BrackishSaltwater
Copperband butterflyfish
Chelmon rostratus
Chaetodontidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 20 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 192 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and 9 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A common species found singly and in pairs along rocky shores and coral reefs; also in estuaries and silty inner reefs. Territorial species. Oviparous, monogamous. Forms pairs during breeding.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaelmo rostratus
- Chaetodon enceladus
- Chaetodon rostratus
- Chelmo rostratus
- Chelmon lol
- Chelmon rostratus marginalis
In other languages
- Pincettfisk
- Almindelig pincetfisk
- Pinsettikala
- Angelfish, Banded longsnout butterflyfish, Beaked butterflyfish, Beaked coralfish, Beaked or Copper-banded butterflyfish, Breaked coral fish, Butterflyfish, Copper-banded butterflyfish, Copperhand butterflyfish, Longnose 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.