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12-07-2012, 01:11 AM #1
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Favorite Butterflyfish
Whats your favorite Butterflyfish?
Two of mine are the Racoon and Copperband.Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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12-07-2012, 11:57 AM #2
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I have always liked the copperband best.
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12-07-2012, 12:37 PM #3
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I like all of them but I tend to steer people away from the butterfly. Most are very specialized forage feeders and will not do so great over long periods of keeping. I agree the copper band is very attractive.
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12-11-2012, 10:13 PM #4
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Nobody else has a favorite butterfly fish?
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12-20-2012, 06:12 PM #5
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I have never done salt water, but just looking at photos of the different options, my favorite is either the Ornate (Chaetodon ornatissimus) or the Threadfin (Chaetodon auriga).
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02-08-2013, 02:02 PM #6
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Copperbanded Butterfly for sure. Ours decided to wedge himself between a rock and the glass when we went away for the weekend. So.... we are in the market for a new fish!
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02-22-2013, 01:33 PM #7
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I never have had any luck with the Butterfly, I'm glad people are successful. I was under the impression that the Butterfly was a reef feeder only?
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02-22-2013, 10:50 PM #8
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Some are realy finicky eaters, like the Foureye but the more common ones are easy to keep and feed.
Last edited by steeler1; 02-22-2013 at 10:53 PM.
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02-22-2013, 11:02 PM #9
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I've always had a thing for the Copperband right from the start 35 years ago but I have never kept one and probably wont. I cant believe how the price has come down over the years for these. They should have kept the cost at over $100.00 to keep these fish away from the not so experienced.
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