Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Ocellated Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellatus
Photo: Cholmes75 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size20 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeNo
Full profile
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Origin
- Western Atlantic
- Size
- 20 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 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: White with yellow fins and a dark spot on the dorsal fin. Caribbean butterflyfish.
