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About Multiband Butterflyfish
The Multiband Butterflyfish displays a striking pattern of alternating white and yellow vertical bands running the length of the body, with a black dorsal stripe. The face is predominantly white with a dark band through the eye, and the dorsal and anal fins are bright yellow with white spots.
Key facts
- Difficulty Level
- The Multiband Butterflyfish is a challenging species that requires excellent water quality, consistent feeding, and careful acclimation. It is prone to parasitic infections and feeding difficulties in captivity, making it suitable only for experienced aquarists with established systems.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Diet Details
- In captivity, offer a varied diet of high-quality meaty foods including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, small crustaceans, and quality flake or pellet foods. Include vegetable matter or prepared foods with spirulina to support the omnivorous diet.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75-gallon aquarium; 100+ gallons preferred for long-term success • Water: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, SG 1.020-1.025 • Strong lighting (high PAR) and moderate-to-brisk water flow • Stable, mature reef with live rock and coral polyp foods • Feed varied diet: quality flake, small pellets, frozen mysis shrimp; supplement with copepods
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Care Level
- Hard
- Diet
- omnivore
- Common Health Issues
- Parasitic infections (ich, marine velvet), feeding refusal, lateral line erosion
- Origin
- Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, where it is found on coral reefs at depths ranging from 50 to 400 feet.
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
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