Longnose Butterfly Shy

[KeepSwimming12]

Hi everyone,
I’ve got a new tank with a blue tang, 2 ocellaris clowns, a six line, a flame hawk, a bicolour blenny and a Longnose Butterfly in a 120. Everyone is doing really well and all are getting used to each other very quick except for the Longnose butterfly. Ever since I bought him 2 days ago he’s been hanging out in the corner. He isn’t flashing, no laboured breathing and showing no outward signs of being sick. He inspects mysis shrimp closely but hadn’t eaten yet. For the first day he raised his dorsal spines whenever he saw the blue tang but the blue tang doesn’t touch him so he starting to learn that he isn’t a threat but was terrified of the blue tang to the extent that when he started to come out and saw him, he’d go back to his corner. Do I have anything to worry about or is this typical Longnose behaviour when settling in?

 

[i cant think]

Hi everyone,
I’ve got a new tank with a blue tang, 2 ocellaris clowns, a six line, a flame hawk, a bicolour blenny and a Longnose Butterfly in a 120. Everyone is doing really well and all are getting used to each other very quick except for the Longnose butterfly. Ever since I bought him 2 days ago he’s been hanging out in the corner. He isn’t flashing, no laboured breathing and showing no outward signs of being sick. He inspects mysis shrimp closely but hadn’t eaten yet. For the first day he raised his dorsal spines whenever he saw the blue tang but the blue tang doesn’t touch him so he starting to learn that he isn’t a threat but was terrified of the blue tang to the extent that when he started to come out and saw him, he’d go back to his corner. Do I have anything to worry about or is this typical Longnose behaviour when settling in?

I find this to be typical of butterflyfish however I do recommend that you set your phone down infront of the tank and get a nice 45-50 minute long video of it. You do have to be away from the tank when doing this though. I have found this to be the best way of finding a bully, fish act differently when you’re not around the tank.

 

[KeepSwimming12]

I find this to be typical of butterflyfish however I do recommend that you set your phone down infront of the tank and get a nice 45-50 minute long video of it. You do have to be away from the tank when doing this though. I have found this to be the best way of finding a bully, fish act differently when you’re not around the tank.

I’ve just taken a video and what I could see in that time is the blue tang sometimes gets very very close to the Longnose Butterfly and the Butterfly understandably hates that and puts up his spines. The Blue Tnag didn’t look like it was thrashing it’s tail or biting and does that to all other fish. It’s strange that the butterfly is just sitting in the corner.

 

[KeepSwimming12]

I’ve just taken a video and what I could see in that time is the blue tang sometimes gets very very close to the Longnose Butterfly and the Butterfly understandably hates that and puts up his spines. The Blue Tnag didn’t look like it was thrashing it’s tail or biting and does that to all other fish. It’s strange that the butterfly is just sitting in the corner

Update: He’s just started eating mysis. Hopefully that means he’s on his way to becoming more confident

 

[chipchipbro]

What do you guys feed the chelmon or longnose butterfly when you go on vacation?
Imo its pretty hard with a food automat when they only go for frozen.

Or what is the trick?

 

[KeepSwimming12]

What do you guys feed the chelmon or longnose butterfly when you go on vacation?
Imo its pretty hard with a food automat when they only go for frozen.

Or what is the trick?

For me, when I eventually go on holiday again, I’ll get someone to feed 1 block a day on frozen. Also, butterflies can eat prepared foods if they witness the other fish go crazy for them. You just need to do it the same time every day or you’ll have luck. Of course there are really fussy eaters within every species and you might have to find a bunch of live foods to sustain them until you come back. For example, white worms for butterflies and copepods for mandarins