Chaetodon humeralis
Chaetodon humeralis, commonly known as the East Pacific butterflyfish, is a large butterflyfish. Their body is silvery-white with with a pattern of small spots which highlight the scales. Besides the vertical dark eye bar, they also have two broad dark vertical bands over their body and a bacn all around the anal, caudal and dorsal fin.
These fish are quite peaceful to most other fish, but might haress similar looking fish. They live mostly in pairs or in small to large groups (sometimes mixed with Chaetodipterus zonatus) in rocky areas near the shore. In an aquarium they can best be kept alone unless a proven pair can be found. They're real omnivores feeding on all sorts of invertebrates and algae, but they're also facultative corallivores, meaning they do eat but don't need corals. This makes them not really suitable for most reef tanks though, but a perfect pick for a fish-only tank! Feed them a varied diet of live and frozen meaty foods and make sure you supplement this with a good quality algae based flake and/or pellet food to make them really happy!
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Availability | Common |
Brand | Butterflyfish |
Bagsize | 18 |
Care level | Moderate |
Food | Artemia, frozen food (large varieties), coral (polyp), Mysis, pellet food, shellfish |
max size | 25cm |
Minimum tank size | ~1000 liters |
Origin | East Pacific Gulf of California / Baja California |
Temperature range | 22 - 28 °C |
Species type | Chaetodon humeralis |