2 types of Butterfly's together

[TrottingReef]

I already have a Raccoon Butterfly Fish, Chaetodon lunula. I want to add a Pearlscale Butterflyfish, Chaetodon Xanthurus. They are both Chaetodon family so I was wondering if they would be compatible or if they would conflict?

 

[ice28720]

No problem

 

[LPS Bum]

How big is the tank? How long has the Raccoon been in there? Do you have plenty of rock and caves?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I already have a Raccoon Butterfly Fish, Chaetodon lunula. I want to add a Pearlscale Butterflyfish, Chaetodon Xanthurus. They are both Chaetodon family so I was wondering if they would be compatible or if they would conflict?

Butterflies generally blend well together as you rarely see them fight with any fish

 

[TrottingReef]

How big is the tank? How long has the Raccoon been in there? Do you have plenty of rock and caves?

They will be in a 220g tank LOTS of live rock lots of caves.

 

[LPS Bum]

They will be in a 220g tank LOTS of live rock lots of caves.

That's a nice size tank, and the plethora of rock and caves really helps. I would think you'd have no problems mixing the two, beyond perhaps a bit of initial aggression (though many times butterflies leave each other alone).

 

[Keko21]

I’ve never had an issue with butterflies getting along. Should be just fine.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Usually butterflies do fine when mixing, I just tend to avoid mixing more than one of the same species for most species. Some exceptions would be the genuses Heniochus and Hemitaurichthys