[B]FAMILY [/B]- Chactodontidae [B]SCIENTIFIC NAME[/B] - Chaetodon Tinkeri [B]COMMON NAME[/B] - Tinker's Butterflyfish [B]SIZE[/B] - 5.9" (15 cm) [B]RANGE[/B] - South Pacific [B]MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE[/B] - 75 US Gal. (284 L) [B]FOODS AND FEEDING[/B] - Marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp, frozen preparations. Feed min. 3 times a day. [B]AQUARIUM SUITABILITY[/B] - 8 [B]REEF COMPATIBILITY[/B] - Eats tubeworms and may nip softcorals, gorgonians, large polyped stony corals. [B]CAPTIVE CARE [/B]- A deep reef fish, readily accepts most foods in suitable water quality and a peaceful environment, spends most of its time in the open, should have several suitable hiding places. May quarrel with members of its own and closely related species, a proven pair can be kept in the same tank, careful acclimation to higher illuminated tanks is a must, and reports suggest that a lower temperature of 70 to 75 F (21 - 24 C) helps with this fish. [CENTER][ATTACH=full]21020[/ATTACH][/CENTER]
