Sunburst Butterfly

ZenGuitarGuy · 04/21/2020, 06:46 AM

Hello,
I am interested in adding this fish, but wanted to see what others thought of this idea. Here is some info:

65G FOWLR with a tiger pistol shrimp, snails, and hermit and pompom crabs.
Fish: ocellaris clown, Valentini puffer, neon dottyback, firefish, matted filefish, pajama cardinal. The last fish introduced was the dottyback, about 6 months. Everyone gets along quite well, although it did take the dottyback a good month to settle down.

>60 lbs of live rock, but lots of swimming space based on how I have it laid out. Right now I'm feeding mostly mysis and krill, with infrequent shrimp pellets and chopped fish.

Thanks in advance for any help or feedback here.

HumbleFish · 04/21/2020, 10:21 AM

(Assuming you are talking about Chaetodon kleinii)

I would get a small one so it doesn't quickly outgrow your tank. They are great for eating aiptasia, but will also eat corals if you had any plans of adding some in the future.

04/21/2020, 06:46 AM	#1
ZenGuitarGuy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London, ON, Canada Posts: 145	Sunburst Butterfly Hello, I am interested in adding this fish, but wanted to see what others thought of this idea. Here is some info: 65G FOWLR with a tiger pistol shrimp, snails, and hermit and pompom crabs. Fish: ocellaris clown, Valentini puffer, neon dottyback, firefish, matted filefish, pajama cardinal. The last fish introduced was the dottyback, about 6 months. Everyone gets along quite well, although it did take the dottyback a good month to settle down. >60 lbs of live rock, but lots of swimming space based on how I have it laid out. Right now I'm feeding mostly mysis and krill, with infrequent shrimp pellets and chopped fish. Thanks in advance for any help or feedback here.

04/21/2020, 10:21 AM	#2
HumbleFish Moved On Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 4,757	(Assuming you are talking about Chaetodon kleinii) I would get a small one so it doesn't quickly outgrow your tank. They are great for eating aiptasia, but will also eat corals if you had any plans of adding some in the future.