Where to buy Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish
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About Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish
A medium-sized butterflyfish with a predominantly yellow body marked by distinctive dark vertical bands. The face is white to pale yellow with dark markings around the eye, and the dorsal fin displays yellow and orange hues. The pectoral and anal fins are yellow-orange.
Key facts
- Care Level
- Hard
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish requires standard marine aquarium maintenance and intermediate fish keeping skills.
- Diet Details
- In captivity, provide a varied diet of high-quality marine flake, small pellets, and frozen foods (mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, chopped seafood). Feed small amounts multiple times daily. This species is known to be selective and may be difficult to acclimate to prepared foods.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Appearance
- A medium-sized butterflyfish with a predominantly yellow body marked by distinctive dark vertical bands. The face is white to pale yellow with dark markings around the eye, and the dorsal fin displays yellow and orange hues. The pectoral and anal fins are yellow-orange.
- Max Size
- 7
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75 gallon tank with abundant live rock and coral structures for shelter • Temperature range 72–78°F; pH 8.1–8.3; Salinity 1.020–1.025 SG • Requires excellent water quality and stable parameters; perform regular water changes (20–30% weekly) • Generally peaceful but may nip at coral polyps and small crustaceans; best kept singly or with other non-aggressive reef inhabitants • Slow acclimation (2–4 weeks) is essential; use drip acclimation and quarantine to reduce stress and disease risk
- Common Health Issues
- Parasitic infections, bacterial infections, feeding difficulties, ich
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Diet
- omnivore
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