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03/29/2011, 08:13 PM | #101 |
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Wonderful thread and amazingly fantastic species details... Definatley thread worthy if not book worthy... Please keep the info flowing as you are inspiring me and others to add semi-safe fish to my system! In a year when the corals mature that is...
Awesome, simply awesome
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03/29/2011, 08:29 PM | #102 |
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jake - i feed my copperbands mysis and other meaty seafood. they have a difficult time learning to eat pellets and flakes, but not impossible.
sweetrav - marginalis and copperbands are nearly identical in behaviour. but marginalis butterflies, from my experience, are easier and feed more aggressively. they are peaceful and super reef safe. none of mine ever ate any corals. just tube worms. update on my paucifasciatus butterflies pair. they're still alive and feeding very well on mysis and pellets. i will get to see them in 16 days!
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Anyone?
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03/29/2011, 09:45 PM | #104 |
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I didn't read though this whole thread but I can say having a butterfly in the tank is awesome. I got my CBB from a fellow RC member a few months ago and he (knock on wood) has been a great benefit to my tank. I had a serious aiptasia problem - he took care of that in just a few weeks and is now consistently eating mysis and brine. He is the most admired fish in the tank and he has even endured a serious ich infection (where his eyes were clouded over). This guy is a trooper!
My tank is full of LPS, Zoos and some SPS and I have not noticed any adverse feeding behaviors. Here is a recent photo:
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03/29/2011, 09:47 PM | #105 |
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hey twiggyb - nice to see a fellow Missourian in here...
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There's a declivis on DD. my tank is fallow. I'd love one of those or a marginalis.
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03/30/2011, 04:44 AM | #107 |
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With exceptions off course-- b-flys are worthy of any reef if they can be tolerated.
i've had tons more problems with large angels in this lifetime than with butterflies. My experience--- declivis/mitratus and recently this two( about a week into them in my reef) so far my blueface does wayyyy more damage than this two beauts. BTW one of them seems to be lagging in terms of eating prepared food will c. [/IMG]
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03/30/2011, 08:48 PM | #108 |
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GORGEOUS pair of C. mertensii!
the yellow is outrageous! i've a pair of Paucifasciatus and i want a pair of C. mertensii also but i don't know if my tank size is big enough and how they'll play out..
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they both look marvelous though. i wouldn't worry if i were you.
butterflies can be tricky at times. perhaps it will take prepared foods with gusto soon. pearlscales are definitely not the safest butterflies but it's worth the risk IMO. they're just too beautiful
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Tell that to my massive blueface when get a grip of a stress coral Take care!
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haha nice one there gasman.
anyway updates on my paucifasciatus pair! both are eating pellets and frozen food greedily.
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nicre very nice!
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04/01/2011, 07:09 AM | #114 |
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*drool*
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You should come check out the SLASH club forum on rc if you haven't already!
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04/01/2011, 01:26 PM | #116 |
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Lemon,
Congratulations. They are stunning! Please keep this thread updated as to their behavior with the inverts in your tank. More pics too please!! |
04/02/2011, 09:23 AM | #117 |
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Sorry my updates have been a bit lacking The yellow longnose continues to thrive in the reef without issue. Doesn't touch any corals. The saddleback had a bit of a rough time. The tangs definitely decided two butterflies was one too many. However, I think the fact that this was a very well established butterfly helped him hold his own. The tangs are calming down. He eats like a champ. He's tried several corals, but doesn't seem to really like any, and hasn't gone back for seconds. Acros he will nip, but not more than an occasional nip. Not even enough to reduce PE. Of course, time will tell if this changes.
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you guys have some gorgeous buterflies in your tanks... i really dig it...
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it's been almost more than 2 weeks since the paucifasciatus arrived and i've still not seen them personally since i'm still in China for my 6 weeks attachment.
but i'll be back the next week on the 16th and then i'll be finally able to see them and update more on their status. Peter- good to hear the thriving longnose and the saddleback somewhat behaving itself. butterflies and angels are playful and distractions in the tank like other fishes and other stuff will help keep them distracted and reduce their curiosity to pick on corals.
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Well there are definitely plenty of other fish to distract them in my tank
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Boooo! The saddleback is a total euphyllia muncher Not a genus of coral I am willing to give up in this tank. Time to break out the trap before he moves on to the orange aussie hammer...
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my declivis immediately ate my elegance, but has never touched my hammers or frogspawn..he also looked hard at my chalice every time he swam by, but never took a bite.
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i always thought that euphyllias were the safest corals with butterflies.
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He eats the tissue on the sides at first, not the tentacles or the centers. But eventually as the coral recedes, he eats more and more. On a side note, he's developed a taste for majano I might try waiting out the euphyllia problem just for this development!
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Can I ask, what Camera/Model/Lens? Care to share ISO/Apperature(F-stop)? I assumed higher ISO for lower light; looks as if the pic was taken under actinics! Either way...beautiful Tank, beautiful Photo! |
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