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About Sixspine Butterflyfish
Small butterflyfish with distinctive ocellated (eye-spotted) patterning on the body and fins. Yellow-orange base coloration with six prominent dark spines along the dorsal fin and characteristic dark bands and spot patterns that give it the "sixspine" common name.
Key facts
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin rot, Swim bladder disorder, Bacterial infections, Parasitic infestations
- Max Size
- 5.5
- Care Requirements
- • 75+ gallon tank with plenty of open swimming space • Stable water parameters: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.023–1.025 • Varied diet of marine flakes, meaty foods, and occasional vegetable matter • May nip at corals and invertebrates; best in established reef tanks • Prefers pairs or small groups; can be territorial with conspecifics
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, occurring from the Indian Ocean through Indonesia and Philippines to Micronesia and Polynesia.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Appearance
- Small butterflyfish with distinctive ocellated (eye-spotted) patterning on the body and fins. Yellow-orange base coloration with six prominent dark spines along the dorsal fin and characteristic dark bands and spot patterns that give it the "sixspine" common name.
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Diet
- omnivore
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