the cells of other organisms, especially certain corals and other marine invertebrates.

Right, we have mentioned this to people claiming this before but its my understanding that if your going to own a fish you should do the research and feed the fish the proper diet in the first place... silly me i know but thats just common sense:idea:

[snorvich]

. . . but its my understanding that if your going to own a fish you should do the research and feed the fish the proper diet in the first place... silly me i know but thats just common sense:idea:

I wish that were true. If it were, about 80% of the problems encountered on this board would be obviated. Many people have fox faces that pick on corals for this reason.

[Dmorty217]

I wish that were true. If it were, about 80% of the problems encountered on this board would be obviated. Many people have fox faces that pick on corals for this reason.

Hence why you have over 35k posts most of which are answering questions like these or about disease... Read people! :reading:

[snorvich]

Hence why you have over 35k posts most of which are answering questions like these or about disease... Read people! :reading:

Dmorty217's very valid point is that the information is readily available on what a fish needs for long term success in your aquarium. If people would read more before acquiring a fish, and learn how to successfully quarantine, many, many problems could be avoided.

The Team RC designation is normally given to "subject matter experts". My expertise is fish and fish diseases hence the large percentage of my posts in those two areas, but my interest is more corals, and is the area I read for fun. This paragraph is just an FYI. :love2:

[Dmorty217]

Dmorty217's very valid point is that the information is readily available on what a fish needs for long term success in your aquarium. If people would read more before acquiring a fish, and learn how to successfully quarantine, many, many problems could be avoided.

The Team RC designation is normally given to "subject matter experts". My expertise is fish and fish diseases hence the large percentage of my posts in those two areas, but my interest is more corals, and is the area I read for fun. This paragraph is just an FYI. :love2:

Steve we all thank you for your patience and knowledge helping those who either don't want to learn or lack the ability to read and comprehend

[fishchef]

Thank you for the advice. I would of joined back in '91 if I could have. The available information these days is astounding. Where was everyone back then? Did fish only back in the day and started corals in 2000. A lot has changed or has been conveyed. So, you do think that putting a Klein's in a Mixed Reef for" Hitchhiker " clean-up is not proper?