FAMILY - Chactodontidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chaetodon Leucopleura
COMMON NAME - Somali Butterflyfish
SIZE - 7" (18 cm)
RANGE - Zanzibar, East Africa, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Seychelles Islands, Aldabra Island, Dhofar Oman
MIN. SIZE AQUARIUM - 6
FOODS AND FEEDING - Benthic invertebrates, corals, sessile invertebrates
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - No
CAPTIVE CARE - House with non aggressive, non competing tankmates for food. May need live food to acclimate and to introduce a feeding response, brine, mysid shrimp, black worms live clam, mussel with shell broken open. Provide plenty of swimming room, hiding places, and a varied diet for carnevores. Keep only one per tank.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chaetodon Leucopleura
COMMON NAME - Somali Butterflyfish
SIZE - 7" (18 cm)
RANGE - Zanzibar, East Africa, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Seychelles Islands, Aldabra Island, Dhofar Oman
MIN. SIZE AQUARIUM - 6
FOODS AND FEEDING - Benthic invertebrates, corals, sessile invertebrates
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - No
CAPTIVE CARE - House with non aggressive, non competing tankmates for food. May need live food to acclimate and to introduce a feeding response, brine, mysid shrimp, black worms live clam, mussel with shell broken open. Provide plenty of swimming room, hiding places, and a varied diet for carnevores. Keep only one per tank.
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