by ReefBum | Jul 30, 2018 | Fish
A Butterflyfish in a reef tank? Surely you jest. You see them all the time in videos and photos of natural reefs but fish in this family are typically housed in fish only with live rock (FOWLR) tanks due to their propensity to nip at corals. However, there are a few exceptions, including the Yellow Pyramid Butterflyfish. This fish feeds on zooplankton and is usually found feeding high in the water column above coral heads in its natural ecosystem, making it a “reef safe” edition to a tank housing SPS and LPS corals. Cool Pattern The pyramid of white on its body meshes beautifully with its yellow fins and black/brown head to give it a unique look. I have been a fan of these fish for by Admin | Feb 28, 2018 | Fish, Photography
The diversity of life never ceases to amaze me! Given the same basic problems of life: getting about in a dense medium, finding a mate, deterring/avoiding predators, and finding a food source, evolution has provided an almost unbelievable variety of fish shapes,... by Admin | Feb 17, 2018 | Fish, Photography
It’s perhaps not surprising that this fish doesn’t find its way into the aquarium trade very often, if at all. Some would argue that it doesn’t have a great deal going for it when compared with the more attractive members of the Chaetodon... by Barry Brown | May 28, 2017 | Fish, Reef, Science
Good morning all, I have a super tiny, (about the size of a dime), deep-sea butterflyfish for you all today called a Prognathodes aculeaths. For years the Smithsonian and Substation Curacao have collected the adult sized butterflyfish from the deep using a submersible but this is the first baby or juvenile I had ever seen or photographed. From Wikipedia I found this little blurb; Longsnout butterflyfish are much more solitary than many other members of their family. They also inhabit deeper reefs and spend much of their time foraging in recesses for invertebrates. It is also known to eat the tube feet of sea urchins and tube worm tentacles by Lemon T.Y.K | Sep 26, 2016 | Fish, Science
It has been a while since our last installation of epithet etymology, and, to make up for the absence in posts, we’ll feature a truly stunning fish from the butterflyfish genus Chaetodon.…
