FAMILY - Chactodontidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chaetodon Gardineri
COMMON NAME - Gardiner's Butterflyfish
SIZE - 6.6" (17 cm)
RANGE - Arabian Peninsula to Sri Lanka
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. ( 284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Algae, stony corals, benthic invertebrates
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Only with soft corals that are the more noxious with caution
CAPTIVE CARE - Keep only one per tank, feed at least 2 times a day, requires a good growth of algae to browse on throughout the day, feed a variety of carnivore and herbivore marine preparations and frozen foods. Keep water temperature at 74-82 F (23-28 C). Once acclimated reported to be fairly hardy, usually not available in north America.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chaetodon Gardineri
COMMON NAME - Gardiner's Butterflyfish
SIZE - 6.6" (17 cm)
RANGE - Arabian Peninsula to Sri Lanka
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. ( 284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Algae, stony corals, benthic invertebrates
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Only with soft corals that are the more noxious with caution
CAPTIVE CARE - Keep only one per tank, feed at least 2 times a day, requires a good growth of algae to browse on throughout the day, feed a variety of carnivore and herbivore marine preparations and frozen foods. Keep water temperature at 74-82 F (23-28 C). Once acclimated reported to be fairly hardy, usually not available in north America.
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