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Marquesan Butterflyfish / Chaetodon declivis
SCIENTIFIC NAME – Chaetodon declivis
COMMON NAME - Marquesan Butterflyfish
SIZE – 4.9" (12 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE – 55 US Gal. (208 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING– The Marquesan Butterflyfish consumes chopped fresh seafood, brine shrimp, marine frozen preparations, and flake foods. Can be offered a varied diet for carnivores & omnivores.
REEF COMPATIBILITY – Unknown, but most Butterflyfish can only be housed with noxious soft corals and they may nip at crustaceans and sessile invertebrates.
CAPTIVE CARE –The Marquesan Butterflyfish can be kept in pairs if introduced at the same time and can also be kept with other Butterflyfish. This species prefers a tank with plenty of places to hide, a large area near the base of rock formations, and temperatures in the range of 72-82 F(22-28 C).
SCIENTIFIC NAME – Chaetodon declivis
COMMON NAME - Marquesan Butterflyfish
SIZE – 4.9" (12 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE – 55 US Gal. (208 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING– The Marquesan Butterflyfish consumes chopped fresh seafood, brine shrimp, marine frozen preparations, and flake foods. Can be offered a varied diet for carnivores & omnivores.
REEF COMPATIBILITY – Unknown, but most Butterflyfish can only be housed with noxious soft corals and they may nip at crustaceans and sessile invertebrates.
CAPTIVE CARE –The Marquesan Butterflyfish can be kept in pairs if introduced at the same time and can also be kept with other Butterflyfish. This species prefers a tank with plenty of places to hide, a large area near the base of rock formations, and temperatures in the range of 72-82 F(22-28 C).
