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Threadfin Butterflyfish

Family: Chaetodontidae Picture of a Threadfin Butterflyfish, Chaetodon auriga Chaetodon auriga Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough

   The Threadfin Butterflyfish is another one of the most gorgeous butterflyfishes and often available.

   It is considered a fairly difficult fish to keep, but not impossible for an experienced marine enthusiast.

For more Information on keeping this fish see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Marine Aquarium

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Geographic Distribution
Chaetodon auriga
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Actiniform
  • Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
  • Order: Perciformes
  • Family: Chaetodontidae
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Habitat:
   Threadfin Butterflyfish are found in the entire Indo-Pacific region, and it is one of the more common butterflyfishes of the Australia-New Guinea region. Inhabits both inner and outer reefs at depths of 1 - 10 meters (3 - 33 feet).

Maintenance difficulty:
  The Threadfin Butterflyfish is generally a medium hard fish to keep.

Foods:
   Coral polyps, polychaetes, algae, shrimp, gastorpids, and nemertine worms. In the aquarium feed it live brine, an angelfish formula, and spirulina type food.

Length/Diameter of fish:
   The Threadfin Butterflyfish maximum adult size is 23 cm ( 9 inches).

Social Behaviors:
   Found singly and in pairs, seldom in schools, this fish is non-aggressive to other fish. Can be shy in the aquarium.

Sexual differences:
   Unknown

Maintenance:
   Feed as many different foods as possible.

Diseases that Marine Butterflyfish are susceptible to:
Marine Ich(white spot disease), Marine Velvet, Uronema marinum, and Lymphocystis

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

Minimum Tank Length/Size:
   A 50 gallon aquarium is the minimum size recommended.

Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong
   No special requirements.

Picture of a Threadfin Butterflyfish, Chaetodon aurigaWater Region: Top, Middle, Bottom
   No special region.

Availability:
   Generally available, it is one of the more popular butterlyfish.

 




Comments from people who have kept this fish:


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I saw one of these beautiful little while guys snorkeling today. I live in northern N.S.W, but they are along most of the Australian east coast. Extremely shy fish.

Callum 2007-12-07

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