African butterfly fish

ALFA WOLF · 04-09-2006, 12:50 PM

k rock got me all interested in them and now i want to have one for a 10 gal what else can i put with him.

**fish_doc** · 04-09-2006, 01:06 PM

They should not be kept with fin nippers as they have long finnage. Smaller fish under 2 inches are also out of the question as they may end as a snack for the butterfly fish. Bottom dwellers and mid water fish of a good size and temprement are what you should look for.

**Cichlid Man** · 04-09-2006, 01:16 PM

Butterfly fish do well with peaceful softwater fish of a similar size or larger.
When I kept them, they like playing with hatchet fish of a similar size, if smaller they might eat them.

jeremy242 · 04-10-2006, 10:11 AM

I kept mine with gouramis and th would go near the butterfly fish but them she woud move them away. I also had a floating plastic plant for it to go into and hide if it wanted to. I never had any fin lose but the potential is there. My tetras didn't bother it either.

wildtiger · 04-10-2006, 11:18 AM

I know you didn't ask, but please be sure to cover your tank, I do believe these fish are jumpers.

MDsaints · 07-27-2006, 12:59 AM

just dont get any fish that are also surface dwelling fish because from what i know they will act territorial with them.. as why i cant get certain fish with them

racialfish · 07-30-2006, 06:16 PM

I wouldn't suggest putting it in your 10g. b/c they need atleast a 30g. The more surface area the better.

jtrotter77 · 07-30-2006, 06:21 PM

cool fish I have a bunch about 4" so real big ones, they eat feeders

04-09-2006, 12:50 PM	#1
ALFA WOLF Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 414	African butterfly fish k rock got me all interested in them and now i want to have one for a 10 gal what else can i put with him. __________________ empty 10 gal.. any ideas lmao?

04-09-2006, 01:06 PM	#2
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,878 Blog Entries: 13	They should not be kept with fin nippers as they have long finnage. Smaller fish under 2 inches are also out of the question as they may end as a snack for the butterfly fish. Bottom dwellers and mid water fish of a good size and temprement are what you should look for. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

04-09-2006, 01:16 PM	#3
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,095	Butterfly fish do well with peaceful softwater fish of a similar size or larger. When I kept them, they like playing with hatchet fish of a similar size, if smaller they might eat them. __________________ 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.

04-10-2006, 10:11 AM	#4
jeremy242 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oviedo, Fl Age: 26 Posts: 44	I kept mine with gouramis and th would go near the butterfly fish but them she woud move them away. I also had a floating plastic plant for it to go into and hide if it wanted to. I never had any fin lose but the potential is there. My tetras didn't bother it either. __________________ 29 gallon 1 L190 5 L104 75 gallon 8 panda corys 13 lemon tetras 1 L187b 1 L128 1 L270 1 L182 1 L81 2 L200 1 L134 1 L264 1 L129 1 Ant spc 3

04-10-2006, 11:18 AM	#5
wildtiger "Salmon Free!" Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 362	I know you didn't ask, but please be sure to cover your tank, I do believe these fish are jumpers. __________________

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07-27-2006, 12:59 AM	#6
MDsaints Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: PA Age: 18 Posts: 63	just dont get any fish that are also surface dwelling fish because from what i know they will act territorial with them.. as why i cant get certain fish with them

07-30-2006, 06:16 PM	#7
racialfish No Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Omaha Nebraska Posts: 6	I wouldn't suggest putting it in your 10g. b/c they need atleast a 30g. The more surface area the better.

07-30-2006, 06:21 PM	#8
jtrotter77 Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 31 Posts: 25	cool fish I have a bunch about 4" so real big ones, they eat feeders

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