suitable with care

brown-and-white butterflyfish

hemitaurichthys zoster

750 liter minimum

Up to 18

reefsafe

brown-and-white butterflyfish

hemitaurichthys zoster

This fish doesn't take pleasure in swimming in smaller aquariums, it needs at least 750 liter to feel good. Keep your salinity within 1.02-1.025 (at 25°C) and temperature between 22-27°C. It seems the Brown-and-white Butterflyfish is a picky eater, it only eats artemia and big frozen food.

No corals for the Brown-and-white Butterflyfish. Your carefully maintained corals should be safe with this fish in your tank, because it is considered reefsafe.

This fish is peaceful, which means it probably won't attack other fishes. Alas, a lot of peaceful fish do get easily harassed by other, bigger and more aggressive fish. Keep this in mind when mixing different types of fish. Having a lot of hiding places might help in the process.