Auriga Butterflyfish - Chaetodon auriga

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Auriga Butterflyfish

Scientific Name

Chaetodon auriga

Reef Compatible

Care Level

Beginner

Disposition

Peaceful

Min. Tank Size

75 gallons

Mature Size

9 inches

Diet

Carnivore

Range

Indo-Pacific, Maldives, Tonga, Fiji, Hawaii

Size Class

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Curator's Note

Butterflyfish are not recommended for reefs as they will pick at or eat a wide variety of corals, fan worms, and other invertebrates. Most Butterflyfish are known to pick at Aiptaisia, a parasitic anemone.
If you will have more than two Auriga Butterflyfish or another Butterflyfish of similar coloration, we recommend you add them to your aquarium at the same time.

Other Common Names

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Description

The Auriga Butterflyfish is an attractive and elegant addition to an aquarium display. The Auriga is one of the easier butterflyfish to keep.

Diet

One of the easier to feel of the butterflyfish, it will readily accept a wide array of foods. A varied diet with this particular fish is very important to retain it’s health. Feed frozen mysis shrimp, crustacean flesh, marine fish, flake and pellet, as well as commercially prepared frozen preparations.

Item #

Description

Price

Quantity

Stock Status

001135

Auriga Butterflyfish , Small: over 1-1.5", Indo Pacific

$69.99

001136

Auriga Butterflyfish , Medium: over 1.5-3.5", Indo Pacific

$79.99

001137

Auriga Butterflyfish , Large: over 3.5-5.5", Indo Pacific

$109.99

001138

Auriga Butterflyfish , X-Large: over 5.5-6.5", Indo Pacific

$149.99

001139

Auriga Butterflyfish , XX-Large: over 6.5-7.5", Indo Pacific

$199.99

*	Due to availability and individuality of each species, colors and sizes may vary.

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