Copper Banded Butterfly
They are quite difficult and aggressive very territorial.
Copper banded butterfly. The copperband butterflyfish is a very notable species especially with its elongated snout. Chaete according to fishbase which means hair and odous genitive. They are usually found on coral reefs or rocky shorelines and also in estuaries and silty inner reefs.
They have a false eye towards the back of the dorsal fin and can get up to about 8 inches 20 cm. Odontos which means tooth. The copper banded butterflyfish chelmon rostratus is a very fragile fish and it s lack of hardiness makes it less resistant to disease.
Only one male per tank is reccommended. They are best in a species tank a community only if it is very large and spacious. The name of the family is derived from two greek words.
It is moderately small reaching not quite 8 inches in total total length. This family includes 12 different genera and over 130 species. This species is territorial and oviparous.
Copperband butterflyfish are found at depths of 1 25 metres either alone or in pairs. The copperband butterflyfish belongs to a family of fishes that all look like perches the chaetodontidae family. Physically the copperband butterflyfish is a very beautiful white with copper bands running vertically on the sides of the body.
The copperband butterflyfish also known as the beaked butterflyfish beaked coralfish or orange stripe butterfly has a long narrow nose and mouth used for hunting into crevices and holes for food. The copperband butterflyfish chelmon rostratus is native to reefs in the pacific and indian oceans. The copperband butterflyfish has yellow orange vertical bands with a black edging.
It has a false eyespot on the rear of the dorsal fin. Yet it is very attractively colored with an elegant form and graceful swimming movements. When selecting your copperband butterflyfish always ask to see them fed.
The copperband butterfly chelmon rostratus has a silver sheen body with several copper bands and a long protruding snout tipped with a small mouth and a small black dot on the end of its dorsal fin. It is easily identified by its long mouth and distinctive gold bars with a black eye on the top rear of its body. These guys will not harass any other fish but can easily be harassed by larger fish.
They should play nicely with other peaceful tank mates but will not tolerate other butterfly fish in the same tank. The copperband butterflyfish are found in the northeastern indian ocean and into the west pacific from the andaman sea to the ryuku islands parts of south east asia down to northern australia including the great barrier reef new guinea and the solomon islands they are found on coral reefs between depths of 1 to 25 meters.
