Chelmon Bfly VS. Kole Tang

[ZBT3091]

I am looking for one more fish to stock in my 75. Specs are:

Fish: Pair of Ocellaris Clowns. Two heniochus diphreutes, one royal gramma, one mandarin dragonet. Inverts: 12 Turbo Snails, tiger tail cuke, 2 cleaner shrimp, lots of sponges, some cleaner clams, sand sifting star. **Looking to get and will likely have a tridacnid claim (derasa). Corals are zoas, lps, shrooms. 100 Lbs of LR. 75 lbs ls. Three refugiums - two with gracilaria one with chaeto. Coralife Super Skimmer 125, phosban w/ 150 grams phosphate media. My question is, would I be better off with a kole tang or copperband bfly. I bought the gracilaria that is in my fuges to grow to feed the kole tang, but it seems to be dying and im afraid nitrates will rise. I was thinking about taking the gracilaria out and replacing with chaeto and getting a copperband bfly instead. Even though they are pickier in feeding than the kole, the bioload will be much less and I think it would be an incredible fish. Based on my tank specs, ie. size, LR amount, livestock (two other bflys), inverts (cuke, clams), corals (zoas). Will i be able to house a copperband? It would be really cool to successfully keep one of these.

Zach

 

[ZBT3091]

Anybody? my thoughts were that the risk with the corals was worth it and would just have to be monitored, and that feeding would be difficult but i have live artemia, blackworms, frozen mysis, plankton, cyclopeeze, bloodworms, squid, and krill, and fresh mussels, clams, oysters, and prawns. I figure that is just about all i can do in terms of food stocking. The only aspects i was unsure about would be having 3 bflys in the 75 with the two henis and if the 75 with 100 lbs of LR and 3 fuges with chaeto would be sufficient room and lr amount. I was thinking that all the butterfly fish are more peaceful and are pretty different in terms of similarities leading to aggression.

 

[ZBT3091]

Nobody?? My basic question is can I stock a copperband with a pair of heniochus diphreutes in a 75.

 

[marrone]

Heni are usually some what aggressive and will fight with the Copperband. In such a small tank the Copperband will be beaten into a corner and not eat. Stick with the Kole tang.