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Western Butterflyfish
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
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The Western Butterflyfish has has a pale silvery-brown coloured body with a vertical dark band running through the eye. The upper two thirds of the body are marked with 5 vertical lines of close-set dots.
It is best housed in peaceful community aquariums. It should be kept singely, not with similar Butterflyfish, and should not be kept with any stress-inducing fish. Caution should be exercised if housing these fish in a reef aquarium. They may pick on invertebrates, especially anemones and feather dusters.
The Western Butterflyfish is a deliberate feeder that may need a variety of foods offered to. Feed a variety of frozen and live foods including; mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, or frozen whole cockle.
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