Batfish Reef Safe
They are not reef safe and should be fed plenty of large meaty foods.
Batfish reef safe. Batfish change greatly as they grow however the potential aquarist is most likely to see them in their juvenile form so that is the description of the colouration here. Anemones and coral species and should be housed within a fowlr environment. Batfish aren t reef safe as they will eat just about anything in the tank that they can get which includes invertebrates and coral polyps.
They are not reef safe however since they will consume smaller fish invertebrates corals and anemones present in the tank. It cannot defend itself. I don t want a reef tank but i d like a bit of coral.
The orbiculate batfish has been well known to live more than the 5 12 years estimated for a batfish. Diet should include a variety of live feeder marine fish and feeder shrimp and frozen chopped meaty preparations like crab krill squid and shrimp 2 3 times daily. But will batfsih being non reef safe apply to one or two coral pieces.
The batfish is a peaceful and friendly fish. Batfish aren t reef safe as they will eat just about anything in the tank that they can get which includes invertebrates and coral polyps. The small juvenile with the long fins that you see in stores turns into very large fish 2 feet plus and lose the long fins which attract most people to them in the first place.
Diet should include a variety of live feeder marine fish and feeder shrimp and frozen chopped meaty preparations like crab krill squid and shrimp 2 3 times daily. The small juveniles that you see in stores with the long fins turns into very large fish reaching 2 feet plus and they lose the long fins that attract most people to them in the first place. Also it is not reef safe.
But it say s they aren t reef safe which i am guessing is because they are carnivorous and will eat sessile invertebrates. Teira batfish are mild mannered and will coexist peacefully with their tank mates but should not be housed with overly aggressive species that may bully them as juveniles teira batfish are a very mild mannered fish that will do well with a wide variety of tank mates but they are not considered to be reef safe they will sessile invertebrates e g. 2021 blue zoo aquatics.
I also really like batfish. It will feed on small fishes and invertebrates such as coral and anemones. It should not be placed with aggressive fish.