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Auriga Butterflyfish
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Called "Kapuhili" in Hawaii, the Threadfin Butterflyfish has a mostly white body with a cheveroned pattern of grey lines. The anal, dorsal, tail fins are yellow. A black bar vertically crosses the eye, and there is a...
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| Scientific Name |
Chaetodon auriga ???
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| Common Names |
Auriga Butterflyfish, Threadfin Butterflyfish, Cross-Stripe Butterflyfish
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Truely one of my favorite fish...but not in a reef
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Aurigas are easy and beautiful fish. If you have a large aquarium, they will get large as well. Diving in Hawaii, I've seen these as large as 15" long. They are very docile, but can get by in aggressive tanks with triggers and sharks as well. I have never attempted these in a reef tank and frankly have not wanted to test them out.
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| Liked about it |
Beautiful, easy, good eaters.
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| Didn't like |
Not reef safe. Need a large aquarium.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Caution
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If they are tank raised, then they CAN be reef safe.
If you have wild caught, then odds are they are not reef safe.
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| Liked about it |
School all the time
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| Didn't like |
EAT POLYPS!!! AHHHHH
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3.5 |
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4.0 |
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3.0 |
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