pyramid butterfly

[alebrun]

Has anyone tried a pyramid butterfly fish in a sps tank without any issues..??

 

[ca1ore]

Yes

 

[MIKE NY]

I have a few butterflies in my reef and my Pyramid is the only one that is totally reef safe feeding from the water column

 

[alebrun]

Cool, i think i mite get one. Thats if I can find one.LOL. Are they expensive..??

 

[NYCBOB]

Very reef safe. About $40 each.

 

[apcoleman]

fellow reefer I know had a trio in a SPS dominate tank. No issues

 

[Giovanni]

Are the ich magnets?

 

[Tkieu78]

Do these guys pick at chalices lps or softies?

 

[cFloor]

Mine never picked on anything in my tank. Reef safe in my opinion.

 

[MarinaP]

Best fish ever easy to put through QT, good eaters, do not bother corals, peaceful, colorful, good in groups - what else would one possibly want!

 

[Tkieu78]

Do they always have dark faces. The ones I see at the lfs have yellow faces

 

[ca1ore]

Are the ich magnets?

Depends on what you mean. Like Achilles, hippo, powder blue - no.

 

[JoeVandal49]

Do they always have dark faces. The ones I see at the lfs have yellow faces

Juvenile coloration?

 

[Giovanni]

Depends on what you mean. Like Achilles, hippo, powder blue - no.

That is good. How about compared to other butterflies like CB or say yellow tangs?

 

[Deinonych]

Do they always have dark faces. The ones I see at the lfs have yellow faces

Specimens collected from Hawaii typically have the yellower faces vs. the more brown found in Indo-Pacific.

 

[hogfanreefer]

I love mine. Eats like a champ, bothers no coral or other fish. The only down side is they grow pretty quick and poop like geese.

Pic I took in HI week before last.

Mine
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[Giovanni]

I have always wanted some. Before going out of business, my LFS would get them from time to time but they never survived at the store long. LADD had a trio last week I was tempted to get but I waited to long deciding. I may have to go for the next set.

 

[Baldguy]

Very common for them to feast on Xenia. Mine cleared the tank of Xenia that had gotten out of hand.

 

[GoobieGoo]

I've had several of them in a reef. All of them were well behaved and stayed off the coral.

 

[ca1ore]

I have always wanted some. Before going out of business, my LFS would get them from time to time but they never survived at the store long. LADD had a trio last week I was tempted to get but I waited to long deciding. I may have to go for the next set.

My experience is that they are not all that easy to QT/acclimate. Getting a healthy fish from the start is important for all species, but particularly so for pyramids. I had a long thread here a while back on my own personal challenges.