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Peppered ButterflyfishFamily: Chaetodontidae
Latest Reader Comment - See More how lucky can you be? I caught a gorgeous gussy at The Heads Knysna (month January 2007). No problem with teaching it to eat. Also a handnet and snorkel and goggles.... (more) EUGENE THERON 2007-07-26
The Peppered Butterfly fish is a pretty little thing!...but not recommended for beginners.Like other coral polyp eaters, the Peppered Butterflyfish can be a challenge to keep. Coral polyps can be a difficult food to provide in an average marine aquarium environment! For more Information on keeping this fish see:
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| Geographic Distribution Chaetodon guttatissimus |
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| Data provided by FishBase.org |
Found only in the Indian Ocean.
Maintenance difficulty:
The Peppered Butterflyfish is generally difficult to keep.
Generally only juveniles can be induced to eat.
Maintenance:
Feed as most butterflyfish, live brine, marine formula, spirulina
formulas.
Diseases that Marine Butterflyfish are susceptible to:
Marine Ich(white spot disease), Marine Velvet, Uronema marinum, and Lymphocystis
Foods:
Coral polyps, algae, polychaete worms.
Social Behaviors:
Unknown
Sex: Sexual differences:
Unknown.
Light: Recommended light levels:
No special requirements.
Breeding/Reproduction:
Not accomplished in captivity. See Breeding
Marine Fish page for a description of how they reproduce in the wild.
Temperature:
No special requirements.
Length/Diameter of fish:
Peppered Butterflyfish adults can grow to 12 cm ( 4.8 inches).
Minimum Tank Length/Size:
A minimum 40 gallon aquarium is recommended.
Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong
No special requirements.
Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom
No special requirements.
Availability:
This fish is generally rare.
| Latest Comments |
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| how lucky can you be? I caught a gorgeous gussy at The Heads Knysna (month January 2007). No problem with teaching it to eat. Also a handnet and snorkel and goggles. Thank you. EUGENE
2007-07-26 |
| Some of the coolest comments: |
| Very pleased to say that i captured a specimen of this butterfly.
location : Durban, North Pier, South Africa.
Date of capture : 31st August 2003.
Size : approx 6cm in length.
Method of capture : Snorkel,mask and hand held net. Regulations here do not allow for capture of fish with scuba gear. ( licence is required to capture and keep local marine specimens )
comment : Local name as per Smiths Fishes is a Gorgeous Gussy. I put the fish into my main display tank shortly after arriving home from the dive, within two hours the fish was pecking at the Tetra-bits i had put in the tank.
The following morning the fish was eating a bit of the Tetra-bits, six days later he has made his presence in the tank well known to the other occupants and fights vigorously
for food.
Kevin Jordan
Email : kevinj60@hotmail.com 2003-09-06 |
Author: David Brough. CFS.
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