butterflyfish

[e_dub]

I just got this butterflyfish yesterday and i was just trying to figure out what kind it is. I've seen similar ones on the internet but none that are exact.

 

[melosu58]

Moved to the ID forum.

 

[e_dub]

Do you know what kind of butterfly it is?

 

[melosu58]

I`ve been looking for a half hour now and cant find it. Let me look some more. I know I`ve seen it before though.

 

[e_dub]

Me too and i actually just found it. It is a black-backed butterfly. Thanks for taking the time to look. One other question do you know what to feed them other than just the normal pellets i have for my fish.

 

[CaptainAhab]

Carnivore.. Meaty foods. Pellets alone won't cut it.

 

[melosu58]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+25+208&pcatid=208

I guess the blue was throwing me off. That must be actinic lighting causing that blue or is he really blue like that?

 

[Tony Gill]

No, it's not a black back (Chaetodon melannotus), but a very close relative, a spot-tail butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellicaudus): see Spot-tail butterflyfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The two species are very similar, so I suspect requirements would be also similar.

Tony