Long Nosed Butterfly Reef Safe?

[STX Diver]

I was thinking about eventually adding a long nosed butterfly fish to my tank but I don't know if they are reef safe. Does anyone have any experience with this fish? I am keeping mainly acans, blastos, shrooms, frogspawn and zoas.

 

[STX Diver]

Oh and I have a long tentacle anemone too.

 

[SDguy]

Mine enjoyed picking gut contents out of LPS. Had to be removed.

 

[ReeferBill]

One of my favorites never had a problem.

 

[jschier]

I've had 2 and no problem in a reef, just keep them fed.

 

[A. Grandis]

I had many and all of them had to go.
My systems all had zoas and the fishes were very well fed daily.
They were amazing. Great personality, but they will eventually pick on the zoas guarantee.
It took nearly a year for some of them to act up, but they did.
I don't recommend any butterflies or angels for reefs with zoas.

Grandis.

 

[STX Diver]

Thanks for the replies all. Sounds like it might be a crap shoot. I'm not sure which way I'll go on this fish.

 

[SDguy]

My philosophy is try what you like, but have a backup plan. For me, I'm very proficient in using my fish trap, so adding risky fish isn't a big deal.

 

[snorvich]

there are two different species of yellow longnose butterflyfish by the way, Forcipiger Flavisimus and Longirostris. I've never kept either species in a reef tank before but F. longirostris is considered to be 100% safe, whereas F. flavissimus is less, but also almost 100%

 

[aquaph8]

Butterflies>zoanthids