Saddleback Butterflyfish in a reef tank

[nanchil]

Any one has any expereince with Saddleback Butterflyfish in a reef tank. I looked at these fishes and looks nice. Would love to have them in my reef but looks like i cant. I may have to set up a FOWLR system just for this fish.

 

[that fish guy]

I have tried almost every butterfly in a reef and my FOWLR tanks, the ones that survive always goes for my soft corals. I also have tried to keep butterflies in my 75 FOWLR tank. They do amazing for about 2-2.5 months, eating everything, they were so FAT, but after the 2 month period they would just drop dead. I would wake up one morning and there I would see one dead, I actually brought it to a "fish doctor" (he is a friend who studied marine biology) and he told me he couldn't find what killed the fish. I eventually stopped trying and switched my tank over.

 

[that fish guy]

This had happened to me with over 10 different species of butterflies.

 

[eric]

I have tried almost every butterfly in a reef and my FOWLR tanks, the ones that survive always goes for my soft corals. I also have tried to keep butterflies in my 75 FOWLR tank. They do amazing for about 2-2.5 months, eating everything, they were so FAT, but after the 2 month period they would just drop dead. I would wake up one morning and there I would see one dead, I actually brought it to a "fish doctor" (he is a friend who studied marine biology) and he told me he couldn't find what killed the fish. I eventually stopped trying and switched my tank over.

I had a dwarf bicolor angelfish for several months that did beautifully and then died for no apparent reason. I did a little research and found out that many wild caught fish are caught using cynide which causes liver damage after several months. I don't know for sure that this was the cause but none of my other fish got sick and the angel went from appearing perfectly healthy to dead in two days. Something to think about when you purchase your next fish.