Experiment to see if certain corallivore butterflies can be kept in reef aquarium.

[A Young Reefer]

good luck! Looking forward to see how it goes

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

good luck! Looking forward to see how it goes

Thanks! I plan on leaving updates on here every so often for everyone who's interested

 

[i cant think]

I still prefer a Roaops butterfly, or maybe a Prognathodes any day even if these corallivores could be kept successfully. They generally have simpler patterns but that’s actually what makes them so much more pleasing to see. You’re not trying to comprehend nearly as many colors, weird as it sounds.

Yes! I completely agree - I love the simple coloured butterflies with only 1-2 3 at max colours. Most of my fish only have 2-3 colours, it’s so much more fun to watch.
Actually, all in all I find butterflyfish to be some of the most boring to watch, their personality is fun to watch but their colours just don’t make it fun IMHO. Yes I’ll still go for one in a tank if I can house it but I will only do that if it’s something like a CBB where there’s only 2 colours, 3 if you count the black fake eye.

Then again, I house some of the common families seen and only have 1-2 oddball fish.

 

[Zionas]

Haha care to let us know?

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I'm not crazy about every butterfly out there but when I saw a Bennetti up for sale I had to grab it...I love the yellow with the pastel blue against it and I like that they stay pretty small as well...tbh I love the challenge though and the learning about husbandry for an uncommon species...not to mention when I come back to the States I'll probably never find one of these for sale again

 

[i cant think]

I'm not crazy about every butterfly out there but when I saw a Bennetti up for sale I had to grab it...I love the yellow with the pastel blue against it and I like that they stay pretty small as well...tbh I love the challenge though and the learning about husbandry for an uncommon species...not to mention when I come back to the States I'll probably never find one of these for sale again

I totally agree with the challenge being the fun part of these animals but sometimes it really kills when you loose one. My favourite odd ball fish passed a few weeks ago and I know they’re hard to own but dang, almost 6 months in and he dies. Got really attached to that Hoplolatilus chlupatyi aswell - Just waiting for a second to emerge.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I totally agree with the challenge being the fun part of these animals but sometimes it really kills when you loose one. My favourite odd ball fish passed a few weeks ago and I know they’re hard to own but dang, almost 6 months in and he dies. Got really attached to that Hoplolatilus chlupatyi aswell - Just waiting for a second to emerge.

I know...I've lost my fair share of fish and other pets but all the time you spend enjoying them outweighs the end in my opinion

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I know this might be a a little tough but I like a good challenge!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Just gotta wait impatiently until Monday now...

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

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[livinlifeinBKK]

Just got my Bennetti Butterfly delivered!!

 

[i cant think]

Just got my Bennetti Butterfly delivered!!

Nice!
Wishing you the best of luck

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Nice!
Wishing you the best of luck

Thanks! I'll post pics when I'm done acclimating him!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

@i cant think he's smaller than I expected... only about 2 inches long. Pretty sure they don't grow to more than about 5 inches or so which makes me like him even more

 

[i cant think]

@i cant think he's smaller than I expected... only about 2 inches long. Pretty sure they don't grow to more than about 5 inches or so which makes me like him even more

That’s great to hear! Means you may have him longer than you originally thought

 

[A Young Reefer]

Just got my Bennetti Butterfly delivered!!

Nice! Wish you the best of luck.

 

[Zionas]

How do people normally buy saltwater fish in Thailand? I know there’s the Chatuchak Floating Market but any well-known online or offline dealers!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Nice! Wish you the best of luck.

Thanks! I'll try to remember to post updates!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

How do people normally buy saltwater fish in Thailand? I know there’s the Chatuchak Floating Market but any well-known online or offline dealers!

Good question! 90% of the marine fish do come from Chatuchak...there are a couple other small shops but very few. A few of the shops at Chatuchak are actually pretty nice though and the fish usually arrive healthy a without being too stressed out since Thailand is close to the collection points like Indonesia. A lot of the shops will post their stock on Facebook though and you can message them to order a fish if you know exactly what you want and you can pay a delivery driver to bring it to you.

 

[Zionas]

I see. How’s the access to captive bred fish in Thailand? Do the stores get stuff from places like Biota, Poma Labs, Bali Aquarich and so on?