Falcula Butterflyfish - Chaetodon falcula

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Falcula Butterflyfish

Scientific Name

Chaetodon falcula

Reef Compatible

With Caution

Care Level

Intermediate

Disposition

Semi-aggressive

Min. Tank Size

75 gallons

Mature Size

8 inches

Diet

Carnivore

Range

Indian Ocean

Size Class

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Curator's Note

Butterflyfish are not recommended for reefs as they may pick at or eat a wide variety of corals, fan worms, and other invertebrates. Most Butterflyfish may be known to pick at Aiptaisia, a parasitic anemone.

Other Common Names

Saddle Back Butterflyfish, Blackwedged Butterflyfish, True Falcula Butterflyfish

Description

The Falcula Butterflyfish, also known as the Saddle Back Butterflyfish, is a popular addition to more aggressive aquariums. One of the more durable Butterflyfish in the industry, it will actively compete for food against other tankmates.

Diet

The Saddleback Butterflyfish can occasionally be resistant to accepting a captive diet but can be enticed with a small anemone or rock of aiptaisia. Eventually it will learn to adjust to it’s new diet by following the example of it’s tankmates. Feed a varied diet of small meaty foods, as well as other commercially frozen preparations.