Copperband butterflyfish Totally Explained

Everything about Copperband Butterflyfish totally explained

The Copperband Butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus, also commonly called the Beak Coralfish, is found in reefs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This butterflyfish is one of the three species in the genus Chelmon, all being known for having longer beaks.

Description

These fish are easily identified by the yellow banding and long snout, juveniles being similar to adults. They grow up to 20cm in length

Habit and Habitat

Found at depths of 1-25 metres either singly or in pairs, forming monogamous pairs during breeding. They are usually found on coral reefs or rocky shorelines, and also in estuaries and silty inner reefs. This species is territorial and oviparous.

Points of note

They may be distinguished from the similar Chelmon marginalis by their color pattern and number of dorsal fin rays.

In the aquarium

Copperband butterflyfish can grow to 8 inches (20 cm) but in a home aquarium are usually found at half that size. They do well at a normal reef temperature range of 75 to 84 °F (24 to 29 °C), with a tank size of at least 75 gallons with lots of live rock to graze on. This species isn't reef safe. It will eat many invertebrates, including parasitic forms such as Calliactis parasitica (Parasitic anemone).

Further Information

Get more info on 'Copperband Butterflyfish'.

External Link Exchanges

Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:

<a href="http://copperband_butterflyfish.totallyexplained.com">Copperband butterflyfish Totally Explained</a>

Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned.