FAMILY - Chactodontidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chaetodon Tinkeri
COMMON NAME - Tinker's Butterflyfish
SIZE - 5.9" (15 cm)
RANGE - South Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. (284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp, frozen preparations. Feed min. 3 times a day.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Eats tubeworms and may nip softcorals, gorgonians, large polyped stony corals.
CAPTIVE CARE - A deep reef fish, readily accepts most foods in suitable water quality and a peaceful environment, spends most of its time in the open, should have several suitable hiding places. May quarrel with members of its own and closely related species, a proven pair can be kept in the same tank, careful acclimation to higher illuminated tanks is a must, and reports suggest that a lower temperature of 70 to 75 F (21 - 24 C) helps with this fish.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chaetodon Tinkeri
COMMON NAME - Tinker's Butterflyfish
SIZE - 5.9" (15 cm)
RANGE - South Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. (284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp, frozen preparations. Feed min. 3 times a day.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Eats tubeworms and may nip softcorals, gorgonians, large polyped stony corals.
CAPTIVE CARE - A deep reef fish, readily accepts most foods in suitable water quality and a peaceful environment, spends most of its time in the open, should have several suitable hiding places. May quarrel with members of its own and closely related species, a proven pair can be kept in the same tank, careful acclimation to higher illuminated tanks is a must, and reports suggest that a lower temperature of 70 to 75 F (21 - 24 C) helps with this fish.
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