Pearl Scale butterfly

[Eric the half-bee]

Anybody have experience with these guys? I didn't see them mentioned in the Difficult and Special Care Species List...

 

[yetiman]

Just got mine about 3 weeks ago, its still in QT. He eats everything flake, pellets and frozen. He already eats flake out of my hand. He has lots of personality always watching me. I cant wait to get him in the DT

 

[JamesJR]

They are actually very good fish. There are several species that look like them and they all adapt well to captivity.

 

[mhills16]

I have 2. They are great! They eat anything! but, i have the one with orange on the back and also a black one and sometimes they do not get along even though i bought them and added them at the same time! They are very prone to ich and seem to get stressed easily!

 

[ricks]

They are not reef safe.....

 

[Eric the half-bee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13422109#post13422109 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ricks
They are not reef safe.....

based on experience?

 

[mhills16]

mine have not bothered my polyps or anything else when i had corals! that is my experience!

 

[ricks]

Neither the Pearlscale or the Auriga Butterfly I tried worked very well with coral. Most of the problem accured with SPS. Mine were hearty, ate well, didn't bother the other fish. And I would still have them except for the nipping..

Remember every fish is different.

Happy Reefing