Chaetodon interruptus

Chaetodon interruptus, commonly known as the Yellow teardrop butterflyfish, is a medium-sized butterflyfish. Their body is bright yellow with a black vertical stripe through the eye and one through the base of the caudal fin into the anal and dorsal fin. On their body is a large black spot which seems like it's running from becoming wet and forms a teardrop and some individuals also have some faint stripes visible on the side.

These fish are quite peaceful to most other fish, but might haress similar looking fish. They live mostly in pairs or in small groups in a wide variety of habitats, from coral reef flats to deep slopes. 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!