Fish of the Day: African Butterflyfish / Chaetodon colossus

[revhtree]

African Butterflyfish / Chaetodon colossus

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chaetodon colosus

COMMON NAME: African Butterflyfish

SIZE: 5.5†(14 cm)

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE: 55 US Gal (208 L)

FOODS & FEEDING: Will accept a variety of aquarium food including flake, but should be fed a varied diet including marine carnivore and vegetable matter. Feed a minimum of twice per day.

REEF COMPATIBILITY: Keep well fed, reef compatible with caution.

CAPTIVE CARE: Can be kept in pairs as adults, or groups as juveniles, Not aggressive, keep with other nonaggressive species, can be a deep water fish and as such dim lighting is a plus for acclimation as is a growth of filamentous algae. Species prefers plenty of hiding places.

 

[larryl]

Good looking fish!

 

[SDguy]

Never heard of it, and nothing comes up under that latin name oh: Got a pic?

 

[revhtree]

Can you not see the image?

 

[SDguy]

No...there's an image in that post? I don't see anything..no red x, nothing.

 

[revhtree]

What browser? It is actually an attachment. Can anyone else see it?

 

[skinz78]

I see it.

 

[SDguy]

It just showed up. Strange.

So I'm still not seeing that name on fishbase anywhere. Where did you find the latin name?