Saltwater
Vagabond butterflyfish
Chaetodon vagabundus
Chaetodontidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 23 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 292 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, Djibouti, Fiji, and 38 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults are found in reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs and sometimes in turbid waters subject to freshwater runoff swimming in pairs. They are omnivorous, feeding on algae, coral polyps, crustaceans and worms. They are oviparous and monogamous. Stable monogamous pairs with both pair members jointly defending a feeding territory against other pairs occur, but often accompany other species without being aggressive. They are easily maintained in tanks. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Anisochaetodon vagabundus
- Chaetodon mesogallicus
- Chaetodon nesogallicus
- Chaetodon pictus
- Chaetodon setifer hawaiiensis
- Chaetodon vugabundus
In other languages
- Chaetodon pictus
- Sortbåndet fanefisk
- Butterfly fish, Butterflyfish, Criss-cross butterfly-fish, Criss-cross butterflyfish, Crisscross butterflyfish, Vagabond coralfish, Vagabond's 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.