Reef safe Butterflys

[Jayden K]

I want to get 3 butterflies for my tank; I have zooplankton, phytoplankton, live baby brine shrimp, frozen mysis, and clams. I will be able to feed them, but what butterflies would you recommend for a reef tank? I don't plan on having clams in the tank but I want coral and shrimp. I want a CBB and two others. LMK what worked in your experience.

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

How big is your tank?

 

[BristleWormHater]

Swallowtails...

 

[Jayden K]

How big is your tank?

150

 

[Jayden K]

Swallowtails...

Wow, are they aggressive? They look really good at swimming.

 

[Boreas_SA]

Pyramid butterflies probably your best bet in terms of reef safeness (even though mine eats clove polyps like candy, all other corals seem safe though), or if you can get schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) those will also work, if you can ID them correctly. My 2 schooling banners don't eat off rocks at all, have never seen them near corals.

Edit: and they will all eat pellets pretty much from day 1, perks of zooplankton feeders.

 

[Peterrdee]

I have two zoster and they are so sweet, they get excited when I walk into the room it’s the cutest thing I just got them for Xmas but are in quarantine because one has all these clear things on it’s fins and eyes ugh :/ and my dumb idea to put them in my dt before quarantine :/ stupid I know but they love clams, mysis, flakes, not so much pellets or krill

 

[Ajayabb]

I have a long nose butterfly and have can’t keep euphyllia corals ( torch hammers etc) because he tends to feed on them. Not sure if he’s an outlier. He also ate my plate coral. Good thing is he leaves my Gonis and Zoas alone