FAMILY - Chactodontidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chelmon Mulleri
COMMON NAME - Muller's Butterflyfish
SIZE - 7" ( 18 cm )
RANGE - Australia
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. (284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Fresh clam on the half shell, black mussel on the half shell, sessile invertebrates on live rock, live brine, mysid shrimp.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8
REEF COMPATIBILITY - With caution. May nip some soft corals, feeds heavily on tubeworms appendages, small crustaceans.
CAPTIVE CARE - Keep singly, in pairs if introduced at same time, provide plenty of swimming space, hiding places and adequate water movement simulating a turbid environment. Will eat glass worms, the heads of feather dusters, and will decimate polychaete worm populations, 7o-81 F ( 21-27 C). Do not purchase any specimen with a pinched abdomen, make sure the fish is feeding prior to purchase, specimens acclimate well to captivity, although less colorful than the copperband, the most hardy of the Chelmon Genera.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chelmon Mulleri
COMMON NAME - Muller's Butterflyfish
SIZE - 7" ( 18 cm )
RANGE - Australia
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. (284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Fresh clam on the half shell, black mussel on the half shell, sessile invertebrates on live rock, live brine, mysid shrimp.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8
REEF COMPATIBILITY - With caution. May nip some soft corals, feeds heavily on tubeworms appendages, small crustaceans.
CAPTIVE CARE - Keep singly, in pairs if introduced at same time, provide plenty of swimming space, hiding places and adequate water movement simulating a turbid environment. Will eat glass worms, the heads of feather dusters, and will decimate polychaete worm populations, 7o-81 F ( 21-27 C). Do not purchase any specimen with a pinched abdomen, make sure the fish is feeding prior to purchase, specimens acclimate well to captivity, although less colorful than the copperband, the most hardy of the Chelmon Genera.
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