I am interested in getting a trio of these, but my question that on LA they are listed that they grow to eight inches. Do they actually or is that including the banner they are eight inches long?
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interesting post. As it turns out, the heni's I just got rid of were nipping at the feeding tentacles of the acans. They ate everything I threw in the tank and they definitely didn't appear to be starvingWhat size tank?
If it's big enough, consider a school of three or more Klein's butterflies. I love em! Strong schoolers, hardy, not picky eaters, good citizens, etc.
Butterflyfish is a big family, so there's bound to be a lot of variation, but my understanding is that a lot of these butterflys that come into the hobby are primarily worm feeders. They turn to coral nipping when their preferred food is unavailable/they are starving.
In my limited experience, Klein's never nip if fed. The only story I know of one "going off the ranch" was when an owner was out of town and their regular feedings were missed. They grazed zoas and yellow polyps while he was out.
That's one story out of LOTS of Klein's going into lots of reefs.
-Matt
What size tank?
If it's big enough, consider a school of three or more Klein's butterflies. I love em! Strong schoolers, hardy, not picky eaters, good citizens, etc.
Butterflyfish is a big family, so there's bound to be a lot of variation, but my understanding is that a lot of these butterflys that come into the hobby are primarily worm feeders. They turn to coral nipping when their preferred food is unavailable/they are starving.
In my limited experience, Klein's never nip if fed. The only story I know of one "going off the ranch" was when an owner was out of town and their regular feedings were missed. They grazed zoas and yellow polyps while he was out.
That's one story out of LOTS of Klein's going into lots of reefs.
-Matt