Saddleback Butterflyfish (3-4")

Chaetodon ephippium

This spectacular looking butterflyfish varies in its adaptability to aquarium life. Some individuals readily acclimate, while others have difficulty. Medium sized specimens tend to acclimate better than tiny individuals or large adults. It should be kept in a big tank with plenty of swimming room. It may quarrel with other Chaetodontids, but usually ignores other fish species. Provide it with a varied diet. It can be employed to clean live rock of glass anemones; however, it will also feed on some of the more desirable invertebrates living on the rock, like fan worms.