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Pearlscale Butterfly
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Chaetodon Butterflyfish
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Plenty of room to swim, rock work should be provided for grazing and hiding.
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Chaetodon Butterflyfish may pick at corals and crustaceans.
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A diet of meaty and algae based foods should be provided multiple times daily. Multiples can be added simutaneously to a large aquarium.
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Chaetodon Butterflyfish tend to be shy and peaceful but can become territorial if their aquarium is to small.
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Pearlscale Butterflyfish can grow to 5".
We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 70 gallons or larger for this species.
Water conditions: Salinity 1.020 - 1.025, Temp (F) 72 - 78, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Alkalinity 8 - 12 dKH
Care Info
Care: Moderate
Behavior: Social
Diet: Frozen Food, Live Food
Habitat: Reef
Light: Medium
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