125 mixed reef all kinds of fish coral it is safe to assume that yes it is in my tank. good , bad, medium , i am extremely "inclusive". the spaghetti worms freak me out, the barnicles are hilarious, the vermitid are the devil, and the aiptasia I had under control. Tons of it, so I introduce two blue kleini butterflyfish. All gone within a week, and after a year one decided to destroy a hammer coral in a day, like came home from work to see it finishing off the last few branches. i had a hunch it had been nipping at coral but not enough to kill it (the coral, I do not mean kill the fish, I am proofreading). so i move naughty fish to sump and a few encrusting coral and SPS i have looked extremely healthy. Yay , i thought. but the reason i got the butterflyfish was to eat aiptasia and now 1/2 butterflies in display the aiptasia starting to rear its ugly head.
now there are three australian stripey at LFS for $90 / piece. I love these fish (from afar) every time I see them . They eat aiptasia , but I am wondering if I would put myself right back in the same position of my corals getting nipped at.
what is the general feedback , if any , on this relatively newer fish in the hobby ? reef safe ? will eat my mushrooms ? mean ? I realize that each persons individual experiences would in a way be anecdotal evidence but hey it is an online forum and the reason we are here is to share our experiences i could argue so bring on the stripey anecdotes.
now there are three australian stripey at LFS for $90 / piece. I love these fish (from afar) every time I see them . They eat aiptasia , but I am wondering if I would put myself right back in the same position of my corals getting nipped at.
what is the general feedback , if any , on this relatively newer fish in the hobby ? reef safe ? will eat my mushrooms ? mean ? I realize that each persons individual experiences would in a way be anecdotal evidence but hey it is an online forum and the reason we are here is to share our experiences i could argue so bring on the stripey anecdotes.