Common Name: Vagabond Butterflyfish
Species Name: Chaetodon vagabundis Linnaeus, 1758
Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: East Africa to Line and Tuamotus, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Austral Islands
Size: up to 9 inches (23 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit shallow inland coastal reef areas rich in coral growth at a depth of 3 to 100 feet (1 - 30 m)
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 - 82°F (22 - 28°C) and natural diet consists mainly of coral polyps and algae. Easily maintained in the fish-only aquarium, however, will devastate corals and anemones. Requires a variety of enriched meaty and green frozen foods with numerous feedings per day. Will feed on filamentous algae. Provide sufficient rock/cave areas and coral rubble areas. Can be kept in pairs and with other butterflyfishes.
Aquarium Suitability: * * & * * * *
Anemonefishes - Angelfishes - Anthias - Assessors - Bannerfish - Basslets (Dottybacks and Grammas) - Batfishes - Blennies - Boxfishes - Brotulas - Butterflyfishes - Cardinalfishes - Catfishes - Cuttlefish - Damselfishes - Dartfishes - Dragonets - Drums - Eels - Filefishes - Flashlight fishes - Flatheads - Frogfishes - Goatfishes - Gobies - Groupers - Hamlets - Hawkfishes - Helmut Gurnards - Jacks - Jawfishes - Lion fishes - Livebearing Brotula - Lizardfishes - Mollies - Moorish Idol - Parrotfishes - Pinecone fishes - Pipefishes - Porcupine fishes - Pufferfishes - Rabbitfishes - Rays - Sand Perches - Scats - Scorpionfishes - Seabasses - Seahorses - Sea Moths - Sharks - Shrimpfishes - Snappers - Soldierfishes - Spinecheeks - Squirrelfishes - Surgeonfishes (Tangs) - Sweetlips - Tilefishes - Triggerfishes - Trumpetfishes - Wrasses
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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.