Who has a butterfly in their reef??

[treesprite]

How long has anyone from the aforementioned posts kept these butterflies? 

 

I was going to ask the same thing. After learning how much the lives of tangs are shortened in captivity, I'm not sure I want to get another tang. I'm just saying that as a reminder that it isn't just the immediate health of a fish that matters, it's also how we are shortening their lives.

Edited March 16, 2015 by treesprite

[mling]

I had my Klein for over 5 years. It got rid of all Aiptasia.  No problems with corals

[treesprite]

Five years doesn't seem like a very long time. How old was it when you got it?

[dshnarw]

Five years doesn't seem like a very long time. How old was it when you got it?

 

5 years is a typical lifespan for a wild Klein's.

[treesprite]

I have trouble understanding how even in nature some fish are so short lived  and others are not. Very confusing.

[Wrench]

Same reason some dog breeds are shorter lived than others. Not to mention predation...