Burgess' Butterflyfish in a Reef

[Fishboykaps]

Anyone out there have luck keeping a Burgess Butterfly in a mixed reef with Soft, LPS, SPS corals?

 

[CODE3EMT]

Most species of Butterfly consume coral polyps in the wild, I'd be cautious. If you have corals you really love......it may become an expensive lunch. Burgess is an awesome butterfly to say the least. I'd love to have a Tinkeri butterfly someday. Is this Burgess going in an 18 gallon?

 

[LargeAngels]

I had one. Had to remove it from the reef tank and put it in a fish only as it was picking on most corals.

 

[snorvich]

I had one. Had to remove it from the reef tank and put it in a fish only as it was picking on most corals.

Likewise. Great fish, however.

 

[LargeAngels]

Agree. It's really cool how they point their mouth down and flare their fins like spikes against other fish.