henochius butterfly

[thirty6]

I don't see too many posts on these fish, guess because they aren't reef safe. Anyone kept them, live aquaria has them listed care level as "easy". tank is a 150 cube and I would like to know if keeping 3 would be an issue

thank in advance for replies

 

[jvu61]

depends on the fish as well as how many fish are in the tank now.. if anything I would add them all at the same time

 

[bonomo53]

There are two different types one is reef safe and one isn't. I believe the only way to tell is a marking on their pectoral fin. But from my experience its very hard to tell the difference. They should be ok in a fowlr tank but angelfish, puffers and triggers ect may nip at their long fins. Aside from that they are easy.

 

[thirty6]

yeah, plan would be to add 3

current fish in tank:

two plyie wrasse
bangaii cardinal
watanbei angel
jap masked angel
hippo tang
another tang, cant say I remember name of it really
three anthias
pair of davinci clowns
maybe missing one or two but nothing overly aggressive

 

[Dre]

Easy fish to keep, can be aggressive towards the smallest of it's kind. Juvenile act as cleaner fish. They grow fast and Damsels tend to pick on the D fin.

 

[Dre]

Your angel may go after them. My Emperor went after mine. I don't think you should get three. Two or one or none at all...

 

[prattreef]

I'm keeping a trio right now in a FOWLR with a Watanabei pair and an Emperor Angel with out issue. Great fish that eat pretty much everything. I'd worry about the tangs more than the angels.

 

[thirty6]

Thanks for replies
Is size of tank an issue for a trio ?

 

[dj ze]

just keep in mind that they grow extremely quick i have one that was the size of a quarter when i got him and with in a year grew to the size of a small plate

 

[thirty6]

just keep in mind that they grow extremely quick i have one that was the size of a quarter when i got him and with in a year grew to the size of a small plate

I was not aware of that
What size tank do you have it in?

 

[Dre]

Easy fish to keep, can be aggressive towards the smallest of it's kind. Juvenile act as cleaner fish. They grow fast and Damsels tend to pick on the D fin.

Prattreef tanks are large. I had four in a 120 than ended up with two and had to get rid of them. If you don't have a 120 + don't get three. They grow fast.

 

[thirty6]

I have a 150 but cube dimensions 36x36

 

[dj ze]

mine is in a 8ft 300 and he uses every inch of the space always active i have it with a moorish idol and the two are non stop swimmers

 

[thirty6]

I guess I need to look at something else. My tank is mini compared to that
Thanks for input guys

 

[tomjof]

I have the reef safe one from Hawaii and I had two but one jumped out. Super great fish. Super active and not very aggressive. Loves to eat and never touches corals

 

[oh207]

Beautiful fishes. I started out with 3 the size of a quarter in my 65g. I didn't know what they were back then and didn't know that they grew so quickly. The 3 became 2 and the remaining 2 grew to about 6" in less than 8 months. They were not reef safe and picked on palys and zoas endlessly.

 

[clasystems]

I have 2 of these guy in a fish only. 1 is about 1ft tall and looks really cool. Eats anything. Would not trust him in a reef. If you look at the mouth parts on these guys they are designed to nip at coral. Its my opinion that any fish designed to eat something could eventually eat it.