yellow longnose butterflyfish

[SDguy]

Are they as difficult to get acclimated as Copperbands?

IMO/E no, not even close. Though they look delicate, they are quite hardy.

 

[forddna]

Thank you. Anything someone should know before getting one?

 

[bamf25]

My lfs had one of these today. I was very very very tempted.

 

[Dr Colliebreath]

Thank you. Anything someone should know before getting one?

Get one in good condition with no bruises or red spots. If from your lfs, make sure it is eating well. Some eat right away, and some are hard to get to eat. I have one in my QT right now and all it eats are live brine shrimp and live blackworms. I have tried fresh clam, scallop, mysis shrimp, Rod's, 2 types of pellets, and flakes. Its appetite seems to be picking up so I hope it starts eating other foods soon.

 

[Glazner]

I have one and guess I got lucky, eats frozen from day one. Gets right in the middle of all the hawgs. Has not bothered anything. Good citizen.

 

[boilermaker1]

On the same line of questioning, how are these guys around clown-hosting anemones?

 

[forddna]

Do these guys ever get to where they eat pellets? My LFS is kinda far, and getting frozen food is not always feasible. I may make my own again, but still..convenience, ya know?

I already feed the tiny pellets because I have some small fish.

 

[SDguy]

I have two... one eats pellets and flake, the other still won't. I've had them for a while now.

 

[forddna]

Thank you.

 

[Dr Colliebreath]

In the butterflies in reefs thread, LemonLemon just posted that he finds longnose butterflies difficult to adapt to pellets.

 

[Dakota Reef]

I had one that would eat pellets that had settled in the substrate. But they never even tried to eat them in the water column. If you have any other fish in the tank that like pellets more than likely the LNB will never get any.

 

[SDguy]

My larger one eats pellets aggressively out of the water column. The smaller one that doesn't was in the same tank for a long time with the larger one, so unfotunately, at least in this case, learning from other fish seems to not be a factor. Size might be though?

 

[Jeremy1988]

My larger one eats pellets aggressively out of the water column. The smaller one that doesn't was in the same tank for a long time with the larger one, so unfotunately, at least in this case, learning from other fish seems to not be a factor. Size might be though?

Whats a good size tank for a long nose butterfly? 125 or larger?

 

[SoloChromis]

Would a juvenile be fine in a lightly stocked 60g cube (2'x2'x2')?

 

[Jeremy1988]

Would a juvenile be fine in a lightly stocked 60g cube (2'x2'x2')?

Yeah live aquaria recommends a 125 for full grown size was why I was asking.