Best LPS corals to try with a Heniochus butterfly

[fishski13]

Hey guys, so I have a heniochus butterfly in my softy dominant reef tank and I do want to see if I can get away with putting in some lps in there before I get some montis and sticks into there. I know fleshy stuff is probably going to get picked on, but I was wondering if any one has any expereince or input on lps corals worth trying in this tank that might not get picked on by the butterfly.

 

[blaxsun]

I just introduced a butterflyfish earlier this week, so it's too early to say - but this what it's not touching:

* Torches, symphyllia, leathers, zoas, mushrooms, favia, cyphastrea, hydnophora, goniopora, alveopora, fungia plates, sun corals
* Condy anemones, rock flower anemones, tube anemones

I don't have any of these corals which other (non reef-safe) fish have nipped at:

* Acans, blastos, cat's eyes, doughnuts

 

[Tired]

I've never kept one of these fish, but it occurs to me that less fleshy LPS would probably be safer. If that's true, you could try something like the Fascination or Hell Rider favias, or other, similar small-polyped favias. Maybe leptoseris? They're barely LPS.

 

[dennis romano]

I have nine butterflies and have tried to keep just about everything with them over the years without much success. Even if you have success initially doesn't mean that in a month or two you will find a skeleton. For example, I put in a mushroom rock which was untouched for several weeks, came home to find it barren.