Actually, Long nose butterflies are in my eyes the easiest butterflyfish to keep. Actually, if you get the right specimen then CBBs aren’t fragile fish and can be the most aggressive fish in your tank. Mine is worse than my tang. These are probably worse in terms of reef safe than CBBs are but are worth it. Scolymia, trachyphilia, micromussa and acanthastrea tend to be on the menu. If you want an unusual colour then may I also add the zoster butterflyfish. They have black with a white pyramid and can be kept along side the classic pyramid butterflies. If you want more yellow and don’t care about coral safety then I would go With a long nose but if you don’t want so much yellow and want pattern then I recommend Pyramids but if you want an unusual colour then the zosters. The other thing with “Yellow long nose” butterflyfish is that name can get put as the common name for two or three of the Forcipiger butterflies. The two most common are F. flavissimus and F. longirostris. I find F. longirostris gets the longer nose than F. flavissimus.
They are about the same. I keep both and don't really see any problems. I have been keeping those butterflies since the 70s. Love them both.
In my experience i've always wanted a copperband butterfly and failed with it, they are just so hard to keep due to them not eating and will make you so stressed trying to get them to eat, but longnose are way easier and don't require much effort same with the pyramid
Mine have always gotten along much better than two copperbands alone. They fight for a few minutes, then always become best friends and hang out together.
4 days isn't long enough IMO. Get him fat and try for again. Offer some black mussels or little neck clams from a seafood counter.
I have 2 Longnose Butterflies, 1 large and 1 small, a 7 inch Margined Coralfish, and a CBB all in the same tank with 3 tangs and a Moorish Idol. Its not hard. They're peaceful fish and will get a pecking order established.
You misunderstand. He was in quarantine for 2 weeks. Ate like nuts. After being transferred to display, he went on a hunger strike for 4 days.
How big is the marginalis? Also how do they get along with the CBB?
It may just be my tank however my CBB (2 years established, same with the tang and foxface) is the most aggressive fish in the tank. And I have Jade and Melanomarginatus wrasses that are bad for aggression. Doubt it add a yellow anyway because of the L. longirostris being the only one I really liked and now being impossible to get over here. Also my tank is only 4’x2’x2’ and even in a 5-6’ tank it’s hard to mix CBBs with other butterflies (Past experiences on doing this were bad).
He's like 7 inch approximately now. The CBB thinks its his partner or mom. They get along great. Margin Coralfish are more aggressive I would say and will become a boss of the tank. They have a lot of personality for a fish. Mine loves to smash clams on rocks.
