paulcoates
Member
Does anyone have any first hand experience with their reef compatibility?
Copperband Butterfly in a Reef
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dogstar
Active Member
Yea, there fine in a healthy reef but you just cant have small feather dusters because they will eat them and any other worms and micro life they can fit in there little mouths. Must have a well establish system with lots of live rock and sand for them to feed from.:happyfish
paulcoates
Member
Thanks,
Here is my current setup...I am looking at adding one of these guys shortly
1 Yellow Tail Damsel
2 False Percula Clowns
1 Lawnmower Blenny
2 Sand Sifting Starfish (Crushed Coral Substrate)
2 turbo Snails
40+ Astrea Snails
Xenia
Frogspawn
Emperor 400
2 AquaClear 802 (400+ GPH)
SeaClone 100 Skimmer
Coralife Lighting (4x65watts)
2 10k Daylights
2 65 Watt Actinics
Lunar Lights
What I want to add:
--Hawkfish
1 of the following
Blacklip Butterfly OR
Copperband Butterfly OR <--Like this the best
Heniouchus Butterflu OR
Saddleback Butterfly
1 of the following
Bicolor Angel OR
Coral Beauty OR
Flame Back Angel OR
Flame Angel OR
Lemonpeel Angel
And lastly I am looking to add
Yellow Polyps and
Green Ricordea and
Super Colored Zoos and
Yellow Fiji Leather Coral
Does anyone see any problems here? Comments Suggestions?
Here is my current setup...I am looking at adding one of these guys shortly
1 Yellow Tail Damsel
2 False Percula Clowns
1 Lawnmower Blenny
2 Sand Sifting Starfish (Crushed Coral Substrate)
2 turbo Snails
40+ Astrea Snails
Xenia
Frogspawn
Emperor 400
2 AquaClear 802 (400+ GPH)
SeaClone 100 Skimmer
Coralife Lighting (4x65watts)
2 10k Daylights
2 65 Watt Actinics
Lunar Lights
What I want to add:
--Hawkfish
1 of the following
Blacklip Butterfly OR
Copperband Butterfly OR <--Like this the best
Heniouchus Butterflu OR
Saddleback Butterfly
1 of the following
Bicolor Angel OR
Coral Beauty OR
Flame Back Angel OR
Flame Angel OR
Lemonpeel Angel
And lastly I am looking to add
Yellow Polyps and
Green Ricordea and
Super Colored Zoos and
Yellow Fiji Leather Coral
Does anyone see any problems here? Comments Suggestions?
cveverly
Member
Do you have live rock in the tank? Butterflies and Angels like to pick at the live rock and I think it is very healthy for them. Both like to hide in the rock so it reduces stress therefore you have healthier fish.
I have most of the corals you mentioned and I have not had a problem with any thing eating them. Like I mentioned before my Lemonpeel is looking at my SPS but so far he is not touched them.
It can be difficult to get a Butterfly to eat at first. I have much better luck with Angels for some reason. The only Butterfly I have that is not finicky is my Heniouchus, he is a hog and eats everything I drop in the tank.
I would stay away from the Hawkfish if you are ever going to consider shrimp or small inverts.
I might also consider getting rid of the Damsel. I am afraid he will be to aggressive for the angels and butterflies.
I have most of the corals you mentioned and I have not had a problem with any thing eating them. Like I mentioned before my Lemonpeel is looking at my SPS but so far he is not touched them.
It can be difficult to get a Butterfly to eat at first. I have much better luck with Angels for some reason. The only Butterfly I have that is not finicky is my Heniouchus, he is a hog and eats everything I drop in the tank.
I would stay away from the Hawkfish if you are ever going to consider shrimp or small inverts.
I might also consider getting rid of the Damsel. I am afraid he will be to aggressive for the angels and butterflies.