Common Name: Triangular Butterflyfish
Species Name: Chaetodon triangulum Cuvier, 1831
Range: Indian Ocean: Madagascar to the Andaman Sea and western Indonesian Archipelago
Size: up to 6 inches (15 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs at a depth of 3 to 50 feet (1 - 15 m) and closely associated with Acropora coral, especially Staghorn, and usually found in pairs
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 - 82°F (22 - 28°C) and natural diet consists mainly of live corals. Only those willing to provide live coral polyps should attempt maintaining this species in captivity. This is an extremely difficult species to maintain and probably best left in the wild!
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.