Tsarmina Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 does anyone here own one of these? if so, can you tell me what it is like caring for them. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilah Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 I have a couple and they are very easy to look after, they dont bother anything, just gota make sure they are getting enough food and they really like their live food. Thinking about it feeding times probably the only time they really move but have found mine have clicked on to the fact that when i walk in the room they are going to get fed so start pacing the tank...cool fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 I kept one a few years ago, it was kind of boring. At work people are always telling me there's a dead fish in one of our tanks and I'm like "No, that's just the butterfly fish." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 I have one and love it. They are related to Arowana, so they are a top dwelling highly predatory fish. Try not to feed them live food, because they may get picky and only eat live food... Frozen and freeze-dried bloodworm = win. Mine also eats flake. Kickass fishies, but be aware that they like to eat stuff I'm mainly at home in the morning & in the evenings, so I feed in the morning before work, and later at night when i get home, and then i watch the fish by subdued tank lighting, its soo kickass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 I've had a few over the years. Dead easy to care for. Just make sure you don't keep them with little fish -- butterflyfish have EXTREMELY large mouths and although normally at the surface do sometimes cruise around lower down to pick off tetras etc. Its best to feed them on live or recently-dead food (flies, moths etc); if using spiders, pop them in the freezer for a bit first to kill them so they don't bite back! Butterflyfish make good disposal units for any white-tails you find lurking around the house! They're easy to sex, not so easy to breed. They are fantastic fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 so how would 1 react if it was living in a tank with 150-200 bristlenose babies and Dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 will be ok imo , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 they should be fine with baby bristles. They really only go for free-swimming fish or things on the surface (insects and such) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 so, definitely not with mountain minnows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 I'm sure the butterflies would love the mountain minnows :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 also, if you get one, try and get some plants to within about 3 inches of the water surface, and pref. in its favourite corner, as it needs a place to sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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