Longnose Butterfly opinions

[mcgallagherc]

Have a 48x24x24 housed with 1 Clown(other passed recently) 1 purple firefish, 1 behgai Cardinal, 1 watchman goby and pistol shrimp, 1 LNB, 1 Mids Blenny,1 cleaner shrimp, 1 arrow crab, BTA,1 meat coral, 1 small zoa frag(10 polyps?), 1 torch, 1 blasto(7-8 polyps?) And today I picked up a Zoa colony.

After dipping Zoa colony and placing in tank I've knotice LNB nipping and hunting but not at the Zoas. More between them and toward the rock. I posted in zoa forum about what can be seen from Dip. Any opi ions advice is appreciated in advance

 

[blaxsun]

They can nip at corals and inverts, but they also pick food out between coral heads (so it may very well be doing this).

 

[i cant think]

I think it is more likely picking microfauna (for example Worms, even the useful ones). I wouldn’t worry unless you see the coral is extremely irritated by this or actually being picked off by the butterfly.

 

[homegrowncichlid]

plus 1, long nose is one of the reef safest butterflies. It's picking off pests and tiny critters between the polyps.

 

[mcgallagherc]

He hasn't picked at them since they've opened up. Guess all is good in the world. Thanks