Species photo: Geoff Shuetrim, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist
Chaetodon auriga
$65.00
A popular, hardy butterflyfish with chevron-lined sides, yellow fins and a thread trailing from its dorsal fin.
In stock and eating
The threadfin, or auriga, butterflyfish is one of the more popular butterflies, with white chevron-lined sides, yellow fins and a thin filament trailing from the dorsal fin. This is a medium-sized fish; adults reach about 9 inches and need a fish-only tank of 125 gallons or more. It picks at corals, anemones and tube worms, but it takes mysis and other meaty foods well when fed several times a day.
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