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About French Butterflyfish
Yellow body with vertical orange-red stripes, black vertical bands on the dorsal and anal fins, and a distinctive black band through the eye. Moderately compressed body typical of butterflyfish.
Key facts
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 5.5
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 70-gallon tank for adult; prefers 100+ gallons • pH 8.1–8.3, SG 1.020–1.025, temp 72–78°F • Live rock with plenty of hiding spaces and shadowed areas • Varied diet: mysis shrimp, small crustaceans, quality flake/pellet foods • May nip at stony corals and clams; monitor behavior closely
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Diet
- omnivore
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Min tank size
- 70 gallons
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied diet of small frozen foods including mysis shrimp, enriched brine shrimp, and high-quality flake foods. Supplement with occasional live copepods and offer small frozen sponge preparations. Feed 2–3 times daily in smaller portions.
- Origin
- Western Atlantic from Guyana and Venezuela to the Caribbean, primarily found on deep reef slopes and drop-offs.
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