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Banded Butterflyfish (Chaetodon striatus)
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Banded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon striatus
| COMMON NAME: |
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Banded Butterflyfish |
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| SCIENTIFIC NAME: |
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Chaetodon striatus |
| SIZE AVAILABLE: |
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~2 inches |
| MINIMUM TANK SIZE: |
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50 gallons |
| FOOD/DIET: |
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Omnivore |
| CARE LEVEL: |
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Moderately easy |
| REEF SAFE: |
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No. Will eat reef inhabitants. |
| AVAILABILITY: |
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Most always available - 99% |
- It is a deep bodied, thin, disc-shaped fish, designed for maneuverability about its home and not for long distance swimming.
- The side fins have prominent spines in the front.
- Its forehead is quite bubbled in and its snout is very short.
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