Spotfin Butterflyfish, Info needed!

[Whitebird1]

Spotfin Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ocellatus I have collected about 30 from Shark River and have been looking for informatin online. All I found so far are basic info and pics, no info on diet, temp ect.
anybody know of good links?

greg

 

[The Fish Finder]

i deal with a lot of them every year. the best trick with them is to have perfect water condition's (like reef tank water). Also anouther thing that ppl don't know is that you can feed them live black worm's. I myself and many outher ppl that i know have kepted them alive on black worms. Also it's not good to keep more then 3 togeather. Anything else you wish to know feel free to ask.

 

[Whitebird1]

Spot fin Butter Fly's The books say they are difficult to feed but there is a trick, around the docks and jetties are bearded mussels, collect some and half shell them, drop in the tank, they go nuts on them. at the same time stick some frozen food like reef complete in the half shell also and they will gradually switch over. You can also freeze the whole mussels, crack one with pliers and drop in the tank, gives you a unlimited supply of food.

The Fish Finder
Thanks for the reply, sounds like your numbers collected are far ahead of mine, ill keep you updated on anything neat that comes in.
Greg

 

[thor32766]

wow, crazy they are that far north! i see them in the keys all time