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Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Pacific
Reef Compatible: No
Water Conditions: 23-26°C, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, den 1.020-1.025
Max. Size: 15cm
Color : Black, Yellow
Diet: Omnivorous
Origin : Australia, Indonesia, Central/West Pacific
Family: Chaetodontidae
Minimum Tank Size: 400 Liters
The Latticed Butterflyfish, also known as the Raffle's Butterflyfish, is yellow with dark scale margins giving a lattice-like appearance. It has a black eye band and a blue patch between the eyes; the tail has a black vertical stripe.
It requires a 400L or larger aquarium that has numerous hiding places and peaceful community members. This is not a reef safe Buterflyfish. In the wild, it will prey on hard and soft corals, zoanthids, and/or anemones. If the fish is asleep or stressed, it will get a dark spot on the front of the body.They can live as a pair provided they are introduced simultaneously.
The Latticed Butterflyfish will feed on chopped sea foods. These fish should be kept in a well run aquarium where they can "graze" algae from rocks and stones.
If there are insufficient algae on the rocks, it is important to feed more frequently and supplement with algae rich food e.g. Spirulina.