butterflies in reefs - Page 41

stuifbol · 04/18/2013, 11:26 AM

Ich that's sad....
Did you try clams on the half shell??

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Originally Posted by Mangodude

Joeri, I got ich in the tank and they died within a few days. (ich hit last week) However, my friend still has his and its living off of mysis shrimp

I've got a spotfin now, but am having trouble getting him to eat food. He nips at the rocks and food occaisonaly, and some of my palys (theres plenty and hes not doing damage). Any ideas?

Mangodude · 04/18/2013, 02:34 PM

It was very frustrating.

I'll go try that..

aquaph8 · 04/18/2013, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaph8

I let my Mitratus go in my reef a couple days ago. So far he has been completely safe, pretty much tasted everything at first but no damage. He eats everything and even fought back with my tangs and showed them he won't be bullied.

Well he decided yesterday that green slimmer tasted good, I'm not removing him but he is being watched., luckily I got slimmer to spare.

jjk_reef00 · 04/20/2013, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jjk_reef00

Anyone successfully treat a butterfly with red sores on its mouth (maybe some bacterial infection)? I had a fish develop the same symptoms in my display tank 6-12 months ago. His mouth got worse and worse until he died from not being able to eat. The fish I have now is in qt, and I just added green power to treat but I'm not very hopeful.

My fish is still eating and hasn't lost any weight but I'm afraid that when I stop medicating the sores will get worse and the fish will eventually die from not being able to eat

I created a thread in the disease forum with some poor pics:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5#post21419605

If anyone has any idea about what I can do to treat this I would be extremely grateful. So far I've tried nitrofuracin green power, pimafix/melafix, Furan-2. Poor fish, I feel like I'm conducting a science experiment.

aquaph8 · 04/20/2013, 09:48 AM

Ed call national fish pharmacy, they are local and can recommend treatments as well as sale you meds. Being local they get stuff out to you pretty fast also.

fishfreak2009 · 04/30/2013, 10:13 PM

I recently began switching my tank over to a butterfly dominated display. The only coral left were some brown palythoa (referred to locally as texas trash palys). The three butterflyfish in the tank are a yellow longnose (F. flavissimus), a copperband (C. rostratus), and a latticed (C. rafflesi). The longnose and copperband quickly cleared out all the small tube worms, and the latticed seems to enjoy eating the tentacles off the palythoa, as well picking at the astraea snails. All three devour mysid, brine, clam, mussel, and blackworms, and the longnose and latticed love pellets as well.

jjk_reef00 · 05/01/2013, 01:01 AM

Nice selection, I love my latticed. He jets around the tank and picks at everything.

RxMike · 05/01/2013, 03:54 AM

Hello can pyramid butterflies be kept in a reef tank? Do they bother SPS?

04/18/2013, 02:34 PM	#1002
Mangodude The Clown Tang Keeper! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Brandon, fl Posts: 1,914	It was very frustrating. I'll go try that.. __________________ Eric Current Tank Info: 156g Iwagumi reef, 40g breeder frag tank

04/20/2013, 09:48 AM	#1005
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,327	Ed call national fish pharmacy, they are local and can recommend treatments as well as sale you meds. Being local they get stuff out to you pretty fast also. __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 12x54w Sfiligoi T5, Alpha 300 skimmer

04/30/2013, 10:13 PM	#1006
fishfreak2009 Lovin' Chondrichthyes Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 196	I recently began switching my tank over to a butterfly dominated display. The only coral left were some brown palythoa (referred to locally as texas trash palys). The three butterflyfish in the tank are a yellow longnose (F. flavissimus), a copperband (C. rostratus), and a latticed (C. rafflesi). The longnose and copperband quickly cleared out all the small tube worms, and the latticed seems to enjoy eating the tentacles off the palythoa, as well picking at the astraea snails. All three devour mysid, brine, clam, mussel, and blackworms, and the longnose and latticed love pellets as well. __________________ 187 gallon butterfly tank, 180 shark tank, 15 other aquariums, 3 English Bulldogs, a leopard gecko, a mountain horned dragon, a white spotted wall gecko, a Red Eared Slider turtle, and poison dart fro Current Tank Info: 187 gallon. Currently has butterflyfish. 180 gallon with a coral catshark and an urchin.

05/01/2013, 01:01 AM	#1007
jjk_reef00 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,621	Nice selection, I love my latticed. He jets around the tank and picks at everything. __________________ I need more fish tank appliances! --Ed Current Tank Info: 375 FOWLR

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