Blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus)
300,00 EGP
Facts
| Latin name | Chaetodon melannotus – Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
| Local name | Blackback butterflyfish |
| Family | Chaetodontidae – Chaetodon |
| Origin | East Indian Ocean, West Indian Ocean, Australia, The Red Sea, Indonesia, Central/West Pacific |
| Max length | 18 cm (7,1″) |
As aquarium fish
| Minimum volume | 800 l (211 gal) |
| Hardiness | Average |
| Suitable for aquarium | Experience, preparation and extra care required |
| Reef safe | Not reef safe |
| Aggressiveness | Mostly peaceful but might be aggressive towards similar species |
Feed
| Recommended | Macroalgea (Eg. seaweed / nori) Small crustaceans (Krill, mysis, artemia…) |
| Mostly | Other invertebrates Soft coral |
| Maybee | Large polyp stone coral (LPS) Small polyp stone coral (SPS) |
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Description
Description
Beware of
| Can nibble at clams |
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This species sometimes nibbles at clams including Tridacna species. |
| Eats tubeworms |
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| This species likes to eat tubeworms. |
Keep in mind
| Hiding places |
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| This species requires places to hide, especially when newly introduced into the aquarium. |
| Requires plenty of space for swimming. |
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| This species revels in swimming and requires an aquarium with ample space. |
| Can coexist as a pair |
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| They can live as a pair provided they are introduced simultaneously. |
| Eats glass anemones (Aiptasia) |
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This species eats glass anemones (Aiptasia). But occasionally one finds an individual fish which refuses to eat them. |
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| Size | S, M, L |
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