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Orangeface Butterflyfish / Chaetodon larvatus
SCIENTIFIC NAME –Chaetodon larvatus
COMMON NAME – Orangeface Butterflyfish
SIZE – 4.7" (12 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE – 55 US Gal. (208 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING– The Orangeface Butterflyfish has a specialized diet of coral polyps, feeding primarily on small polyped stony corals. It is often reluctant to accept substitutes in captivity, but may be enticed with vitamin enriched live brine shrimp, clam on the half shell, or mashed squid and shrimp on a bleached stony coral skeleton. Once feeding, offer crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp, and frozen preparations for carnivores. Should be fed a minimum of 3 times per day.
REEF COMPATIBILITY – No. Obligataroy corallivores; will eat stony corals.
CAPTIVE CARE –The Orangeface Butterflyfish is rarely acclimated to captivity and care should be taken to ensure that this fish is eating before purchase. If attempted, acclimation is more likely to succeed if the fish is young. Can be kept singly or as a pair, but they will stake out a large area for its territory and may be aggressive towards competitors for food or members of its own species.
SCIENTIFIC NAME –Chaetodon larvatus
COMMON NAME – Orangeface Butterflyfish
SIZE – 4.7" (12 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE – 55 US Gal. (208 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING– The Orangeface Butterflyfish has a specialized diet of coral polyps, feeding primarily on small polyped stony corals. It is often reluctant to accept substitutes in captivity, but may be enticed with vitamin enriched live brine shrimp, clam on the half shell, or mashed squid and shrimp on a bleached stony coral skeleton. Once feeding, offer crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp, and frozen preparations for carnivores. Should be fed a minimum of 3 times per day.
REEF COMPATIBILITY – No. Obligataroy corallivores; will eat stony corals.
CAPTIVE CARE –The Orangeface Butterflyfish is rarely acclimated to captivity and care should be taken to ensure that this fish is eating before purchase. If attempted, acclimation is more likely to succeed if the fish is young. Can be kept singly or as a pair, but they will stake out a large area for its territory and may be aggressive towards competitors for food or members of its own species.
