Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
Photo: Bernard E. Picton BernardP · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size23 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeNo
Full profile
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific and Red Sea
- Size
- 23 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ❌ No
Notes: Dark oblique lines, a filament on the dorsal fin, and a black ocellus. One of the hardiest butterflyfish. Feeds on Aiptasia anemones.
