Pyramid butterfly info

[Faisal27]

Hello
I was wondering if anyone keeps these butterflies because I was thinking of getting a group of them since they aren’t aggressive to each other and supposedly reef safe and easy to keep .. anyone have advise on these fish and they way they behave /eat / etc... ?
Thank you

 

[GHsaltie]

@ca1ore @eatbreakfast @saltyhog

 

[saltyhog]

Very hardy, non aggressive and mine were completely reef safe. The only negative I could possibly come up with is they eat....a lot, and therefore produce a lot of waste. If you have the room and the filtration they are a great addition to a reef aquarium!

 

[Faisal27]

Very hardy, non aggressive and mine were completely reef safe. The only negative I could possibly come up with is they eat....a lot, and therefore produce a lot of waste. If you have the room and the filtration they are a great addition to a reef aquarium!

Wow great looking tank + Fish .. yeah I have the room to add it and the filtration and really want butterflies .. my tank is mostly tangs and as much as I love tangs I want something else to compliment them .. they should be alright with tangs correct ?

 

[Faisal27]

@ca1ore @eatbreakfast @saltyhog

Thx

 

[saltyhog]

Can't guarantee your tangs won't take offense at them but they won't be the cause of aggression. They got along great with my tangs but I had two mild mannered bristle tooth tangs.

 

[saltyhog]

Just checked, if you are in the US, Live Aquaria has both medium and large size in stock.

 

[ca1ore]

Been keeping groups of them for quite few years now. Generally quite easy and heavy eaters, but they are succeptible to mouth damage during shipping so antibiotic treatments in QT may be necessary. They do well as a group in a large tank. I currently have five.

 

[Faisal27]

Just checked, if you are in the US, Live Aquaria has both medium and large size in stock.

Thanks salty but I’m from Dubai so I’ll ask my lfs to order me some

 

[Baldguy]

The black pyramid is basically the same fish if you like the black look as opposed to the yellow. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/1846/?pcatid=1846

 

[rkpetersen]

I kept one in my reef for awhile. The only coral it attacked were xenia polyps. I had read that this might be the case, and it was. Ate them down to little nubbins. Didn't bother me, as xenia grow like weeds. Otherwise it was a model reef citizen.

 

[ca1ore]

That's a good point, mine ate all my Xenia as well as blue clove polyps ..... a good thing if you ask me. I've kept the black pyramid (Zoster) as well. Similar temperament and care requirements.

 

[B-ridge]

From my experiences they are very suspectible to fungal infections.
Also I was informed the hawaiian ones are better than the others. Supposed to be healthier and they are brighter in color. Good luck trying to find/get them though

 

[Salty1962]

I've kept them before and had no issues. Beautiful fish.

 

[Syed123]

Have two of them. Great fish. Eat a lot and practically anything. Since you have tangs feeding heavy shouldn't be an issue. In terms of coral compatibility, one of the two does nip my Elegance corals when it gets too hungry. So I have to heavily feed my tank (at least 3 times per day).

Getting healthy ones is key since flukes can be an issue with them. They are quite active when healthy.

Aggression wise they are mild tempered. Only fish I can see going after them in your tank are your Zebramosa. My purple tries to mess with them once in a while. I think it's cause of body shape similarities.

I would get at minimum 2.

 

[B-ridge]

Not to impose on thread but how are you guys qting your pyramids?

 

[Tphill]

My pyramid has been great. He's in a tank with a few corals, not quite a reef yet, but working on it. He's not touched any coral, and is very peaceful. He's out swimming all the time. At feeding time, he turns into a pig. Eats till I stop feeding. I QT'ed him with 2 other butterfly's, a pearlscale and a spotband. No aggression whatsoever.

 

[locito277]

The black pyramid is basically the same fish if you like the black look as opposed to the yellow. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/1846/?pcatid=1846

I had the black zoster with two regular yellow pyramids. Amazing fish. Always moving amd not aggressive for the most part. My LFS did have a rogue that munched some LPS but far from the norm for them

 

[eatbreakfast]

They don't handle shipping well, but after they settle become quite hardy.

A plus side is I had one that ate aiptasia.

 

[Baldguy]

I had the black zoster with two regular yellow pyramids. Amazing fish. Always moving amd not aggressive for the most part. My LFS did have a rogue that munched some LPS but far from the norm for them

I was curious about whether one could have black and yellow together. Thanks for mentioning that. My black completely eliminated the Xenia in my tank. No trace of it now. Hasn't touched anything else.