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About White-Face Butterflyfish
The White-Face Butterflyfish has a distinctive white or pale head and face, with the body transitioning to yellow and black vertical bands posteriorly. The dorsal fin typically shows yellow coloration, and the body is laterally compressed with a small mouth adapted for picking food from reef crevices.
Key facts
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Common Health Issues
- Ich, Marine velvet, Loss of appetite, Parasitic infections
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75 gallon tank • Temperature range: 72–82°F • Salinity: 1.020–1.025 SG • Feed a varied diet of mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, copepods, and small crustaceans 2–3 times daily • Provide plenty of live rock and reef structure for shelter and natural feeding opportunities • Avoid keeping with aggressive species; this butterflyfish is peaceful but can be territorial with conspecifics
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Appearance
- The White-Face Butterflyfish has a distinctive white or pale head and face, with the body transitioning to yellow and black vertical bands posteriorly. The dorsal fin typically shows yellow coloration, and the body is laterally compressed with a small mouth adapted for picking food from reef crevices.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Aka
- Whiteface Butterflyfish
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied diet including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, copepods, small crustaceans, and occasionally prepared foods. In the wild they forage on small benthic invertebrates and zooplankton, so quality frozen foods and live offerings are ideal in captivity.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, found from the Red Sea and East Africa through the Indo-Pacific to Hawaii and the Great Barrier Reef.
- Max Size
- 7
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
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