Common Name: Triangular Butterflyfish
Species Name: Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1831
Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea to the Great Barrier Reef
Size: up to 5 inches (12 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit shallow areas over rich coral growths in depths between 10 to 50 feet (3 - 15 m)
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 74 - 82°F (23 - 28°C) and natural diet consists "exclusively" of live coral polyps. Requires a variety of frozen foods (meaty and algae) and can be supplemented with flake foods with numerous feedings per day. Not to be trusted with live corals, however, some report once established it does little damage to live corals. (V. Hargreaves, 2002). Does not transport well, nor can withstand high levels of nitrate. This is an extremely difficult species to maintain and only the most experienced aquarists should attempt keeping them.
Aquarium Suitability: * * & * * *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.