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    Posted: January 30 2015 at 9:37pm
I'm curious as to what makes the coral banded butterfly a difficult fish, is it the feeding?  Any ideas?
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Feeding. Difficult in what they will eat, speed at which they eat, and frequency of feeding...


Picky eaters that eat very slowly and need to 'graze' on a somewhat constant food source
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Yes, you hit it on the head. The long snout is for eating coral polyps, Aiptasia Anemones and other polyps extending out from holes in the rock. All kinds of worms are also on the Butterflyfishes menu. Thanks for asking the question and for being a responsible hobbyist. Clap

There are many Butterflyfishes in Hawaii, but I found this tide pool which rarely saw Butterflyfishes(or Tangs). Note the Aiptasia population.



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