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About Lined Butterflyfish
The Lined Butterflyfish is a small, laterally compressed fish featuring a white body with distinctive vertical black lines throughout, giving it a striped appearance. It has a black bar through the eye and a yellow dorsal fin. The body shape is typical of the Chaetodontidae family, with a somewhat disc-like profile.
Key facts
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, parasitic infections, loss of appetite, nutritional deficiencies
- Max Size
- 8.3
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet Details
- In captivity, feed a varied omnivorous diet including high-quality flaked foods, frozen mysis shrimp, small crustaceans, and occasional vegetable matter. This species is known to pick at coral polyps and anemones in the wild, so live rock with established microfauna helps provide natural grazing opportunities.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa through the Indian Ocean to the Great Barrier Reef and central Pacific, including the Hawaiian Islands and other tropical reef systems.
- Care Requirements
- • Tank size: 70+ gallons (minimum), preferably 90+ for a mated pair • Water parameters: pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.023–1.025, temp 75–79°F • Setup: Plenty of live rock for grazing and shelter; moderate water flow • Diet: Omnivorous; feed quality flake, pellets, small frozen foods, and occasional algae-based fare • Behavior: Semi-aggressive toward similar butterflyfish; pair-bond if introduced together
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Diet
- omnivore
- Difficulty Level
- Moderately difficult. While not as hardy as some reef fish, the Lined Butterflyfish is more adaptable than many of its cousins. Success depends on excellent water quality, stable conditions, and a varied diet that replicates natural grazing behavior.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
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