Raccoon Butterflyfish

Chaetodon Butterflyfish should be added to well established aquariums with plenty of room to swim. Plenty of rock work should be provided for grazing and hiding. Chaetodon Butterflyfish may pick at corals and crustaceans. A diet of meaty and algae based foods should be provided multiple times daily. Multiples can be added simultaneously to a large aquarium. Chaetodon Butterflyfish tend to be shy and peaceful but can become territorial if their aquarium is to small.

The Raccoon Butterflyfish is also known as the Moon or Red Striped Butterflyfish. Somewhat common in the aquarium trade. Raccoon Butterflyfish are very beautiful with a mainly yellow body, dorsal, anal and tail fins with slanted red stripes. They have a black eye stripe that gives the the appearance of a Raccoon with a white stripe right behind it. The upper half of the fishs body is darker than the lower half. Raccoon Butterflyfish can grow to 8".

We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 100 gallons or larger for this species.

Water conditions: Salinity 1.020 - 1.025, Temp (F) 72 - 78, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Alkalinity 8 - 12 dKH