The genus Forcipiger contains three species. I'm getting mixed information whether this fish, Forcipiger flavissimus (Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish), is "reef safe" or not. Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable. The primary difference between these species is that the measurement from nose tip to eye in the long-nose butterfly fish is three times (3X) as long as the measurement from the eye is to the back of the operculum where the scales become yellow.
Though some sources list this species as reef safe, I wouldn’t risk keeping it with sessile invertebrates. Forcipiger Flavissimus Reef Fishes Reef Central Online Community > Marine Fish Forums > Reef Fishes: Forcipiger Flavissimus User Name ... especially the pyramids and forcipigier. Forcipiger flavissimus seems to be less 'reef safe' on average than compared to their congener Forcipiger longirostris.
Location: San Diego. A suitable and beautiful candidate. Does it nip/pick corals, shrooms or anemones? Not Reef Tank Suitable . however, i've seen pyramids eating brain corals, copperbands eating scolymias. Get some tips on how to care for Forcipiger flavissimus in captivity and a list of good references for further studies. Forcipiger flavissimus has a shorter rostrum (“beak”) than F. longirostris.
what about Giant Clams and Feather Dusters? Forcipiger and Chelmon: A F. flavissimus cruising in a full blown reef. How to keep Longnose butterfly fish in an aquarium. _____ You've done it now, haven't you? many sources state they are 100% reef safe and i've kept many and none have even shown the slighted interest in my corals. Both can be unpredictable in behavior, though. This two genera are some of my favorites, with butterflies that possess forcep-like mouths. #5 01/22/2007, 12:52 PM SDguy. My reef is my fix :-D : Join Date: Mar 2003. F. flavissimus, F. longirostris and the most recently described F. wanai. Does anybody have experience with this fish in a reef tank? Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 Longnose Butterflyfish, Forceps Butterflyfish . My fear would be that the temptation to nip at coral polyps with that forceps-like snout would prove irresistible. Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Red Sea and eastern coast of Africa to Hawaii, and also the Eastern Pacific: Baja California coastline to the Galapagos and Revillagigedo Islands. Among the better butterflies is one of my personal favorites: the yellow longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) from the Indo-Pacific.
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