Reef safe?

Varga · 03-29-2008, 02:37 AM

Yellow long nose butterfly

what are the chances he will mess with corals?

thanks

barrythedamsel · 03-29-2008, 02:57 AM

99.9% since most butterfly's eat corals and sponges for dinner

barrythedamsel · 03-29-2008, 02:57 AM

99.9% unsafe i meant

aquaman3680 · 03-29-2008, 03:15 AM

I have the long noses in reefs before, they can be in reefs but there are limitations and certain types of coral that you cannot keep. A better butterfly candidate for the reef is the copper band butterfly, they can be kept pretty successfully in a reef tank.

Matt

boozeman · 03-29-2008, 09:15 AM

depends on your definition of reef safe... some butterflies, wont bother the corals but will eat decorative feather worms.

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