Yellowhead butterfly
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falconut
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Pyramid butterfly is a different fish. Here is some limited info on the yellowhead:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAVegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw2AkuxrC9Q3cbm0ul4zSyPM
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAVegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw2AkuxrC9Q3cbm0ul4zSyPM
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Anyone here kept one? I'm wondering about difficulty, what corals might be vulnerable etc.
The guy who had the one I saw said his has been an occasional nipper but he once had another that ate sps. He also has a saddleback and thinks they are similar.
Certainly a beautiful fish...
The guy who had the one I saw said his has been an occasional nipper but he once had another that ate sps. He also has a saddleback and thinks they are similar.
Certainly a beautiful fish...
Never kept one, but based on a few facts will lean coral eater.
Most shallow water Chaetodon are polyp eaters. These live 6-30 meters
The mouth shape also matches coralivore speices. Would assume sps and lps would both be on the menu.
More expensive but similarly beautiful, deep water Chaetodon are a better fit as a group, like Chaetodon tinkeri. Still a chance will nip polyps, but greater chance it wont be lethal and be able to feed them other foods as well to limit damage.
Most shallow water Chaetodon are polyp eaters. These live 6-30 meters
The mouth shape also matches coralivore speices. Would assume sps and lps would both be on the menu.
More expensive but similarly beautiful, deep water Chaetodon are a better fit as a group, like Chaetodon tinkeri. Still a chance will nip polyps, but greater chance it wont be lethal and be able to feed them other foods as well to limit damage.
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They are closely related to the saddle back butterflyfish chaetodon ephippium from what I remember when researching them and there care is practically similar
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I had a yellow head in a soft coral reef. He was beautiful and hardy once he started eating. I found blackworms and scallop from the grocery store to be the key for mine. The close relation with the saddleback is not to be ignored: I tried to introduce a saddle back to the tank. The yellow head terrorized it; it would not let the saddleback out to eat. Otherwise he was fine with other butterflies, soft corals, and montipora. I do not know how they would be with LPS.
