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About Spot-banded Butterflyfish
The Spot-banded Butterflyfish is a compact, disc-shaped fish with a distinctive white or cream-colored body marked by vertical black bands. The most recognizable feature is a large black blotch or "spot" on the upper rear body, and the face typically displays a dark mask through the eye. The dorsal and anal fins contain yellow or orange pigmentation, and the tail fin shows white with dark edges.
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Min tank size
- 70 gallons
- Appearance
- The Spot-banded Butterflyfish is a compact, disc-shaped fish with a distinctive white or cream-colored body marked by vertical black bands. The most recognizable feature is a large black blotch or "spot" on the upper rear body, and the face typically displays a dark mask through the eye. The dorsal and anal fins contain yellow or orange pigmentation, and the tail fin shows white with dark edges.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 70 gallon tank with plenty of live rock for grazing and shelter • Temperature range: 72–78°F; maintain stable parameters • Salinity range: 1.020–1.025 SG • Feed a varied diet of high-quality marine flakes, pellets, and frozen foods such as mysis shrimp and spirulina; offer food 2–3 times daily • Moderately hardy but sensitive to poor water quality and sudden environmental changes; prefers established aquaria with mature rock
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Spot-banded Butterflyfish requires standard marine aquarium maintenance and intermediate fish keeping skills.
- Diet
- omnivore
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Diet Details
- In captivity, offer a varied diet of quality marine flakes, small pellets, and frozen foods including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and spirulina. They browse on live rock for small organisms and benefit from vegetable matter such as nori.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea, East Africa, and throughout the Great Barrier Reef to the central Pacific. Found in coral reef environments at depths typically 5–40 meters.
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, bacterial infections, fin rot, poor feeding response in newly acclimated individuals
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