Has anyone had Longnose Butterfly in a reef?

Seafan · 02-08-2002, 02:06 PM

I'm getting mixed information whether this fish, Forcipiger flavissimus (Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish), is "reef safe" or not. Does anybody have experience with this fish in a reef tank? Does it nip/pick corals, shrooms or anemones? what about Giant Clams and Feather Dusters?

And how long could this fish live in captivity? I'm gathering information on this fish to put together a web page, I have a few

other questions here if you could help also. It's on another board if you don't mind.

Thanks!

tendar · 02-09-2002, 03:11 AM

I had one in my reef for one mounth before having to remove to a 50 FOWLR for 3 mounths till giving to a friend with a 90 fowlr where it lives now.
This fish was the terror from hell on my tank. My sand bed was covered with small feather dusters growing out of the sand he was added and almost imeditly eat every single one then went after the larger hawai feather dusters then took trying to kill by open brains and was sucessful with on half killed another. Also killed all the snails 10-15 in the fowlr tank when it was moved there and totally wiped out the copod population in 1 mounth in the fowlr that had a good population before he entered it.
Over all it is a very nice looking fish but not one I could recomend for a reef tank. A good FOWLR fish only.

02-08-2002, 02:06 PM	#1
Seafan Citizen Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: New Orleans, LA, USA Posts: 152	Has anyone had Longnose Butterfly in a reef? I'm getting mixed information whether this fish, Forcipiger flavissimus (Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish), is "reef safe" or not. Does anybody have experience with this fish in a reef tank? Does it nip/pick corals, shrooms or anemones? what about Giant Clams and Feather Dusters? And how long could this fish live in captivity? I'm gathering information on this fish to put together a web page, I have a few other questions here if you could help also. It's on another board if you don't mind. Thanks! __________________ Welcome to visit my web site Aquarist Report

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02-09-2002, 03:11 AM	#2
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	I had one in my reef for one mounth before having to remove to a 50 FOWLR for 3 mounths till giving to a friend with a 90 fowlr where it lives now. This fish was the terror from hell on my tank. My sand bed was covered with small feather dusters growing out of the sand he was added and almost imeditly eat every single one then went after the larger hawai feather dusters then took trying to kill by open brains and was sucessful with on half killed another. Also killed all the snails 10-15 in the fowlr tank when it was moved there and totally wiped out the copod population in 1 mounth in the fowlr that had a good population before he entered it. Over all it is a very nice looking fish but not one I could recomend for a reef tank. A good FOWLR fish only.

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