Golden/semilavartus butterflyfish

[fish042099]

Is the golden butterfly relatively hardy? I feed nori seaweed sheets, mysis, and clam. Its a 100 gallon with a eshopps wet dry filter and a 15 watt uv sterilizer. Would he be good in that tank? Tankmates are semi aggressive, angels,wrasse, anthias(lyre tail) ect. Would that be good?

 

[fish042099]

Bump

 

[SDguy]

They have always been considered hardy, relative to butterflies. They are just expensive. They still require proper QT and acclimation, just like any butterfly, IME.

 

[flameangel88]

I've one since Nov 2007 and been through various rounds of cupramine and hypo in the first 3 years. It's about 5" now but only grew about 1/2" since being introduced in the DT then boom all of a sudden grew another 1/2" in the last 6-8 months. I started feeding more homemade seafood and it also started eating pellets during this time frame and may have contributed to the growth and even the color looks better. I don't know what type of angels you have that you consider semi aggressive but mine holds its own pretty well. I recommend definitely finding one under 4" and 3" would be ideal ime for your tank size.

 

[Dr Colliebreath]

It is a hardy fish but your 100 gal tank will be too small over time. They are sort of plate-shaped rather than elongated like most fish.