Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Pyramid Butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size18 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Origin
- Pacific
- Size
- 18 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 or a group
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- carnivore (zooplankton)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: White triangle on its side against a yellow background and a dark head. It feeds on plankton and is one of the few butterflyfish suitable for reef tanks.
