Saltwater
Blackback butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus
Chaetodontidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 25 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 375 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Egypt, Fiji, France, Guam, and 33 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Usually solitary or in pairs in coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs to a depth of over 15 m. Juveniles inshore. In pairs or traveling in small groups. Feed on octocorallian and scleractinian coral polyps. Oviparous. Form pairs during breeding. Easy to maintain in the aquarium. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaetodon abhortani
- Chaetodon dorsalis
- Chaetodon marginatus
- Chaetodon melanotus
- Chaetodon reinwardti
- Chaetodon reinwardtii
In other languages
- Sortrygget fanefisk
- Black-back butterflyfish, Black-backed butterfly fish, Black-backed butterflyfish, Black-backed coralfish, Blackbacked Butterflyfish, Butterflyfish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.