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Saddleback Butterfly
| Latin Name | Chaetodon ephippium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name | Saddleback Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Also known as | Chaetodon ephippium, Saddle Butterfly, Saddleback Butterfly, Saddled Butterfly, Ephippium Butterfly, Saddled Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fast Facts | This gorgeous, large species varies in its adaptability to aquarium life. Some individuals readily acclimate, while others have difficulty. Medium sized specimens tend to acclimate better than tiny individuals or large adults. It grows to a large size in the wild, and should be kept in a big tank with plenty of swimming room. It may quarrel with other Chaetodontids, but usually ignores other fish species. Provide it with a varied diet. It can be employed to clean live rock of glass anemones; however, it will also feed on some of the more desirable invertebrates living on the rock, like fan worms. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sizes | Small/~1.5"-2" Medium/~2"-3" Large/~3-4" X-Large/~4-6" |
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| Range in Nature | Indo-Pacific | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Aquarium Size | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet and Feeding | Carnivorous, feed marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp and frozen preparations. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult) |  |
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| Reef Aquarium Compatibility | This species feeds on a wide-range of invertebrates, including some of the species we attempt to maintain in the reef tank. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Related Fish | Auriga Butterfly- Hawaii, Black Velvet Angelfish, Blackback Butterfly, Blue Line Angel, Blue Spotted Angelfish, Burgess Butterfly, Conspicillatus Angel, Declevis Butterfly, Easter Island Buterfly, Falcula Butterfly: False, Fremblii Bluestripe Butterfly, Japanese Golden Butterfly, Japanese Masked Butterfly, Klein's Butterfly, Lattice Butterfly, Lemon Butterfly, Litus Butterfly, Mertensi Butterfly, Mesoleucos Butterfly, Mitratus Butterfly, Nippon Butterfly, Pakistani Butterfly, Pearlscale Butterfly, Pearlscale Butterfly: RED SEA, Pelewensis Butterfly, Personifer Angel, Personifer Angel Male, Punctato Butterfly, Raccoon Butterflyfish, Rainfordi Butterfly AUSTRALIA, Red Sea Raccoon Butterfly, Scribbled Angel, Scribbled Angel- Male, Semilarvatus Butterfly Red Sea, Singapore Angel, Teardrop Butterfly, Tinker's Butterfly, True Falcula Butterfly, Vagabond Butterfly, More Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability | Small/Frequently Available Medium/Frequently Available Large/Occasionally Available, contact us if you need a larger one. |
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Availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Note: Because these are living animals, and not made in a factory, actual specimens will vary and will not look identical to the image provided. Sizes stated are approximate.
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