FAMILY - Chactodontidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chaetodon Unimaculatus
COMMON NAME - Teardrop Butterflyfish
SIZE - 7.8" (20 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. (284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Meaty and vegetable marine foods in a varied diet.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Dines on corals, anemones, mushroom anemones, nips at crustaceans.
CAPTIVE CARE - Accepts most foods offered in captivity, a good growth of filamentous algae is a plus, in larger tanks can be kept in groups or other butterflyfish, can hold its own against dominating tankmates. (If you want to get rid of your corals this is the fish to add to your system).
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chaetodon Unimaculatus
COMMON NAME - Teardrop Butterflyfish
SIZE - 7.8" (20 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. (284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Meaty and vegetable marine foods in a varied diet.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Dines on corals, anemones, mushroom anemones, nips at crustaceans.
CAPTIVE CARE - Accepts most foods offered in captivity, a good growth of filamentous algae is a plus, in larger tanks can be kept in groups or other butterflyfish, can hold its own against dominating tankmates. (If you want to get rid of your corals this is the fish to add to your system).
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