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My Tank Thread
Hi all,
I am finally getting around to stocking my 500G wall-tank. I asked yesterday about damsels/chromis ideas but now I have another difficult question.
What (if any) butterflies can I keep with large aggressive fish in a large tank?
Anyone have experience with this? My butterfly experience is surprisingly quite limited to copper bands (no way) and raccoons (which I’ve had work before).
Current inhabits:
3 - 10”+ French, queen, and passer angels
8” Emperor angel
9-10” Golden Puffer (biggest risk)
10” Dussumeiri and some smaller tangs
4.5” sohal tang
6” Australian harlequin tusk (tie for biggest risk)
4 flame angels (totally eatable to the puffer but he ignores)
1 coral beauty angel (same)
6” Saddle wrasse (thalassoma)
6” Clown Trigger (surprisingly quite low on totem pole and not threatening)
I will be adding more large angels and several more thalassoma wrasses. I need butterflyfish that can hold their own against nasty, large tank mates. The high stocking volume when done may work in my favor for this (though require tons of water changes lol).
The answer may be none, and I accept that going in.
I am finally getting around to stocking my 500G wall-tank. I asked yesterday about damsels/chromis ideas but now I have another difficult question.
What (if any) butterflies can I keep with large aggressive fish in a large tank?
Anyone have experience with this? My butterfly experience is surprisingly quite limited to copper bands (no way) and raccoons (which I’ve had work before).
Current inhabits:
3 - 10”+ French, queen, and passer angels
8” Emperor angel
9-10” Golden Puffer (biggest risk)
10” Dussumeiri and some smaller tangs
4.5” sohal tang
6” Australian harlequin tusk (tie for biggest risk)
4 flame angels (totally eatable to the puffer but he ignores)
1 coral beauty angel (same)
6” Saddle wrasse (thalassoma)
6” Clown Trigger (surprisingly quite low on totem pole and not threatening)
I will be adding more large angels and several more thalassoma wrasses. I need butterflyfish that can hold their own against nasty, large tank mates. The high stocking volume when done may work in my favor for this (though require tons of water changes lol).
The answer may be none, and I accept that going in.