Will adding a Raccoon butterfly be a problem?

[jfingers8]

I have a 125 FOWLR and for tankmates I have a Porcupine Puffer, Blue Throat Trigger, Sailfin Tang, Foxface, Flame Angel, and Dusky Wrasse. Do you guys see any problems with adding a Raccoon Butterfly as a last fish. Those fish that I named been in there for years.

 

[sandwi54]

Assuming you have been able to maintain the water quality, I don't see the problem adding a racoon butterfly.

 

[jfingers8]

Ya, I'm really aggressive with WC. Change 20% a week. I've had my Porcupine Puffer for years. I know he is to big for that tank, but I rescued him from someone's tank. He was loaded in ick and just sitting on the bottom breathing heavy not swimming, so he has a special place in my heart. He does add a ton to my bio load though lol.

 

[sandwi54]

Yeah I know what you mean about puffers. Nitrate in my 225g has always been zero until my 8" golden puffer came. Then it would never get below 40ppm even with weekly 20% water changes. I have begun dosing carbon a few weeks ago and hopefully with that I could get nitrate to come down a little more.

 

[jfingers8]

My nitrates believe it or not are always between 2-5.

 

[jfingers8]

I use the Elos test kit too so I know i always get a pretty accurate reading.

 

[Dr Colliebreath]

It should be ok to add the raccoon. Is your sailfin tang at all aggressive?

 

[jfingers8]

Um to be honest with you, not really. Once in a full moon you see him display his aggression, but 99% he is a model citizen. Believe it or not out of all my fish the biggest PITA is my Flame Angel. The smallest guy in the tank by far too. You can tell when he tries to bully my other fish they kind of laugh at him. It's comical to watch. He will go up to another fish tail slap em and they fish don't even flinch. Like saying ok buddy look at you lol.

 

[Lord_Blackadder]

Should be ok. They're one of the hardiest butterflies IME and can certainly hold their own against more aggressive fish.

 

[jfingers8]

ok, thanks everyone!