Spottail Butterflyfish / Chaetodon oscellicaudus

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Spottail Butterflyfish / Chaetodon oscellicaudus
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SCIENTIFIC NAME –Chaetodon oscellicaudus

COMMON NAME – Spottail Butterflyfish

SIZE – 5.5" (14 cm)

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

FOODS AND FEEDING – The Spottail Butterflyfish consumes stony and soft coral polyps. In captivity, provide a varied diet for carnivores. Should be fed a minimum of 2 times per day.

REEF COMPATIBILITY – No.

CAPTIVE CARE – The Spottail Butterflyfish should be kept singly in home aquaria and should not be housed with similarly colored tank mates. Captive requirements are similar to the Blackback Butterflyfish. https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/fish-database/63242-blackback-butterflyfish-chaetodon-melannotus.html
 

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