True Falcula Butterfly

Latin Name

Chaetodon falcula

Common Name

Also known as

Falcula Butterfly

Fast Facts

This species can be successfully housed in the home aquarium if you keep it with peaceful tankmates and provide it a varied diet. Like any butterfly, if it is picked on initially or feels a threat from tankmates, it may refuse to feed. It should be kept in a big tank with plenty of swimming room. It may quarrel with other chaetodontids, (which is a good thing, since it means it isn't a winpy as some butterflies) but usually ignores other fish species. Provide it with a varied diet. It can be employed to clean live rock of glass anemones; however, it will also feed on some of the more desirable invertebrates living on the rock, like fan worms.

Sizes

Small/Around 1"-2"
Medium/Around 2"-3"
Large/Around 3"-4"

Range in Nature

Carnivorous, feed marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp an

Minimum Aquarium Size

Diet and Feeding

Carnivorous, feed marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp and frozen preparations.

Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult)

Reef Aquarium Compatibility

This species feeds on a wide-range of invertebrates, including some of the species we attempt to maintain in the reef tank.

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, Lemon 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, Vagabond Butterfly, More Butterflyfish

Availability

Seldom available, order early when in stock and ship on Monday.

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True Falcula Butterfly

Size	Price	Qty.	Add
Small	$49.00
Medium	$59.00
Large	$79.00

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.