pyramid butterflyfish?

Aquattro · #1 11-20-2010, 11:55 PM

Anyone keep these fish with SPS without trouble? I've seen a few articles saying they'll likely leave SPS alone.

Lance · #2 11-21-2010, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Anyone keep these fish with SPS without trouble? I've seen a few articles saying they'll likely leave SPS alone.

Brad, if I remember correctly Greg (Snappy) had several in his SPS tank.

Bloodasp · #3 11-21-2010, 12:49 AM

That's what I was told when I was looking for a reef safe butterfly, but it just didn't appeal to me so I never got it.

Aquattro · #4 11-21-2010, 01:29 AM

I've got a group of 3 on hold, I think they'll make a nice addition to the tank. As long as they don't eat the coral

I'll be adding them to the 90 next week, so if they're trouble in there, I can catch them when I move to the 180 in a few weeks.

Lance · #5 11-21-2010, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

I've got a group of 3 on hold, I think they'll make a nice addition to the tank. As long as they don't eat the coral

I'll be adding them to the 90 next week, so if they're trouble in there, I can catch them when I move to the 180 in a few weeks.

I was just reading Greg's thread on that other forum, and from what I read he didn't seem to have any problems with them. Good luck with them. I hope they work out.

freezetyle · #6 11-21-2010, 01:52 AM

I think Doug (fishytime) had a few as well with no problems. there a nice looking fish

Delphinus · #7 11-21-2010, 05:50 PM

They are widely known to be the most reef safe of butterflies..

StirCrazy · #8 11-21-2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Anyone keep these fish with SPS without trouble? I've seen a few articles saying they'll likely leave SPS alone.

from what I have been reading they are difficult to keep, will leave corals alone if well fed, don't do well if there are aggressive fish present, and ugly turning very ugly as they mature.

yellow changes to brown.

Steve

Aquattro · #9 11-21-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy

from what I have been reading they are difficult to keep, will leave corals alone if well fed, don't do well if there are aggressive fish present, and ugly turning very ugly as they mature.

yellow changes to brown.

Steve

I've read that they're easy to keep once settled in, same on the feeding, my most aggrssive fish is a clown, and I think you made the last part up

Delphinus · #10 11-21-2010, 06:50 PM

I thought the faces turn brown but the tails stayed yellow. Not 100% sure on that though.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...t-wandell.html