Orange Butterflyfish...aka Chaetodon kleini ?

[shuguley]

Does anybody have any experience with a Chaetodon kleini, commonly called an Orange Butterflyfish? According to all the info I can find on this species, it is a hardy and easy fish to care for that requires a minimum 50- 55 gal aquarium. And all the info I can find say that the only corals it is prone eat are leathers and some softies. Can anbody confirm this info? Does this fish actually leave SPS and LPS alone?

 

[zemuron114]

very easy to take care of. Eat right away and stay on the smaller size. Im not sure on the coral part though. I would assume it acts like the rest of the butterflies...

 

[wayne in norway]

Depends where it's from apparently. Very variable in diet. Mine doesn't touch sps or brains (I tinhk) but I had to remove him when he started nipping zo's and gsp's.
Nice hardy fish though. Mine grew pretty quickly and was more robust in behaviour than I expected. Got hime circa an inch in diameter, I inthk they are collected as very small fry and sold at that size as I see loads at that size in one go.

 

[kodyboy]

very hardy butterfly, not reef safe at all

 

[nikon187]

+1 to not being reef safe. ate the polops right off an orange cap i had and the birdsnest. I also read it would also pick at softies but hasn't looked twice at the kenya tree