Pyramid butterfly info

ca1ore · Apr 29, 2018

B-ridge said:
I plan on treating prophylacticly. They are prown to bacterial infections. Not so much the Hawaiian. Plus Hawaii supposed to be brighter

FWIW, I have found Nitrofuracin green powder to be an excellent prophylactic med for these fish. LIve aquaria has them pretty regularly; just register for an in stock notification.

rkpetersen · Apr 30, 2018

B-ridge said:
Was told recently can get them from Bali but we know the reputation Bali fish have.

Could you expand on this comment a bit? Are they supposed to be diseased, or thin, or malformed, or what?

eatbreakfast · Apr 30, 2018

rkpetersen said:
Could you expand on this comment a bit? Are they supposed to be diseased, or thin, or malformed, or what?

Indonesia has a bad reputation regarding the use of cyanide to collect marine ornamentals.

rkpetersen · Apr 30, 2018

eatbreakfast said:
Indonesia has a bad reputation regarding the use of cyanide to collect marine ornamentals.

Ah, I see. When I started in this hobby it was the Phillipines that had that reputation.

eatbreakfast · Apr 30, 2018

I've found fish from the Philippines improving in this regard.

B-ridge · Apr 30, 2018

@tangtime and locito277
Next time your in lfs and see them could you please let me know. Tried contacting them but there website wasn’t working. Decided to call and got no answer. Please and thank you

tangtime · Apr 30, 2018

Ok just got off the phone they may have been busy when you called.

AlexStinson · Apr 30, 2018

I've had mine for about 6 months. Got real sick when he was first in but improved pretty quickly. He eats nori like a champ.

Brian1f1 · Apr 30, 2018

B-ridge said:
Figured I would revisit this again. I’m still looking for 3. Prefer Hawaii but with everything going on find it highly unlikely. Was told recently can get them from Bali but we know the reputation Bali fish have. Any suggestions or help much appreciated

I got a Hawaiian yellow tang, two inches, just a couple weeks ago. They are still collecting.