Zack K
The Butterfly Guy
So I acquired my pair of butterflies like all of my others and they went into QT and I raised the copper over a 4 day period. They are housed with other fish as I am doing my mass qt before adding everyone back to the display.
I have dealt with MANY butterflies in the past and am familiar with many of the common problems (lympho, Red spot, and malnutrition. Also seen my fair share of Velvet and Ich. I noticed the bigger of the 2 butterflies came in with a white spot on its dorsal fin near the tail but appeared to be a lympho. So I left it be and just monitored. It ended up dropping off and going away but now I am sitting here observing and it appears to be “decaying” of the fins. Their is a small amount of aggressive behavior between him and the Singapore angel but mover any contact, just some very brief chasing.
After his initial 6 days of protesting food, he began to eat clams and now is a pig. Eats anything that touches the water. His diet is LRS, Fresh Clams, Nori, and Live White Worms. I do not believe diet is an issue.
I have dealt with MANY butterflies in the past and am familiar with many of the common problems (lympho, Red spot, and malnutrition. Also seen my fair share of Velvet and Ich. I noticed the bigger of the 2 butterflies came in with a white spot on its dorsal fin near the tail but appeared to be a lympho. So I left it be and just monitored. It ended up dropping off and going away but now I am sitting here observing and it appears to be “decaying” of the fins. Their is a small amount of aggressive behavior between him and the Singapore angel but mover any contact, just some very brief chasing.
After his initial 6 days of protesting food, he began to eat clams and now is a pig. Eats anything that touches the water. His diet is LRS, Fresh Clams, Nori, and Live White Worms. I do not believe diet is an issue.
