Care guide at a glance
Chaetodon baronessa
Description
A butterflyfish patterned in fine chevrons with a triangular profile and orange face bands. Beautiful, and almost impossible to feed in captivity.
Feeding
An obligate coral polyp feeder, specialising on Acropora. Very few specimens accept any aquarium food, and most starve within weeks or months.
Compatibility
Peaceful toward fish. Not reef safe - it eats coral polyps.
Behaviour and personality
Cruises slowly, usually as a bonded pair, picking constantly at coral.
Before you buy
Please read before buying. This species feeds almost exclusively on live coral polyps and rarely adapts to aquarium food. The great majority die of starvation regardless of the keeper's experience.
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