Awesome Fish Spotlight: The Ornate Butterflyfish

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The Butterfly Effect We have always been told a swift “NO” on keeping most butterflyfish species in reef aquariums and it constantly reminds us of an old Mark Twain quote: “There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” The Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus) is an extremely beautiful and colorful fish. […]

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