Longnose Butterfly in a Reef?

[migston]

Does anyone know if this type of fish eats coral? I read conflicting reports about it here and there. To be specific I don't plan on keeping any SPS. Mostly just softies and Euphylia LPS. My tank is a 60g with about 65g of total water volume if you subtract sand/rock displacement and add my sump/fuge volume. It's been up and running for about 2 years now.
I'd really like to have a colorful water column swimmer and since most tangs are out of the question and I don't want a kole tang, I thought these guys would be perfect.

 

[dogstar]

F. longirostris are pretty safe with a reef but the simular F. flavissmus are iffy. 60g is kind of small for either though.

 

[migston]

Originally Posted by Dogstar
F. longirostris are pretty safe with a reef but the simular F. flavissmus are iffy. 60g is kind of small for either though.
When you say iffy do you mean like Dwarf Angel iffy or is the risk higher? Also what would be the recommended tank size for these guys? Is 60g too small because they grow big or because they swim a lot?

 

[dogstar]

Yep, like Dwarfs, with corals, some do and some dont. May be OK with the Euphylllias. Good chance that they will nip at feather dusters and urchins and other inverts soft tissue. They both get over 8 inches.