Saddled Butterflyfish – Chaetodon Ephippium
Species name: Chaetodon Ephippium
Common names: Saddled or Blue Mask Butterflyfish
Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Maximum Lench: 11.8 in.
Minimum tank size: 100 gal.
Hardiness: Medium
Aggressiveness: Peaceful except with other members of its own kind.
Reef Compatibility: Can be housed with soft corals but not with stony corals. Will nip at the small invertebrates that grow on the live rock.
Diet: Carnivore. Should be feed marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp and frozen preparations twice a day. It will nip at the invertebrates that grow on the live rock and can be employed to clean live rock of glass anemones. Note that is will also eat some of the invertebrates we attempt to maintain in the reef tank.
Additional information:
A little challenging to acclimatise, the Saddled Butterflyfish become quite hardy once it is successfully acclimated. Medium sized specimens tend to acclimate better than tiny individuals or large adults. It is actually know as one of the easier butterflyfish to keep. Its a coral eater so it is best kept with soft corals or in a fish only community tank.
It will do best in a 100 gallon or larger aquarium with plenty of swimming space, places to hide and good water quality.
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