Yellow Longnose Butterfly in a reef tank?

crazyfrog · 11/24/2006, 09:32 AM

has anyone kept a Yellow Longnose Butterfly in a reef tank with success?
what do you feed them?
do they pick at your corals?

michaeldaly · 11/24/2006, 11:16 AM

I dont, but they are known to be reasonably reefsafe, it's a chance you take. (They are one of the more reef safe butterfly's).

You could feed them a good mix of foods- mysis, brine, bloodworm, clam, prawn.

sarduci · 11/24/2006, 11:35 AM

Butterflies for some reason stick out from memory as being hit and miss as coral eaters, but I'm not sure of what kind I was reading them eating.

That's from memeory, and I may be completely wrong since I was doing basic research on the fish back when I started my first tank.

WaterKeeper · 11/24/2006, 12:28 PM

Many true reefers seem to feel the long nose is OK or at least is not too damaging. Copper banded's seem to have a similar reputation and are seen in many reef set-ups.

michaeldaly · 11/24/2006, 01:37 PM

Yip, I have a copperband and he has not caused any harm other that destroying my feather dusters / tube worms.

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11/24/2006, 11:16 AM	#2
michaeldaly Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 2,009	I dont, but they are known to be reasonably reefsafe, it's a chance you take. (They are one of the more reef safe butterfly's). You could feed them a good mix of foods- mysis, brine, bloodworm, clam, prawn.

11/24/2006, 11:35 AM	#3
sarduci Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wausau, Wisconsin Posts: 1,278	Butterflies for some reason stick out from memory as being hit and miss as coral eaters, but I'm not sure of what kind I was reading them eating. That's from memeory, and I may be completely wrong since I was doing basic research on the fish back when I started my first tank.

11/24/2006, 01:37 PM	#5
michaeldaly Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 2,009	Yip, I have a copperband and he has not caused any harm other that destroying my feather dusters / tube worms.