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About Many-Spined Butterflyfish
A small butterflyfish with a predominantly white body and distinctive multiple dark vertical stripes running along the flanks. The head and anterior body are yellow to orange-yellow, with black markings around the eye and on the gill covers. The dorsal fin displays the characteristic many spines that give the species its name.
Key facts
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate difficulty. Many-Spined Butterflyfish require stable conditions and can be sensitive to water quality swings. They may nip at stony corals and some soft corals, so careful placement in reef systems is necessary.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied diet including high-quality flake foods, small pellets, and frequent offerings of frozen zooplankton (mysis shrimp, copepods). Supplement with small amounts of herbivorous material and live rock grazing to promote natural feeding behavior.
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Diet
- omnivore
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75-gallon aquarium; 100+ gallons recommended for adults • Stable parameters: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, sg 1.023–1.025 • High-quality marine diet: quality flakes, pellets, frozen mysis shrimp, brine shrimp • Moderate to strong water flow; excellent filtration and protein skimming • Peaceful reef-safe butterflyfish; avoid aggressive tank mates; may nip at corals
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, head and lateral line erosion (HLLE), parasitic infections, loss of appetite in captivity
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea, East Africa, and extending east to the Hawaiian Islands and the Great Barrier Reef.
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 5.9
- Appearance
- A small butterflyfish with a predominantly white body and distinctive multiple dark vertical stripes running along the flanks. The head and anterior body are yellow to orange-yellow, with black markings around the eye and on the gill covers. The dorsal fin displays the characteristic many spines that give the species its name.
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