What is spotband butterflyfish?
Spotband butterflyfish, for the butterflyfish family, butterflyfish is a fish. Belongs to ornamental fish. Mild temperament, easy to keep. Commonness is high. Suitable for mixing with mild fish.
What does spotband butterflyfish look like?
The body is tall and oval; the top of the head is straight in outline. Snout pointed, but not elongated into a tubular shape. Anterior nostrils with nasal flaps. Anterior opercular margin with fine serrations; opercular membrane connected to isthmus. The teeth of both jaws are densely arranged, with 6-7 rows of upper and lower teeth. Body covered with medium scales, rounded to slightly angular; lateral line rises steeply upwards below spines IX-X of dorsal fin and descends below terminal margin of dorsal fin base. Single dorsal fin, spine XIII, soft rays 23-25; anal fin spine III, soft rays 18. Body lemon-colored, with pale yellow belly; each scale on the side of the body has a dark spot, and the spots near the fins are smaller; there are about 7 other dark horizontal bands on the upper half of the body; the head has a black inlay narrower than the eye diameter and golden eyeband with white edge; black nape; caudal peduncle orange. The dorsal and anal fins have golden margins, and the inner side has black lines; the pectoral and pelvic fins are pale yellow; the base of the caudal fin is yellow, with a black band in the middle, and the rear end is pale. The maximum body length is 12 cm.
life habit of spotband butterflyfish
The habitat depth is 1-45 meters. Inhabits coral agglomerations, clear lagoons, and reefs facing the sea, and often on the outskirts of reefs. Usually adults live in pairs, juveniles are solitary and secretive. Omnivorous, feeding on small invertebrates, coral polyps, and algal fragments.
spotband butterflyfish rearing
Although spotband butterflyfish is an ornamental fish that is relatively easy to raise, because it is a tropical fish species, special attention should be paid to them in the breeding environment.
The suitable water temperature for spotband butterflyfish to survive is 24～27℃, the PH is 8.1～8.4, and the specific gravity is 1.020～1.025. Since the body length of the spotband butterflyfish can reach 15 cm, the minimum aquarium size is 190 liters.
