Experiences with Chaetodon burgessi

[Terryz_]

Hi... Anybody have experiences with Burgess Butterfly aka Chaetodon burgessi...
Mainly from Philippines, Indonesia and Maldives...

So far i have only seen one specimen in Singapore... So was wondering if they are shipped oversea by the supplier...

Cant get much information about them...

Thanks...

 

[LargeAngels]

Supposed to be reefsafe, but this guy is not. In the "tinkeri" family. Deep water butterfly. Not aggressive and pretty hardy. Eats just about anything. I think he is rated as a 4 out of 5 to keep in the butteryfly and angelfish book.

 

[Terryz_]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7811525#post7811525 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LargeAngels
Supposed to be reefsafe, but this guy is not. In the "tinkeri" family. Deep water butterfly. Not aggressive and pretty hardy. Eats just about anything. I think he is rated as a 4 out of 5 to keep in the butteryfly and angelfish book.

Is the one is the photo yours?
So i guess only the mitratus butterfly is reefsafe? Sigh...
4/5 difficulty?
Keeping softies only... Is it okay?

 

[LargeAngels]

Yeah, that is mine. I don't have it in a reef so I can't tell you. It was returned by a guy who had it in a reef and it started picking on corals. From what I have heard and read it is NOT common for this family of butterfly's to pick on corals. They are supposed to be the most reef safe. 5 being easiest, 1 being most difficult.

 

[jmicky41]

I have a Mitratus and it ate all the tube and feather worms, all the vermitid snails, all the collunista snails, and many of the pods. It also picks at the turbos and astreas. As for corals, I don't know - I don't keep them.

 

[Terryz_]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7818438#post7818438 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LargeAngels
Yeah, that is mine. I don't have it in a reef so I can't tell you. It was returned by a guy who had it in a reef and it started picking on corals. From what I have heard and read it is NOT common for this family of butterfly's to pick on corals. They are supposed to be the most reef safe. 5 being easiest, 1 being most difficult.

Perhaps region or size plays a part...
I just received a call from my LFS that they managed to get two <3inch specimen... Could be a pair as they are quite peaceful with each other... Will get one of them this monday and see if they are reef-safe before i proceed to buy the second one...

 

[Terryz_]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7821911#post7821911 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jmicky41
I have a Mitratus and it ate all the tube and feather worms, all the vermitid snails, all the collunista snails, and many of the pods. It also picks at the turbos and astreas. As for corals, I don't know - I don't keep them.

It picks on the snail? This is something new... I all along thought they are planktivore... From what i gathered, they are quite reef-safe... But the price for them here is really off my budget...

 

[jmicky41]

It sure does. Everytime I buy snails, it nips at their eyes and antennae. I think this causes the snails to stay withdrawn and starve. One time I saw it tearing apart a snail that was on it's back. Maybe mine is just hungry as it has always refused most prepared foods. It won't eat flakes, pellets and most frozen mixes.

 

[Terryz_]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7838969#post7838969 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Terryz_
Perhaps region or size plays a part...
I just received a call from my LFS that they managed to get two <3inch specimen... Could be a pair as they are quite peaceful with each other... Will get one of them this monday and see if they are reef-safe before i proceed to buy the second one...

The smaller died in the LFS the 3rd day when the bigger burgess was sold the day before...
I didnt even got a chance to see it...
Is it becos it is a pair? Too much pf a coincidence? Both are eating very heavily and lively...