Klein's Butterfly available (and possibly a few others)

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I have a Klein Butterfly ($45) that has shown a preference for nibbling on my Rockflower Anemone's frilled edges, so he needs to go...
You can see him from 36 thru 50 seconds of this video...
He's currently been banished to the sump for his travesties against anemonedom.

the other Butterflys in video "could" also be available - Threadfin ($40), Black Vagaband ($45), Pearlscale ($40) and Copperband ($75)
(They're not harassing anemones) but the Klein's the one that really needs to go first.




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In the meantime try feeding the fish heavily (mussels from kroger work well) to see if it may just be a hunger issue. This is a fish that loves to pick at the rocks in search of food. They kind of remind me of rabbitfish which pose a problem to coral if they are not fed well enough. Just a thought while you got him in the sump.
 
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These are still available...
If interested, feel free to make offer or possible trades. We have multiple saltwater tanks and two 60g frag tanks so space is rarely a problem.
 

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you can also Rubbermaid pieces of meat/algae etc to 2 or 3 different small rocks and let them pick on them.
 
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Would work with macro algae, but the 3 clowns in the tank would immediately eat anything meat-wise I'd put in the tank.
 

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These are still available...
If interested, feel free to make offer or possible trades. We have multiple saltwater tanks and two 60g frag tanks so space is rarely a problem.
How big is the copperband?
 
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He's smaller... probably 3" tip of nose to end of tail, but he's eating like a pig and competing with the other butterflies and the 3 gluttonous clownfish. Doesn't eat pellets, picks up flake and spits it out, but eats any frozen.
 
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That was 4-5 days ago. He looks even better now.
Again, not really looking to get rid of him, but if someone local's looking for one, I could be talked or traded out of him.
 
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I wish I was local. He would be a great add to my tank.
 
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These have been moved to my wifes 75g fowler tank, but are still available.

Can't believe there's been so little interest in these beautiful butterflys. If they weren't destructive to my smaller anemone's they would be going nowhere.
 

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