Bluespot Butterflyfish
From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
Chaetodon plebeius - Cuvier, 1831
Needing live coral polyps in its diet, a poor choice for the aquarium. Scott W. Michael
[edit] Overview
This is one of the numerous butterflies with a specialized diet that consists of live corals. It stubbornly ignores even the best aquarium foods and typically succumbs slowly to a lack of required nutrients.
To be avoided by conscientious aquarists.
Family: Chaetodontidae
Other common name(s):
- Blueblotch Butterflyfish
Native range:
Habitat: Coral reefs with heavy Acropora spp. coral cover.
Maximum length: 15 cm (6 in)
Minimum aquarium size: 285 L (75 gal)
Water: Marine 24 °C (297 K, 75 °F) - 28 °C (301 K, 82 °F)
General swimming level: Midwater to bottom.
Reference: 101 Best Saltwater Fishes
Facts about Bluespot ButterflyfishRDF feed
| Common name | Bluespot Butterflyfish +, and Blueblotch Butterflyfish + |
| Family | Chaetodontidae + |
| Genus | Chaetodon + |
| Image credit | SWM + |
| Maximum length | 6 in + |
| Minimum aquarium size | 75 gal + |
| Native range | Western Pacific + |
| Reference | 101 Best Saltwater Fishes + |
| Specific name | plebeius + |
| Swimming level | Midwater to bottom. + |
| Text credit | SWM + |
| Water max temp | 301 K (28 °C, 82 °F) + |
| Water min temp | 297 K (24 °C, 75 °F) + |
| Water type | Marine + |