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[jdubbya]

Why I love FOWLR tanks
My blackback butterfly. Had him for 6 years now.

[ChrisRD]

Nice. Definitely one of my favorites among the "keepable" butterflies...

[jhemdal]

The interesting thing for me is that the fish looks so good after the six years in your tank. I've have a semilarvatus since 1999, but it looks a bit "tattered" and shows some artifacts of being in captivity - poor color, stunted growth, etc.. Yours looks like it just came from the reef!

JHemdal

[jdubbya]

Thanks. This fish has held up very well. Bright, active. Really a model citizen from day one. There have been a couple times where my tank has been a bit neglected and the parameters have gone south for a spell, but he has toughed it out.