butterflies in reefs
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Jim Lepage
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I added a nice small Declivis to my 36x36x24 tank yesterday. He's eating like a pork already. My only concern is a small scratch on his forehead (about 2mm x 3mm). I hope he's gonna heal quickly. 
LemonLemon
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hi aquaph, sorry bout that.
and thanks for the complements!
i dont update on the build thread anymore coz it's just auto-pilot mode now. and just maintaining.
its nothing really :0 but i can do pictorial updates here once in awhile
and thanks for the complements!
i dont update on the build thread anymore coz it's just auto-pilot mode now. and just maintaining.
its nothing really :0 but i can do pictorial updates here once in awhile
LemonLemon
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i would say the roaps butterflies are the easiest.
declivis, mitratus, tinkeri, burgess.
longnose butterflies are easy too but these require more feeding and are tricky to get them eating pellets.
declivis, mitratus, tinkeri, burgess.
longnose butterflies are easy too but these require more feeding and are tricky to get them eating pellets.
LemonLemon
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A video update!
720p HD is available for best quality. as u can see from the video, the paucifasciatus is gone. i moved the remaining one to the sump tank temporarily because it's bullying the juvenile argentatus
you can also see my harem of 5 sailfin anthias (Rabaulichthys suzukii). unfortunately, none of them raised their dramatic dorsal fins in the video
A video update!
720p HD is available for best quality. as u can see from the video, the paucifasciatus is gone. i moved the remaining one to the sump tank temporarily because it's bullying the juvenile argentatus
you can also see my harem of 5 sailfin anthias (Rabaulichthys suzukii). unfortunately, none of them raised their dramatic dorsal fins in the video
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Thanks for responding, but let me add not a fish that is that expensive for a new salwar person with no butterfly experience.
Dr Colliebreath
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Just our luck, those are among the most expensive other than the longnose (wrought iron aside).
Easy, cheap, non reef safe:
Chaetodon auriga, ulietensis, melannotus, xanthurus, lunula, Heniochus acuminatus
Chaetodon kleini (IO ones are nice and orange) are arguably reef safe, I've heard.
Easy, reef safe: Hemitaurichthys species, forcipiger flavissimus, H. diphreutes
Chaetodon auriga, ulietensis, melannotus, xanthurus, lunula, Heniochus acuminatus
Chaetodon kleini (IO ones are nice and orange) are arguably reef safe, I've heard.
Easy, reef safe: Hemitaurichthys species, forcipiger flavissimus, H. diphreutes
LemonLemon
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peter - the pauci is bullet proof now and won't mind a few days in the sump! hehe.
Dr Colliebreath
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Nice pickup, Joshua. Another one on DD yesterday went very quickly. They seem to be a nice alternative to a copperband. I wish I was ready to get one. Maybe in a couple of weeks after the current residents of my QT move to the DT. Good luck with it and keep us informed on how its eating progresses.
My falcula in the QT only ate pellets from the tank bottom but after a couple of days started getting a couple out of the water column although it still eats mostly from the bottom. Yours probably will too after it settles in and is more focused on eating rather than just surviving.
My falcula in the QT only ate pellets from the tank bottom but after a couple of days started getting a couple out of the water column although it still eats mostly from the bottom. Yours probably will too after it settles in and is more focused on eating rather than just surviving.
Dr Colliebreath
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LemonLemon and Peter,
Any suggestions on getting them to eat pellets? Mine is in quarantine and only eats live blackworms and brine shrimp so far. It also ignores other foods such as Rods, scallop, clam, mysis (PE and Hikari), and flakes. I have tried soaking the pellets in garlic.
I drop small pellets (3 different types) in both before feeding anything else in case it is hungry enough to try the pellets and also while it is feeding on the worms and shrimp, but it ignores them. I prefer not cut off the other foods to try and force it to eat pellets.
Thanks.
LemonLemon
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that marginalis will learn to eat out of the water column soon. they are really, much easier than copperbands.
as for the longnosed, they are really super easy. will begin to eat all frozen foods soon including mysis and other seafoods. just make sure you are giving it good water quality and good evironment.
as for pellets, they will eventually start eating. but the trick is to pre-soak them first and use one of appropriate sized. my old one used to pick at the pellets, but could not swallow it due to the wrong size.
as for the longnosed, they are really super easy. will begin to eat all frozen foods soon including mysis and other seafoods. just make sure you are giving it good water quality and good evironment.
as for pellets, they will eventually start eating. but the trick is to pre-soak them first and use one of appropriate sized. my old one used to pick at the pellets, but could not swallow it due to the wrong size.
tbone28
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Dr Colliebreath
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You guys should post pics of them in your tanks.
jjk_reef00
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What pellets do you guys feed?
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