Yellow Teardrop Butterflyfish (Chaetodon yellow)
Fish in the family Chaetodontidae. Moderate care. Reef Safe with Caution.
Quick facts
Appearance
The Yellow Teardrop Butterflyfish displays a predominantly yellow body with a distinctive dark teardrop-shaped marking below the eye. It has the characteristic compressed, disk-like body shape typical of butterflyfish, with a continuous dorsal fin and a yellow coloration that may intensify on the head and body.
Diet and feeding
Feed a varied diet including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, copepods, and quality marine flakes. Butterflyfish are known to nibble on corals and anemones, so monitor feeding behavior and supplement with meaty foods to reduce this tendency.
Difficulty and care for the Yellow Teardrop Butterflyfish
Moderate - Yellow Teardrop Butterflyfish requires standard marine aquarium maintenance and intermediate fish keeping skills.
Common health issues
Ich, marine velvet, parasitic infections, poor feeding response in captivity
Origin and habitat
Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea, East Africa, and extending eastward through Indonesia and the Philippines to the Great Barrier Reef and Pacific islands.
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