This Butterflyfish has an oval shaped body with beautiful yellow to orange hues covering the majority of the body. The black bands are orientated in a diagonal fashion and the fins are outlined in a striking yellow. It is best housed in very large, peaceful community aquariums decorated with large amounts of live rock. It should be kept singly, not with conspecifics or similar butterflyfish, and should not be kept with any stress-inducing fish. It is generally not a great reef dweller since it tends to eat most invertebrates and nip at corals.
The Dot and Dash Butterflyfish is a difficult fish to feed; it is a shy and deliberate feeder that may need a variety of foods offered to it in order to start feeding. Feed a variety of frozen and live foods including; mysis shrimp, vitamin enriched brine shrimp and high qaulity seaweed based foods.
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Color Form: Black, Orange, Yellow
Diet: Omnivore
Reef Compatible: No
Water Conditions: sg 1.020-1.025, 23-26° C, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size: 13cm
Family: Chaetodontidae
Minimum Tank Size: 320L
