Where to buy Tahitian Butterflyfish
ReefDock searches the following reef retailers for this fish. Click through to see the live price.
- Search Saltwaterfish
Saltwaterfish
Search this retailer
- Search Amazon
Amazon
Search this retailer
- Search Petco
Petco
Search this retailer
About Tahitian Butterflyfish
A medium-sized butterflyfish with a predominantly yellow body, distinctive black vertical band through the eye, and black dorsal and anal fin edges. The species exhibits the characteristic deep, laterally compressed body typical of Chaetodontidae.
Key facts
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Appearance
- A medium-sized butterflyfish with a predominantly yellow body, distinctive black vertical band through the eye, and black dorsal and anal fin edges. The species exhibits the characteristic deep, laterally compressed body typical of Chaetodontidae.
- Care Requirements
- • 75+ gallon tank minimum, preferably 100+ gallons • Stable water parameters: pH 8.1-8.3, salinity 1.023-1.025, temp 73-78°F • Requires varied diet of meaty foods, mysis shrimp, and vegetable matter • Provide multiple hiding spots and live rock for grazing and shelter • Can be aggressive toward other butterflyfishes and corals; pick at polyps
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Diet
- omnivore
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied diet of high-quality flake foods, small pellets, and frozen offerings including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and finely chopped meaty foods. Include occasional vegetable matter or spirulina-enriched foods.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, including French Polynesia (Tahiti) and neighboring reef systems.
- Care Level
- Moderate
Looking for a hobbyist seller?
ReefDock's marketplace lets reef-keepers sell fish directly to other reef-keepers with Stripe-secured checkout and live-arrival photo confirmation. Browse current fish listings on ReefDock, or list your own.
Verify the source tank before you buy
ReefDock is the sister app to Reef Trak. Sellers who maintain a Reef Trak tank log can publish source-tank parameters on eligible fish listings — so you can see the conditions a fish was raised in before you buy. Log this fish on Reef Trak.