[B]FAMILY [/B]- Chactodontidae [B]SCIENTIFIC NAME[/B] - Chelmon Mulleri [B]COMMON NAME[/B] - Muller's Butterflyfish [B]SIZE[/B] - 7" ( 18 cm ) [B]RANGE[/B] - Australia [B]MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE[/B] - 75 US Gal. (284 L) [B]FOODS AND FEEDING[/B] - Fresh clam on the half shell, black mussel on the half shell, sessile invertebrates on live rock, live brine, mysid shrimp. [B]AQUARIUM SUITABILITY[/B] - 8 [B]REEF COMPATIBILITY[/B] - With caution. May nip some soft corals, feeds heavily on tubeworms appendages, small crustaceans. [B]CAPTIVE CARE[/B] - 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. [CENTER][ATTACH=full]20716[/ATTACH][/CENTER]
