A fairly hardy butterfly that will eat corals and invertebrates, so it doesn't make a good reef fish. Does well in FO or Fowlr tanks; needs peaceful tank mates. There are a two types, one from the Red Sea and the other from IO and Hawaii. They look very similar except the one from the Red Sea [...]
A very hardy butterfly once it begins to eat. Feed on a wide variety of animal prey including hydroids, fish eggs, small crustaceans but prefers tube feet of echinoderms, pedicilaria of sea urchins, and polychaete tentacles. May eat desirable bethnic inverts in aquariums. It will pick at things [...]
A deep water butterfly that is similar to the Burgress and Tinkeri. It also carries a pretty good price on it. Very hardy and will usually eat anything, including corals, so it doesn't make a good reef fish. Does well in FO and Fowlr tanks, as long as the tank mates are peaceful. House of [...]
The Red Back comes from the Red Sea. It's similar to the Pearlscale but much hardier. It isn't reef safe but does well in FO or FOWLR tanks; needs peaceful tank [...]
This is a very hard butterfly to keep and should only be kept by experts. Most are obtained when they are already very large and never adapt to eating prepared food. They need to be kept with very peaceful tank [...]
The Margined Butterflyfish is similar to the Copperband but a little more hardy, though it still can be a tough fish to keep. It is reef safe but may pick at corals and clams so you need to be careful; it should have peaceful tank [...]
This species is generally considered reef-safe due to their planktivorous diet. They should leave your corals alone while feeding from the water column. This also means that they are fairly easy to feed since they are already familiar with eating food floating by them in the [...]
