butterfly fish?

Lydia · 06-18-2005, 03:51 PM

i have a 15 gallon fairly heavily planted tank that has fine gravel substrate with 5 zebra danios, 2 platies, 2 mollies, 2 cories, and a dwarf gourami in it...are any of those fish compatible with a butterfly fish? basically im wondering what would i have to get rid of to be able to get a butterfly fish or would it even be worth it?

tia!

Mr Aquarium · 06-18-2005, 05:03 PM

In My Opinion, If it was me I would get one in a Heart beat,
I really like the Butterfly fish.
I have heard stories of them eating other fish, but I have never seen this
with the ones I have had.
I can believe it with really small fishses, but if you feed it well, he should pretty much stay to himself.
I use to feed mine flys and such, he loved flys........

shev · 06-18-2005, 05:13 PM

my african butterfly loved flies, moths, may flys, mosquitos, grasshoppers.

it may eat your zebra danios if they are small.

Lydia · 06-18-2005, 06:40 PM

my zebra danios arent small....so yall think i could get one? AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
i love those fish!!!!!!!!!! whoohooo!!!! lol im excited if you couldnt tell

Scuba Kid · 06-18-2005, 06:45 PM

lol. they are really cool fish. ive never had one vbut i've considered it. however, it kinda disapoints me that they stay at the top...do the ALWAYS stay at the top of the water?

shev · 06-18-2005, 07:42 PM

Pretty much, unless you open the lid and they are scared.

Lydia · 06-18-2005, 08:02 PM

could it jump out? because a small amount of my tank isnt covered by the hood...it is enough room for it to get out if it wanted to, though

edit: it will be fine in a 15 gallon right?

**TheOldSalt** · 06-19-2005, 01:24 AM

Oh, yes, it could jump out, for those "wings" aren't just decorations. Pantodons are tremendous jumpers. Get that lid secure or listen for the nightly "thump" of the Butterfly hitting the floor.
The only fish in your tank I would worry about is the gourami, but there's no way to be sure what will happen.

Lydia · 06-19-2005, 08:27 AM

ok i will fix the cover...and if the gourami starts being aggressive toward it i could take him back to the pet shop or something...how could i feed him flies? someone mentioned that but i dont get how i could....just kill them and set them on top of the water? or how?

j55 · 06-19-2005, 10:02 AM

I may be getting a 47 gallon, with 3 leapard bush fish,
1 marbled bichir,
maybe some type of cat,
could I have one???

Scuba Kid · 06-19-2005, 10:17 AM

this thread is for butterfly fish...shouldnt you start a new thread?

Mr Aquarium · 06-19-2005, 10:58 AM

The Only time my BF ever did anything that seemed to be jump out of the water is at feeding time, They seem to be pretty violent eaters, lol
However, they will go into the tank and swim around if they feel they are threatend by other fish.
I've seen the ones I use to have do it many times.

Scuba Kid · 06-19-2005, 11:09 AM

oh, i thought he was asking about the catfish.
sorry

j55 · 06-19-2005, 12:06 PM

So can I have one, (BF)

Scuba Kid · 06-19-2005, 12:22 PM

it sounds okay, but im not an expert on these guys, so dont take my word for it.

j55 · 06-19-2005, 12:34 PM

O, thanks anyway,

Cichlid Man · 06-19-2005, 12:44 PM

If you get rid of your zebra danios, then yes you can have a BF, however a BF will be fine in the other setup you mentioned.

j55 · 06-19-2005, 12:48 PM

do you mean mine?

shev · 06-19-2005, 02:20 PM

yeah, they may eat the danios. I have one in a 55 gallon with gouramis. they get along fine, the butterfly nudges them from the top when they come up to breathe. it'll love any sof bodied bug, flies, moths, may flys, mosquitos, grasshoppers. I throw them in live and watch it go into action. especially when you lower the water level, it will actually jump out of the water and catch it in mid air. pretty cool.

j55 · 06-19-2005, 03:42 PM

I don't have danios,
to stop confusion,

I will be getting,
3 leapard bush fish,
1 marbled bichir,
can I have a BF???

06-18-2005, 03:51 PM	#1
Lydia Ichthus Owner Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,902	butterfly fish? i have a 15 gallon fairly heavily planted tank that has fine gravel substrate with 5 zebra danios, 2 platies, 2 mollies, 2 cories, and a dwarf gourami in it...are any of those fish compatible with a butterfly fish? basically im wondering what would i have to get rid of to be able to get a butterfly fish or would it even be worth it? tia!

06-18-2005, 08:02 PM	#7
Lydia Ichthus Owner Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,902	could it jump out? because a small amount of my tank isnt covered by the hood...it is enough room for it to get out if it wanted to, though edit: it will be fine in a 15 gallon right? Last edited by Lydia; 06-18-2005 at 09:16 PM.

06-19-2005, 10:17 AM	#11
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	this thread is for butterfly fish...shouldnt you start a new thread? __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

06-19-2005, 10:58 AM	#12
Mr Aquarium Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Iowa Age: 43 Posts: 499	The Only time my BF ever did anything that seemed to be jump out of the water is at feeding time, They seem to be pretty violent eaters, lol However, they will go into the tank and swim around if they feel they are threatend by other fish. I've seen the ones I use to have do it many times. Last edited by Cichlid Man; 06-19-2005 at 12:40 PM.

06-19-2005, 11:09 AM	#13
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	oh, i thought he was asking about the catfish. sorry __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

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06-18-2005, 05:03 PM	#2
Mr Aquarium Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Iowa Age: 43 Posts: 499	In My Opinion, If it was me I would get one in a Heart beat, I really like the Butterfly fish. I have heard stories of them eating other fish, but I have never seen this with the ones I have had. I can believe it with really small fishses, but if you feed it well, he should pretty much stay to himself. I use to feed mine flys and such, he loved flys........

06-18-2005, 05:13 PM	#3
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	my african butterfly loved flies, moths, may flys, mosquitos, grasshoppers. it may eat your zebra danios if they are small.

06-18-2005, 06:40 PM	#4
Lydia Ichthus Owner Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,902	my zebra danios arent small....so yall think i could get one? AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! i love those fish!!!!!!!!!! whoohooo!!!! lol im excited if you couldnt tell

06-18-2005, 06:45 PM	#5
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	lol. they are really cool fish. ive never had one vbut i've considered it. however, it kinda disapoints me that they stay at the top...do the ALWAYS stay at the top of the water?

06-18-2005, 07:42 PM	#6
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	Pretty much, unless you open the lid and they are scared.

06-19-2005, 01:24 AM	#8
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,534	Oh, yes, it could jump out, for those "wings" aren't just decorations. Pantodons are tremendous jumpers. Get that lid secure or listen for the nightly "thump" of the Butterfly hitting the floor. The only fish in your tank I would worry about is the gourami, but there's no way to be sure what will happen.

06-19-2005, 08:27 AM	#9
Lydia Ichthus Owner Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,902	ok i will fix the cover...and if the gourami starts being aggressive toward it i could take him back to the pet shop or something...how could i feed him flies? someone mentioned that but i dont get how i could....just kill them and set them on top of the water? or how?

06-19-2005, 10:02 AM	#10
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	I may be getting a 47 gallon, with 3 leapard bush fish, 1 marbled bichir, maybe some type of cat, could I have one???

06-19-2005, 12:06 PM	#14
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	So can I have one, (BF) Last edited by Cichlid Man; 06-19-2005 at 12:42 PM.

06-19-2005, 12:22 PM	#15
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	it sounds okay, but im not an expert on these guys, so dont take my word for it. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

06-19-2005, 12:34 PM	#16
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	O, thanks anyway,

06-19-2005, 12:44 PM	#17
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	If you get rid of your zebra danios, then yes you can have a BF, however a BF will be fine in the other setup you mentioned. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

06-19-2005, 12:48 PM	#18
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	do you mean mine?

06-19-2005, 02:20 PM	#19
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	yeah, they may eat the danios. I have one in a 55 gallon with gouramis. they get along fine, the butterfly nudges them from the top when they come up to breathe. it'll love any sof bodied bug, flies, moths, may flys, mosquitos, grasshoppers. I throw them in live and watch it go into action. especially when you lower the water level, it will actually jump out of the water and catch it in mid air. pretty cool.

06-19-2005, 03:42 PM	#20
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	I don't have danios, to stop confusion, I will be getting, 3 leapard bush fish, 1 marbled bichir, can I have a BF???

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