African Butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi)
Fish in the family Pantodontidae. Moderate care. Freshwater.
Quick facts
Appearance
Flat-backed surface dweller with large upward-facing eyes, a wide upturned mouth, and enormous wing-like pectoral fins plus trailing pelvic-fin filaments that resemble butterfly wings.
Difficulty and care for the African Butterflyfish
Moderate
Origin and habitat
West and Central Africa
Keeper notes
A surface ambush predator that eats insects, small fish, and shrimp at the waterline; may nip the fins of slow tankmates below and is intolerant of conspecifics. Keep with mid-and-bottom dwellers too large to eat. An extreme jumper that can glide out of open tanks.
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