What nuisances do butterfly fish eat

awestruck · 04/04/2008, 10:46 PM

As the title says, what nuisances do butterfly fish eat?

thanks.

Twz · 04/04/2008, 10:51 PM

Don't use them as nuisance getter riders
=D
i have found you get 1/10 that actually eat what you want it to...

awestruck · 04/04/2008, 10:56 PM

lol thanks! But, don't they like the pesty anemones, can't think what they're called.

Twz · 04/04/2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by awestruck
lol thanks! But, don't they like the pesty anemones, can't think what they're called.

Aptasia?
Yea, people say they do but i have had on in my 90 for about a year few months ago few aptasia poped up and it had nothing to do with it at all
but what a beautiful fish!
I wish i could find one that is Captive bread though =(

awestruck · 04/04/2008, 11:09 PM

Aptasia--Yes, that's what I was thinking of. Thanks so much because for the life of me I couldn't remember what they are called!

ebman · 04/04/2008, 11:12 PM

Some of them will develop a taste for LPS corals.

awestruck · 04/04/2008, 11:20 PM

Ooh, that's definitely not a good thing. But geez they sure are beautiful!

snorvich · 04/05/2008, 08:06 AM

Many of them like LPS corals or at least some LPS corals. For aiptasia removal and most corals at the same time, try a red sea raccoon butterfly

Kep · 04/05/2008, 08:14 AM

I used a double saddle back butterfly to work on my aiptasia problem. Just about 2 months ago. This species was the

Chaetodon ulietensis

He did a great job of getting every single one of them (hundreds to thousands) within one week. However, even with regular feedings, he became interested in many of my corals, particularly my frogspawn and my goniopora. He ended up killing the goniopora (still won't extend polyps and has a slime infection now) and reduced the frogspawn from 7 heads to 2 (It's recovering).

He also picked off all the skirts from my palys and picked at my zoas. Oh, and he completely tore apart my trachyphyllia. I pulled him out after two weeks.

04/04/2008, 10:46 PM	#1
awestruck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,572	What nuisances do butterfly fish eat As the title says, what nuisances do butterfly fish eat? thanks. __________________ I received the best gift ever today: My son told me that he loves me. Current Tank Info: 65g. w/20g. sump; Reef Octopus Skimmer; (2) x 150w. MH and (2) x 65w. pc. sump-mixed reef

04/04/2008, 10:56 PM	#3
awestruck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,572	lol thanks! But, don't they like the pesty anemones, can't think what they're called. __________________ I received the best gift ever today: My son told me that he loves me. Current Tank Info: 65g. w/20g. sump; Reef Octopus Skimmer; (2) x 150w. MH and (2) x 65w. pc. sump-mixed reef

04/04/2008, 11:09 PM	#5
awestruck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,572	Aptasia--Yes, that's what I was thinking of. Thanks so much because for the life of me I couldn't remember what they are called! __________________ I received the best gift ever today: My son told me that he loves me. Current Tank Info: 65g. w/20g. sump; Reef Octopus Skimmer; (2) x 150w. MH and (2) x 65w. pc. sump-mixed reef

04/04/2008, 11:20 PM	#7
awestruck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,572	Ooh, that's definitely not a good thing. But geez they sure are beautiful! __________________ I received the best gift ever today: My son told me that he loves me. Current Tank Info: 65g. w/20g. sump; Reef Octopus Skimmer; (2) x 150w. MH and (2) x 65w. pc. sump-mixed reef

04/05/2008, 08:06 AM	#8
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Many of them like LPS corals or at least some LPS corals. For aiptasia removal and most corals at the same time, try a red sea raccoon butterfly __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

04/04/2008, 10:51 PM	#2
Twz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton Posts: 628	Don't use them as nuisance getter riders =D i have found you get 1/10 that actually eat what you want it to...

04/04/2008, 11:12 PM	#6
ebman Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Forrest City, Arkansas Posts: 48	Some of them will develop a taste for LPS corals.

04/05/2008, 08:14 AM	#9
Kep Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 225	I used a double saddle back butterfly to work on my aiptasia problem. Just about 2 months ago. This species was the Chaetodon ulietensis He did a great job of getting every single one of them (hundreds to thousands) within one week. However, even with regular feedings, he became interested in many of my corals, particularly my frogspawn and my goniopora. He ended up killing the goniopora (still won't extend polyps and has a slime infection now) and reduced the frogspawn from 7 heads to 2 (It's recovering). He also picked off all the skirts from my palys and picked at my zoas. Oh, and he completely tore apart my trachyphyllia. I pulled him out after two weeks.