reef safe butterfly fish

[Megatrev62]

I want a butterfly and need a quick response. Making order from j&l aquatics tomorrow. Have a 90 gallon with soft corals and some zoas and canycane.Also have a resident yellow tang. Would appreciate your thoughts on species and size to acquire and if this is possible at all. Thanks

 

[Megatrev62]

Bump. Has to be someone who has a good feel on this.

 

[noobofthereef]

I believe a pyramid butterfly fish is usually reef safe

 

[Mussin]

Ive had a couple copperband butterflys. All they did was wipe out my aiptasia and feather duster population. Didn't touch anything else.

Jeremy

 

[Megatrev62]

I believe a pyramid butterfly fish is usually reef safe

Thanks will take a look.

 

[Megatrev62]

Ive had a couple copperband butterflys. All they did was wipe out my aiptasia and feather duster population. Didn't touch anything else.

Jeremy

Thanks. Frightened to death of copperbands but a beauty fish. Love to get one to clean up small aiptasia that seems to alway appear. My concern is the ability to get them to eat.

 

[Megatrev62]

By the way what do you think of the yellow tang in there. Trouble for sure I think. Major concern as well.

 

[anbosu]

I wouldn't put a pyramid in a 90 personally, but mine has been a model citizen so far

 

[bucsfan34207]

I have a yellow longnosed butterfly in my reef tank. Model citizen so far and gets along with my yellow tang.

 

[ReeferBill]

I would go with a copper banded butterfly but I have always been partial to the long nose yellow. Make sure you get the pick of at least three individuals. This is the best chance for success and has not failed me.

 

[SDguy]

I think your tank is too small for the butterflies that MIGHT be able to deal with the YT, and things like a CBB will not, IME.

 

[Jasanden]

I agree with sd guy.
A copperband is pretty mellow and a yellow tang can be hyper. Put that in a tight 90 gal and I don't think it will work.

 

[Empty Bottles]

I believe there is another thread that pretty much exhausts this issue. You should read it to consider all your options

 

[Triggerfish]

most threads i have searched throught as i was looking at this myself few months back was that the longnose would probably work out.

 

[snorvich]

I think your tank is too small for the butterflies that MIGHT be able to deal with the YT, and things like a CBB will not, IME.

Yeah, an established yellow tang will not be keen about this type of newcomer.

 

[Tochtli]

Atlantic Longnose Butterflys (the brown ones) are supposedly rather reef safe and they stay small <5"

 

[Megatrev62]

Atlantic Longnose Butterflys (the brown ones) are supposedly rather reef safe and they stay small <5"

Thanks. Will look into this one for sure.