(Unit conversion: 1 gallon = 4.5 liters, 1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)
The ones that can be raised in both hard coral aquariums and soft coral aquariums are:
Green-sided butterflyfish
Alias: Spotted butterflyfish
Distribution: Indian Ocean, South Africa, Western Thailand and Indonesia
Aquarium minimum size: 70 gallons
Body length: up to 5 inches
Food Requirements: Noodle worms, polyps, algae, etc
Breeding difficulty: Medium to high
Notes: Less readily available; aggressive towards the same kind; omnivorous; need to be fed multiple times a day.
Tiger butterfly
Alias: Oblique tiger butterfly
Distribution: Pacific Ocean, near Australia to Fiji
Food Requirements: Omnivorous, eat polyps, small invertebrates, etc
Feeding difficulty: Medium
Precautions: Tiger butterfly is suitable for growing in large, harmonious, rocky aquariums; it is not recommended to be raised together with the same or similar flounder; most can adapt to aquarium life; the food requirements are not high.
The only ones that can be raised in hard coral aquariums are:
Tahitian butterfly
Distribution: East Pacific Ocean, near Tahiti
Food Requirements: Carnivorous
Feeding difficulty: Easy
Note: Easy to raise, very suitable for aquarium hobby beginners to choose; it is recommended to raise 3 together, when two of them are successfully paired, the third one is removed from the aquarium.
Twill butterflyfish
Alias: Floating butterflyfish
Distribution: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Aquarium minimum size: 120 gallons
Body length: up to 9 inches
Food Requirements: Omnivorous, eating algae, polyps, crustaceans, worms, etc
Notes: Very similar to the black-tailed herringbone butterfly; a flounder that is easy to raise in aquariums; can be kept in pairs.
Wei's butterflyfish
Aliases: Butterflyfish, Butterflyfish
Distribution: Western Pacific: Near Japan to Thailand, Taiwan, South China Sea, etc
Body length: up to 7 inches
Food Requirements: Benthic invertebrates, algae, etc
Notes: Not easy to buy; ideal for rearing in coral aquariums; omnivorous; need to be fed multiple times a day.
Feather off knife
Alias: Nanyang Guandao
Aquarium minimum size: 100 gallons
Food requirements: Benthic animals, spiny cell animals, etc
Notes: Easy to raise in aquariums; omnivorous; need to be fed multiple times a day; not recommended to be raised with ferocious fish; similar fish are recommended to be put into aquariums at the same time, otherwise it is easy to dispute.
Indian Guan Knife
Alias: White-banded groomfish
Distribution: Pacific area
Body length: up to 8 inches
Food Requirements: Benthic invertebrates etc
Note: Adults have a horn on each upper part of their eyes; if frightened, feeding soothes them. It is not recommended to raise with ferocious fish.
Long-snouted butterflyfish
Distribution: Waters off the western Atlantic
Body length: up to 4 inches
Food Requirements: Omnivorous, eat small invertebrates, etc
Precautions: Not easy to buy; omnivorous; it is recommended to feed 3 to 4 times a day; only caves that provide shelter at night can be suitable for aquarium life; it is not recommended to raise with ferocious fish.
Golden Double Seal Butterfly
Alias: Black-backed butterflyfish
Distribution: Indian Ocean waters
Food Requirements: Invertebrates etc
Precautions: Omnivorous; feeding multiple times a day is recommended; large space is required, especially for adult fish; and cave rocks are placed in aquariums to provide habitat and hiding places.
American red-tailed butterfly
Distribution: Western Pacific Ocean
Body length: up to 5.5 inches
Food Requirements: Small benthic invertebrates, etc
Feeding difficulty: Beginner to medium
Note: If you want to keep more than one, it is recommended to put it in the aquarium at the same time; omnivorous; it is not recommended to raise with ferocious fish; it is one of the easier butterfly fish to raise.
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