Eclipse Butterfly

[Spot On]

Hello All, I received my first online order yesterday including 1 eclipse butterfly fish. It looked exceptionally skinny and was lethargic from the start. He was found 30hrs after I got him acclimated dead against a rock. The clown wrasse that came with seems healthy and hungry. Should I worry about the rest of his tank mates or is this just an unhealthy fish? Thanks

 

[GT3000XX]

The Chaetodon bennetti is know to be a coral polyp only feeder. This fish probably hadn't eaten since it was collected. Really should be left in the ocean. Are you quarantining your fish prior to adding them to your display?

 

[Spot On]

The Chaetodon bennetti is know to be a coral polyp only feeder. This fish probably hadn't eaten since it was collected. Really should be left in the ocean. Are you quarantining your fish prior to adding them to your display?

Thanks for the info...sad they sell them knowing this. I did not qt them..need to get a tank up and running...the Mrs. was being a hair impatient

 

[OrionN]

Thanks for the info...sad they sell them knowing this. I did not qt them..need to get a tank up and running...the Mrs. was being a hair impatient

It seems you may want to research on the fish you like to buy first, before buying them. Don't use information from seller but use information from site that does not need to sell you the fish. Information is so easy to get these days. Good luck with your tank.

 

[Peterrdee]

The Chaetodon bennetti is know to be a coral polyp only feeder. This fish probably hadn't eaten since it was collected. Really should be left in the ocean. Are you quarantining your fish prior to adding them to your display?

I don’t see these fish lasting as long as others sometimes 10 years or 20 some raccoons have lived to 30 in captivity

 

[Avadakedavra]

It probably was a bad specimen to start with. Tetrachaetodon butterflyfishes (speculum, plebeius, bennetti, etc.) are not as difficult as other obligate corallivores. Smaller specimens (healthy of course) accept food pretty readily.