butterfly fish

  1. John Ostler

    Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon) lovers only... well sort of

    Like many of you, I've been in the hobby long enough to know that it wasn't always about the SPS (or 'bout that bass), but it was about brilliant butterfly fish. The long nosed butterfly was actually the fish that got me into the hobby in the first place. With that, there is this amazing artist...
  2. badstorm48

    Does anyone know about this butterfly?

    So, I am looking at getting this butterfly off of diversden Marshall Islands Hybrid Roaops Butterflyfish (Chaetodon burgessi x C. flabocoronatus). Does anyone know about this butterfly? I have been doing research and decided on the declivis butterfly for my reef, but I saw this one and wanted...
  3. badstorm48

    Looking at getting a butterfly for my reef

    I was looking at a butterfly, but I'm pretty nervous about it since I have a mixed reef with a little of everything. If it eats zoas I'm not really worried since I don't care for those corals but do have some. I do have some acros which I like but I'm more of a fan of lps corals any way. I was...
  4. Tinker’s Toy: The Bold And Curious Tinker’s Butterflyfish

    Tinker’s Toy: The Bold And Curious Tinker’s Butterflyfish

    The Bold and Curious Tinker’s Butterflyfish Chaetodon tinkeri The Tinker’s Butterflyfish (C. tinkeri) is a member of the marine butterflyfish genus Chaetodon (familyChaetodontidae) and one of five species in the subgenus Roaps. It isnamed for Spencer W. Tinker who discovered it in Hawaii...
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