Spottail Butterflyfish / Chaetodon oscellicaudus
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
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
