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Lemon Butterfly
| Latin Name | Chaetodon miliaris | ||||||||||||
| Common Name | Lemon Butterfly | ||||||||||||
| Also known as | Milletseed Butterflyfish, Miliaris Butterfly | ||||||||||||
| Fast Facts | This is one of the easiest to keep among butterflies. Like all butterflies, it should be kept with peaceful tankmates and provide it a varied diet. Also like any butterfly, if it is picked on initially or feels a threat from tankmates, it may refuse to feed. They're pale yellow with a pattern of vertical dotted lines on the body. Their yellow color can vary greatly depending on their environment. It tends to accept most aquarium foods, as long as it is not bothered by belligerent tankmates. More than one can be kept per tank. Add them simultaneously. Provide it with a varied diet and plenty of swimming room. | ||||||||||||
| Sizes | Small/Around 1"-2" Medium/Around 2"-3" |
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| Range in Nature | Hawaiian Islands | ||||||||||||
| Minimum Aquarium Size | 55 | ||||||||||||
| Diet and Feeding | Carnivorous, feed marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp and frozen preparations. | ||||||||||||
| Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult) |  |
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| Reef Aquarium Compatibility | Although it feeds mainly on zooplankton in the wild, it will occasionally pick at large-polyped hard corals in the aquarium. | ||||||||||||
| Related Fish | Auriga Butterfly- Hawaii, Black Velvet Angelfish, Blackback Butterfly, Blue Line Angel, Blue Spotted Angelfish, Burgess Butterfly, Conspicillatus Angel, Declevis Butterfly, Easter Island Buterfly, Falcula Butterfly: False, Fremblii Bluestripe Butterfly, Japanese Golden Butterfly, Japanese Masked Butterfly, Klein's Butterfly, Lattice Butterfly, Litus Butterfly, Mertensi Butterfly, Mesoleucos Butterfly, Mitratus Butterfly, Nippon Butterfly, Pakistani Butterfly, Pearlscale Butterfly, Pearlscale Butterfly: RED SEA, Pelewensis Butterfly, Personifer Angel, Personifer Angel Male, Punctato Butterfly, Raccoon Butterflyfish, Rainfordi Butterfly AUSTRALIA, Red Sea Raccoon Butterfly, Saddleback Butterfly, Scribbled Angel, Scribbled Angel- Male, Semilarvatus Butterfly Red Sea, Singapore Angel, Teardrop Butterfly, Tinker's Butterfly, True Falcula Butterfly, Vagabond Butterfly, More Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Availability | Frequently Available | ||||||||||||
| Add to Cart | Lemon Butterfly
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Availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Note: Because these are living animals, and not made in a factory, actual specimens will vary and will not look identical to the image provided. Sizes stated are approximate.
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