After 3 years waiting

[lotus02]

Well I took a road trip on Saturday and finally got my butterflies. I've been trying to get two of these guys for 3 years. They are in QT right now and will be swimming in the 300 soon. Eating great still a bit shy, hard to get a good pic so don't mind the crappy shot.

 

[Treef]

They are beautiful, makes me want to switch to a bigger tank.

 

[skeeter-doc]

looks good, are there 2? how big are they?

 

[lotus02]

There are 2 just couldn't get a good pic of them together ,they're about 3.5".
QT is in crappy part of basement but I sit and watch them for hours.

 

[skeeter-doc]

well congrats! they are beauties!

 

[Hypo]

what kidn of butterfly fish is this

 

[lotus02]

They are called Pyramid or Shy butterflies (Hemitaurichthys polylepis). Reef safe.

 

[yellowwatchmen]

Nice!

 

[lotus02]

Thanks, they are worth the wait.

 

[frederickk]

Nice! I've been looking for one lately but I guess I better be patient if it took you three years to get one!

 

[lotus02]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10798773#post10798773 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by frederickk
Nice! I've been looking for one lately but I guess I better be patient if it took you three years to get one!

Depends on where you live , LiveAquaria has them from time to time.
Where I live the best reef stores are 3 hours away they do get them but are gone before I get time to go that far.
Good luck I hope you find one sooner than I got mine.

Up date on my butterflies , no Ick but one has developed a small ulcer on its side so I'm treating that right now. It will be a while before they go in the DT.

 

[pledosophy]

Lovely. Just Lovely.

Can I come over and watch them?

 

[frederickk]

That's going to be a long ride pledosophy! -)

 

[lotus02]

Up Date my beauties are now in the DT after 4 weeks in QT. Looking good although they were clean and clear of Ick the second I put them in the tank instant white spots lasted about 3 days and now clear again. Can anyone tell me why this happened? If the spots were ick would they not still have it ,or was it some kind of reaction to the stress of the new tank?

 

[AquaReeferMan]

Im sure you will see some more ich within a couple of days. Ich cysts will latch on and feed off of the fish and then drop into the sand bed. Once they are in the sand bed they will multiply and attack again once there numbers are larger. Here are 2 links to help you understand the life cycle of ich. Sorry to hear about that. If the fish are healthy they will fight it off.

Part 1
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.php
Part 2
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-10/sp/feature/index.php

 

[yellowwatchmen]

Garlic soaked food will help them fight it off. Good luck hope it turns out ok.

 

[lotus02]

Thanks for the links Aquareefman.
yellowwatchmen , Started that the same day they went in the tank.
They eat as if they haven't eaten in days, almost as bad as Tangs.