Got Flies? Let's see some Butterfly fish

[av8soulfly]

Ok, the angel lovers got their thread and the tang specialists are showing their thing...let's see some butterfly images!

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

Beauties av8soulfly!

 

[av8soulfly]

Thanks GoldeneyRet
Hopefully some more pics will show up soon.

 

[Zack K]

I have done a bit of work with butterflies in the past. Everything from compatibility with others, pairing, and keeping tougher known species. They are a great fish and very rewarding when you do have a pair eat and show signs of mating in captivity. Lets get them pics rolling!

 

[av8soulfly]

 

[Angel_Anthias lover]

New addition and a potential pain below.

 

[av8soulfly]

Nice Burgess. Mine has since gone to the reef in the sky. :( I also lost my Melonotus. The others are doing great and eating like piggies.

 

[Angel_Anthias lover]

Nice Burgess. Mine has since gone to the reef in the sky. :( I also lost my Melonotus. The others are doing great and eating like piggies.

Im sorry to hear that. What other species do you have ?

Update photo of my burgess.

 

[Zionas]

:( Sorry to hear that. They’re a bit hard to come by where I am but I’d love to try one someday. What happened to yours? How long did you have it for?

And what happened to your Black Back? :( (Mellanotonus)

Both are beautiful fish.

 

[Zionas]

We should make a thread for Butterflyfish Lovers.

I’m getting me some Yellow Pyramids.

 

[av8soulfly]

The Burgess got punked by the chevron tang, gouged his eye with the tail blade I'm guessing. Had it for 2 months.
The melanotus croaked from fluke worms. Had it for 6 months.
But all is stable now, and I've learned a lot about keeping these fish.
RACCOON
SINGULARUS BANNER (looks a lot like a heniochus)
AURIGA thread fin
SADDLEBACK
LONGNOSE
FALCULA
I still have the chevron tang, raised him from the size of a quarter.

 

[av8soulfly]

I am still looking for a brown heni that eats like a dog,
and a pyramid too.

 

[av8soulfly]

It's tough adding new flies to the existing tank. They have to be good sized and eating like there's no tomorrow. I hope to be upgrading my 100 gallon tank within the next year. This tank is about 27 years old and I know the silicon won't last forever. I am hoping to double its size and go rimless to match all my other tanks.

 

[JMM744]

Couple of mine.

 

[av8soulfly]

True beauties JMM
Do you know the species name of the second pic?

 

[JMM744]

That’s my Hifin, it’s my answer to a copperband. Got it from live aquaria as a pup, size of a half dollar and got it thru qt.
I have a Klein’s and Bannerfish in the same herd. Bannerfish is quickly outgrowing the tank(180) and is already promised to a much bigger tank elsewhere.
I eagerly await the last 3 to be added, a sunset, yellowhead and the black Vagabond. Also in the market for a bigger tank.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Ok, the angel lovers got their thread and the tang specialists are showing their thing...let's see some butterfly images!

Very nice!!

 

[Shesame]

wow a lot of beautifull fish.

But I have a question for all the butterfly fish lover.

Ive heard they are pretty hard to take car of and they live normally only 6 months in a thank is it true ? any of you have a butterfly for like 2 years or more ?

 

[av8soulfly]

My six flies are going on 2 years now and are healthy and eating from my hand!

 

[sp1187]