Copperband Butterfly
These guys will not harass any other fish but can easily be harassed by larger fish.
Copperband butterfly. Unless you have a mated pair or an extremely large tank you should not attempt. Physically the copperband butterflyfish is a very beautiful white with copper bands running vertically on the sides of the body. The copperband butterflyfish chelmon rostratus also known as the beaked coral fish is found in reefs in both the pacific and indian oceans.
T he copperband butterflyfish chelmon rostratus is also known as the beaked coral fish and orange stripe butterflyfish. There is however one exception to the copperband butterflyfish s tolerance other copperband butterflyfish. The copperband butterflyfish has yellow orange vertical bands with a black edging.
The copperband butterflyfish is one of the most passive fish there is. They ve all been phenomenal. It might pick on invertebrates especially anemones feather dusters clams etc.
The copperband butterflyfish chelmon rostratus is native to reefs in the pacific and indian oceans. I made a new batch 2 3 weeks ago. It is also kept in tank to control aiptasia.
It is easily identified by its long mouth and distinctive gold bars with a black eye on the top rear of its 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. They have a false eye towards the back of the dorsal fin and can get up to about 8 inches 20 cm.
These fish are easily identified by the yellow banding and long snout. My copperband has always loved my home made food he s the first one eating out of my hand for the past year. It has a false eyespot on the rear of the dorsal fin.
The copperband butterfly is exceptionally active and will always look hungry so a sizeable established aquarium with lots of live rock is suggested for this fish. It is one of three species in the genus chelmon which include muellers butterflyfish chelmon muelleri and the margenalis butterflyfish chalmon margenalis all have longer beaks than most butterflyfish. Copperband is best placed in large reef tanks and kept singly and not mixed with other butterflies.
They should play nicely with other peaceful tank mates but will not tolerate other butterfly fish in the same tank. If you plan to get a copperband butterflyfish there are a few things you should do to give you a higher chance of successfully keeping it alive.
