I got a yellow long nose butterfly fish (pic)

[Booboo33062]

What is the typical behavior of a butterfly fish? I just put it in yesterday, and I noticed today it swims going up and down in one or the other corners of the tank. I know that my coral beauty has picked on it a little so I don't know if that is the problem. He sure is pretty though.

[harman]

He is very cool. He probably sees his reflection and is chasing it; a lot of fish do that when they are first put into a tank.

[Loverotties]

Very Nice!I had one yrs ago in a FO.

[beechbouy]

Cool fish! The Long Nose Butterfly fish was the first marine specimen I ever bought (way back in 1980). After acclimating it to my aquarium, I was sure it would be dead by morning (because in 1980 we all "knew" that you couldn't keep salt water animals). Shockingly, the next morning it was still alive and well and stayed that way for a couple of years. Extremely attractive, easy to keep and feed, it's still one of my favorite marine denizens.

[pyron88]

I'm with beechbouy on this. My story is the same. I had mine for about four years and got married and gave all my stuff to a friend. I wish I would have kept the tanks and given him the wife!