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About Speckled Butterflyfish
The Speckled Butterflyfish has a bright yellow body with distinctive black spots or speckles covering the head and sides. It displays a black band through the eye and black markings on the dorsal and anal fins, with a streamlined, laterally compressed body typical of butterflyfish.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 70 gallon tank with abundant live rock and coral formations for grazing and shelter • Temperature range: 72–78°F; pH: 8.1–8.3; Salinity: 1.020–1.025 SG • Provide plenty of hiding places and established coral polyps for natural feeding behavior • Generally peaceful toward other fish but may become territorial with conspecifics or similar butterflyfish • Sensitive to water quality; perform regular 20–25% water changes and maintain stable conditions
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Diet Details
- In the wild, Chaetodon citrinellus feeds on coral polyps, crustaceans, and small benthic organisms. In captivity, provide a varied diet of high-quality marine flakes, mysis shrimp, chopped squid, and small copepods. Feed 2-3 times daily in small portions.
- Common Health Issues
- Coral polyp dependency, parasitic infections (ich, velvet), poor feeding in captivity, fin rot
- Appearance
- The Speckled Butterflyfish has a bright yellow body with distinctive black spots or speckles covering the head and sides. It displays a black band through the eye and black markings on the dorsal and anal fins, with a streamlined, laterally compressed body typical of butterflyfish.
- Max Size
- 5.9
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, ranging from the Great Barrier Reef and the Philippines westward to the Red Sea and East Africa. Found in coral reef environments at depths of 5 to 40 meters.
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Diet
- omnivore
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
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