Threadfin Butterfly fish

[Marine Newbie]

Anyone has this in their tank? do they feed on flake food? wat is their suitable food?

[Gouldian]

Threadfins are one of the most easily adaptable butterflies. Even in nature, it has been observe to eat any invertebrates it can get its mouth on.

But beware, they will also destroy you corals in one sitting.

So if you are a FOWLR tank, you will like them. But if you are intending to have Reef tank, then you have to forget them.

[limbssg]

anybody know the price range for 4" or 5" Threadfin?

[Gouldian]

anybody know the price range for 4" or 5" Threadfin?

Most of the threadfins that are brought in are about 1.5" to 2", this will ensure easy acclimatisation.

Once they are 4" to 5", you will have hard time acclimatising them thus they will die on you. And even if they survive you will need to get it to accept prepared food.

1.5" to 2" Threadfins are going for about $20 if I remember correctly.

[limbssg]

I have quite a number of medium to large size fish and small butterfly will not do well in my tank. In fact, this article recommends to purchase 3" to 5" butterfly. Most LFS only carry small specimen though.

[Gouldian]

If your existing LS are big then you have no choice but to get one at least about the same size.

I am not sure about that article, what I have gather are from the books that I have and surprising Robert Fenner is one of them.

Why dun you have some arrangement with a particular LFS you can trust and get them to oredr for you.

I have seen 3" to 5" Threadfin in Sealife before, you may check with them.

[limbssg]

Ok. Will be checking out SL, always love their lifestock. Thanks very much!