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That was very helpful, thank you for taking the time to write that response. I really appreciate it!The Roaps subgenus within the Chaetodon genus is extremely desirable for a lot of hobbyists for a few reasons. It helps that they are gorgeous, but they are also fairly reef safe depending on the corals that they are housed with. A lot of hobbyists are successful keeping them in SPS dominated tanks with clams. In my experience, they are very hardy and tend to stay on the smaller side as well. Some can be pretty pricey like C. Tinkeri, but on the more affordable end of the spectrum you will have C. burgess.
Other butterflyfish that are often found in reef tanks are pyramid butterflies from the genus Hemitaurichthys. They do well in groups and add a nice splash of color. Pyramids are probably the most "reef safe" butterflyfish since they are considered to eat mostly plankton. You may also want to look at Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger genus) as well as members from the Chelmon and Prognathodes genera.
Hope that helps! If you'd like me to go into more details about specific members of those genera or groups I'd be happy to!
-Jordan
If you could take the time to give me specific names of the easy butterfly's, that would be fantastic. I'm not looking for reef safe, just small and hardy. It is ok if you can't respond, thanks for all of your help!The Roaps subgenus within the Chaetodon genus is extremely desirable for a lot of hobbyists for a few reasons. It helps that they are gorgeous, but they are also fairly reef safe depending on the corals that they are housed with. A lot of hobbyists are successful keeping them in SPS dominated tanks with clams. In my experience, they are very hardy and tend to stay on the smaller side as well. Some can be pretty pricey like C. Tinkeri, but on the more affordable end of the spectrum you will have C. burgess.
Other butterflyfish that are often found in reef tanks are pyramid butterflies from the genus Hemitaurichthys. They do well in groups and add a nice splash of color. Pyramids are probably the most "reef safe" butterflyfish since they are considered to eat mostly plankton. You may also want to look at Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger genus) as well as members from the Chelmon and Prognathodes genera.
Hope that helps! If you'd like me to go into more details about specific members of those genera or groups I'd be happy to!
-Jordan
That was very helpful, thank you for taking the time to write that response. I really appreciate it!
If you could take the time to give me specific names of the easy butterfly's, that would be fantastic. I'm not looking for reef safe, just small and hardy. It is ok if you can't respond, thanks for all of your help!
I want to get some butterfly's. I was wondering which ones were typically reef safe, easy to keep, and compatible with each other. Also, what ones are small?