[reefcouple]

Is there such a fish?

[Taras1]

Anyone out there who has kept Butterflies in a reef aquarium?
The only ones that I've read about are the Long-nosed/Big Long-nosed Butterflies (Forcipiger flavissimus & F. longirostris) and Milletseed Butterfly (Chaetodon milliaris). The rest of them look fairly nasty toward corals.

[reefcouple]

Yeah i've never heard of one either, thats why i asked?? too bad to, some are very pretty fish

[Taras1]

Let's hope somebody out there will give us a recommendation.

[Mr. Tang]

Copperbanded butterfly fish. IF you can kept it alive!!!

[gramesy777]

ive heard long nose butterflies can be reef safe but with caution....and i had a friend who had some butterflies in his reef but i dont remember what they were called.

[Ganrin]

Longnose and copperband are best choices, but even they are probably no better than 50/50 for being reefsafe. Most butterflys are specialized polyp eaters in the wild and will ravage corals in the aquarium.

edit-- I wouldnt consider any butterfly to be safe with tube worms or clams.

[ilovemash]

Copperbands will nip at corals. One generally know "reef safe" butterfly would be the Pyramid Butterfly. Everything Ive ever read says they are and a friend of mine has one!