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About Latticed Butterflyfish
The Latticed Butterflyfish has a pale yellow to cream-colored body with a distinctive overlaid pattern of dark diagonal lines creating a latticed or reticulated appearance. The body is disc-shaped and compressed laterally, with a pointed snout and small mouth typical of plankton-feeding butterflyfishes. A dark eye stripe extends from the snout through the eye.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75-gallon aquarium (reef-safe, peaceful community setup) • Stable parameters: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, SG 1.023-1.025 • High-quality varied diet: small crustaceans, zooplankton, quality flake/pellet foods • Excellent water flow, strong lighting, stable conditions essential • Coral and anemone-rich environment; avoid aggressive tank mates
- Feeding Schedule
- 3-4 times daily
- Max Size
- 5.9
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-82°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Diet
- planktivore
- Min tank size
- 70 gallons
- Difficulty Level
- This species is challenging for most aquarists due to its specialized planktivorous diet and reluctance to accept prepared foods. It requires consistent feeding of live or high-quality frozen zooplankton and may starve in systems without adequate natural food production or supplementation.
- Care Level
- Hard
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Common Health Issues
- Starvation from inadequate food supply, parasitic infections (ich, velvet), nutritional deficiencies
- Appearance
- The Latticed Butterflyfish has a pale yellow to cream-colored body with a distinctive overlaid pattern of dark diagonal lines creating a latticed or reticulated appearance. The body is disc-shaped and compressed laterally, with a pointed snout and small mouth typical of plankton-feeding butterflyfishes. A dark eye stripe extends from the snout through the eye.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from Indonesia and the Philippines westward through the Great Barrier Reef and Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and East Africa.
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