Saltwater
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish
Chaetodon ulietensis
Chaetodontidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 15 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 88 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, and 23 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occur in coral-rich areas of lagoon reefs and less commonly in seaward reefs. Juveniles in harbors and estuaries. Benthopelagic. Usually solitary, in pairs or in small groups. Feed on plant and animal material. Oviparous, monogamous. Form pairs during breeding. Can be easily maintained in tanks.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaetodon aurora
- Chaetodon falcula
- Chaetodon ulientensis
- Chaetodon ulietensis confluens
- Rabdophorus oxychaetodon ulietensis
In other languages
- Dobbeltsadlet fanefisk
- Pälviperhokala
- Double-saddle butterflyfish, Doublesaddle butterflyfish, Ovalspot butterflyfish, Pacific double-saddled butterflyfish, Pacific doublesaddle butterflyfish, Pacific doublesaddled coralfish, Saddleback butterfly, Sickle 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.