Chaetodon larvatus

[gasman059]

Any experience keeping this critters.THX

 

[SDguy]

They only eat acropora polyps. I once kept the similar triangulum (baronessa?) butterfly alive for a few months feeding it Ocean Nutrition VHP formula stuffed into dead coral skeleton. I wouldn't recommend one.

 

[gasman059]

Peter I fell into this critter and in the past we have kept declivus as well as semilarvatus in sps tanks w/o major damage so with caution I decided to give her a try, understanding the issues at hand and the possible diet problems.

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[SDguy]

So you have it in your SPS display? Well, it'll eat fine then

 

[gasman059]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12552738#post12552738 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SDguy
So you have it in your SPS display? Well, it'll eat fine then

lol Peter so far so good/ If she turns the fish trap.
My feeder goes off 5x a day, since my debnitrator went in no issues with feeding and trates.

 

[SDguy]

Is it eating any prepared foods? Judging from the second pic, it is quite skinny

 

[gasman059]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12552803#post12552803 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SDguy
Is it eating any prepared foods? Judging from the second pic, it is quite skinny

Peter is a hard sell but I feed a prepared mixture of tons of mollusks/clams/shrimp/spirulina/selcon etc etc etc made by a local reefer and chef.
He started nibbling away at some today.
This little venustus loves that food- I got him to eat so hopefully she will 2.

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[LargeAngels]

Now that is a really nice pic of a venustus. My venustus eat anything now.

 

[gasman059]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12553314#post12553314 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LargeAngels
Now that is a really nice pic of a venustus. My venustus eat anything now.

thx

 

[snorvich]

No, that is not a "nice picture" that is an incredible picture!!!! But good luck with your Chaetodon larvatus; I thought they were an obligate coral muncher.

 

[flameangel88]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12555225#post12555225 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by snorvich
No, that is not a "nice picture" that is an incredible picture!!!! But good luck with your Chaetodon larvatus; I thought they were an obligate coral muncher.

I second that. I'm speechless. My semi pair ate all the corals in the tank and they've to settle for cherrystone on the half-shell only once ever 7-10 days now.

 

[Big E]

There was a guy that posted on RC about 4 years back that had kept a pair for quite some time. He had pics of them & a special feeding tube he used was shown in the pics. I can't seem to locate it on a search, but it was the only success story I've heard of.

 

[glassbox-design]

Both are beautiful :thumbsup: C.larvatus is one of my favorites, good luck and lets us know how it does.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

I would be very surprised if the fish was able to make the transition without health issue. Millions of yers of adaptive evolution is hard to undo in a few weeks. Good luck to you, gasman, you are taking on quite a challenge.

 

[gasman059]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12558451#post12558451 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jmaneyapanda
I would be very surprised if the fish was able to make the transition without health issue. Millions of yers of adaptive evolution is hard to undo in a few weeks. Good luck to you, gasman, you are taking on quite a challenge.

thx buddy.
will give it a try.