Fish and soft coral

[piranhaman00]

Do common coral eaters , butterflies, angels ect eat soft coral? Like Xenia, gsp, Kenyan tree etc ?

thanks

 

[andiesreef]

it may depend on the genus/species. look into the specific species and the corals they might eat in the wild. i know some species prefer sps and others prefer zoas and still others prefer lps like acans and such.

 

[nereefpat]

I have had good luck with dwarf angels and smaller butterflies (Pearlscale) with gsp, xenia, and leathers. I bet lots of people wish they could find something that ate gsp. I have heard of reports of butterflies eating xenia, even the reef-safe pyramid bfs. Zoas and mushrooms are common targets of angels and others.

If I managed a big FOWLR, I would probably add xenia, gsp, and leathers to it. The good thing is that they are cheap, so not a huge deal if they are eaten.

 

[piranhaman00]

Thanks!

 

[jtf74]

Do common coral eaters , butterflies, angels ect eat soft coral? Like Xenia, gsp, Kenyan tree etc ?

thanks

Haven't had trouble with bicolor, flame angel, or copperband eating any soft corals. Have both xenia and kenya. Wish they would eat the xenia though so I don't have to keep pulling it out.