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Peppered ButterflyfishFamily: Chaetodontidae
The Peppered Butterfly fish is a pretty little thing!...but not recommended for beginners.Like other coral polyp eaters, the Peppered Butterflyfish can be a challenge to keep. Coral polyps can be a difficult food to provide in an average marine aquarium environment! For more Information on keeping this fish see:
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| Geographic Distribution Chaetodon guttatissimus |
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Maintenance difficulty:
The Peppered Butterflyfish is generally difficult to keep.
Generally only juveniles can be induced to eat.
Maintenance:
Feed as most butterflyfish, live brine, marine formula, spirulina
formulas.
Foods:
Coral polyps, algae, polychaete worms.
Social Behaviors:
Unknown
Sex: Sexual differences:
Unknown.
Light: Recommended light levels:
No special requirements.
Breeding/Reproduction:
Not accomplished in captivity. See Breeding
Marine Fish page for a description of how they reproduce in the wild.
Temperature:
No special requirements.
Length/Diameter of fish:
Peppered Butterflyfish adults can grow to 12 cm ( 4.8 inches).
Minimum Tank Length/Size:
A minimum 40 gallon aquarium is recommended.
Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong
No special requirements.
Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom
No special requirements.
Availability:
This fish is generally rare.
Comments from people who have kept this fish:
how lucky can you be? I caught a gorgeous gussy at The Heads Knysna (month January 2007). No problem with teaching it to eat. Also a handnet and snorkel and goggles. Thank you. EUGENE
Very pleased to say that i captured a specimen of this butterfly. location : Durban, North Pier, South Africa. Date of capture : 31st August 2003. Size : approx 6cm in length. Method of capture : Snorkel,mask and hand held net. Regulations here do not allow for capture of fish with scuba gear. ( licence is required to capture and keep local marine specimens ) comment : Local name as per Smiths Fishes is a Gorgeous Gussy. I put the fish into my main display tank shortly after arriving home from the dive, within two hours the fish was pecking at the Tetra-bits i had put in the tank. The following morning the fish was eating a bit of the Tetra-bits, six days later he has made his presence in the tank well known to the other occupants and fights vigorously for food. Kevin Jordan Email : kevinj60@hotmail.com
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Author: David Brough. CFS.
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