Is a Millet seed butterfly fish reef safe?

[overklok]

I know most butterfly fishes are not reef safe. Does anyone have experience with the milletseed butterfly fish?

 

Thanks

 

Weaver

Edited December 21, 2008 by overklok

[vaironman]

Butterflies that consider reef safe: copperband, long nose butterfly, pyramid, Red Sea Golden Butterfly.

[gsedlack]

Millet Seed Butterfly

 

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The Millet Seed Butterfly is a small species with faint beaded stripes running vertically down its body. They naturally eat corals and polyps and should not be kept in a reef tank.

[vaironman]

From marinecenter.com,

 

Diet and Feeding: Carnivorous, feed marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp and frozen preparations.

 

Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult) : hardy fish.

 

Reef Aquarium Compatibility: Although it feeds mainly on zooplankton in the wild, it will occasionally pick at large-polyped hard corals in the aquarium.

[overklok]

Thanks for the information.

 

 

Weaver