Long Nose Butterfly (7 days for Delivery)
Earns 287 Aqua Points, worth £2.87 off a future order. How points work
- Arrive alive guarantee
- Overnight, oxygen packed
- You pick the day
Livestock delivery, done properly
- Overnight insulated delivery on fish orders, £19.95, and free collection near Gatwick
- Arrive-alive promise plus our Perfect Health Arrival guarantee
- You choose the delivery day at checkout. We only show days we can genuinely deliver
- £35 minimum on livestock orders. Dry goods ship free alongside fish
Marine Fish Perfect Health Promise
All marine fish have a Perfect Health Arrival guarantee. For the following reasons, we cannot guarantee beyond that.
A number of different reasons can affect why a marine fish does not settle into its new environment. These range from:
- Unsuitable water conditions: incorrect pH, high ammonia and nitrite levels.
- Tank bullies: some marine fish are very passive and will not mix well with more boisterous tank mates.
- Incorrect tank size: please research the fish you are buying, as some will become stressed in a tank that is too small.
If you have any problems on arrival
Please contact us straight away and we will extend your guarantee until the fish is healthy again. You must call on the arrival day to activate this.
01293 749046Credit notes
If any of your aquatic life dies during our guarantees and has been acclimatised in a mature aquarium, please take a photo and email it across and we will send you a credit note.
Please email photographs of the deceased specimens to sales@aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk.
About this fish
Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)What is its maximum size?
The Longnose Butterflyfish can grow to approximately 22 cm (8–9 inches) in length. It requires a reasonably large, mature aquarium with plenty of swimming space, live rock and suitable hiding places. Its distinctive elongated snout is specially adapted for picking small invertebrates and food from narrow crevices in live rock.
Where is its origin and where is it exported from?
The Longnose Butterflyfish originates from the Indo-Pacific region, with a wide distribution extending from the East African coast and Red Sea across to Japan, Australia, Hawaii and French Polynesia. It is commonly exported for the aquarium trade from countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.
Is it reef compatible?
Not completely. The Longnose Butterflyfish may nip at feather dusters, tube worms, small crustaceans and certain corals, particularly LPS and soft corals. Some individuals can be maintained in reef aquariums with caution, but it is generally better suited to a fish-only or fish-only-with-live-rock aquarium.
What should I feed it?
Feed a varied diet consisting of marine-based foods, including mysis shrimp, enriched brine shrimp, chopped seafood and quality marine pellets. It particularly benefits from foods containing small crustaceans and other invertebrate material. Offer small portions several times throughout the day to maintain good health and condition.
How many can I keep?
Best kept singly in most home aquariums. Longnose Butterflyfish can be territorial towards others of their own species, particularly in smaller aquariums. Established pairs may sometimes be kept together in exceptionally large systems, but careful introduction and monitoring are essential.
How compatible is it with other fish?
Generally peaceful and suitable for a large marine community aquarium with compatible tankmates. It can occasionally display territorial behaviour towards other butterflyfish, particularly those with similar appearances. Avoid keeping it with overly aggressive fish or species that may outcompete it for food. Suitable tankmates include peaceful tangs, wrasses, dwarf angelfish and other compatible community marine fish.
Water parameters
Temperature: 24–28°C
pH: 8.1–8.4
Specific gravity: 1.023–1.026
Ammonia and nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: Keep as low as practical with stable water quality.
If it does not arrive alive, you do not pay for it.
Photograph the bag unopened, send it to us within four hours of delivery, and we will put it right with a refund or a replacement.* Our guarantee on marine fish covers their health on arrival. If anything concerns you, please ring us on the day they arrive and we will extend it until the fish is healthy again.
*Whether we refund or replace is our decision and depends on the fish and its cost. A replacement may travel with a future order rather than straight away.