Lemon Butterflyfish, Chaetodon miliaris

iceh

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Does anyone have any experience with these in a reef?

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A pair perhaps?
 
I had one in my reef and it picked at every kind of coral, but not my clam. I have SPS, LPS, especially some meaty ones such as a scoly, meat coral, an open brain, and zoanthids. It picked but did not kill all the SPS and LPS. Their diet in captivity will also not allow them to keep the beautiful yellow color, both from experience and reading.
 
Hmm, good to know. I realize that butterflies are known for picking/eating corals, but I'm looking for something that is not run of the mill and on the smaller end. Any suggestions?

I'm setting up a 4'x2'x2' 120g sps dom. with a few lps scattered about. The tentative stocklist so far is;
-1 Swallowtail Angel (possibly a pair)
-an assortment of fairy/flasher wrasses
-trio of bartletts/lyretails.
 

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