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Hey y’all deciding if I should add a Copperband butterfly to my tank, it is GOing for $45 and looks very healthy.
I currently have two Gobis
1 YWMG
1 filefish
Pair of clownfish
As well as bristle green starfish and cleaner shrimp.
Would this be a good addition or should I go for a purple dart fish instead?
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this is pushing it as you have about 34 useable gallons
 

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Any thoughts on this for $35?
Cubicus boxfish are cute but also very difficult and at some point shut down, stop eating and you can guess what follows. I would Not recommend
 
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Cubicus boxfish are cute but also very difficult and at some point shut down, stop eating and you can guess what follows. I would Not recommend
I think I will just add more nassarius snails because I already have one peanut snail and maybe 2 More turbos on top of the 3 I have. Although would a rainbow slug be a good addition to this reef tank. Should I be worried about it’s toxic death? I am deciding between a Midas blenny and a slug. I know they are completely different but I want to get one before the other.
 
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Cubicus boxfish are cute but also very difficult and at some point shut down, stop eating and you can guess what follows. I would Not recommend
Is there any complications housing a file fish and a Copperband together in a 40 gallon. They both seem to love to pick
 

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Is there any complications housing a file fish and a Copperband together in a 40 gallon. They both seem to love to pick
Should not be but filefish can be nippers
 

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Is it hard to get the Copperband on frozen? The guy said he eats small pieces of frozen but I don’t believe that I have bbs hatching every other day to feed
Mine is an eating machine and loves LRS herbivore diet. Chopped clams/clams, small plankton and mysis also accepted
 

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