I have a aiptasia problem in my 180 predator tank. I was thinking about getting a butterfly but was afraid he wouldn't fair well. I do not have any real aggression in my tank, everyone is pretty chill. Occupants: Large Volitan, huma huma, niger, lunar wrasse, spotted hawk, spotted grouper, maroon clown, porcupine puffer, powder blue and yellow tang, blue damsel. The lion may be going to a new home ( he is physically as large as most of the other fish combined. Is this a bad idea? thanks Tommy
butterfly with aggressive fish
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Try a true Falcula. They get pretty big for a butterflyfish and I think they are a little more aggressive and may hold better than some of the more passive varieties. I wouldn't worry so much about the trigger, groupers or lionfish. I have found established tangs can be really mean towards new butterfly additions.
sean48183
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If you just throw him in he would be dead within an hour. You might get away with it if you rearrange the rocks and leave the lights off for a full day. You have to trick those fish into thinking he has always been there. I don't think they would care about him if he were already there but you got some pretty aggresive hombres in that tank. Feeding time must be alot of fun.
crazedpuffer
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I had a longnose in with aggressive fish for more than a year in my 90. She burnt her nose on a lightbulb and died though.
My lunare wrasse did give her some nasty bites before I got rid of the lunare.
My lunare wrasse did give her some nasty bites before I got rid of the lunare.
reeferaddiction
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i would be most concerned with the wrasse being aggressive unless you do as sean says and trick them i had a auriga in a fowlr with a 10" male sunset wrasse and they were buddys but of course the butterfly was in there first
