Care guide at a glance
Chaetodon kleinii
Description
A soft golden-brown butterflyfish with a dark eye band and white face. One of the hardiest and most adaptable of the butterflyfish, and among the few readily recommended.
Feeding
Omnivorous and considerably less specialised than most butterflyfish. Frozen mysis, brine shrimp, clam and quality marine pellets. Usually feeds readily from the outset.
Compatibility
Peaceful. Not reliably reef safe - will pick at soft corals, zoanthids and anemones, though it generally leaves stony corals alone. Good in a fish-only or robust mixed system.
Behaviour and personality
Cruises steadily around the tank, picking at rockwork. Settles faster than most butterflyfish.
Before you buy
One of the easiest butterflyfish to feed, which is why it is worth considering when others are not. Still not a safe bet in a soft coral reef.
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