What is black butterflyfish?
Black Back Butterflyfish, Butterflyfish family, alias Dawn Butterfly, Single Indian Butterfly, Black Slope Butterfly, distributed in Indian Ocean, Coral Sea, Fiji
What does a black butterflyfish look like?
The black backed butterflyfish is also known as the sun butterfly. The shape of this fish is more special than the general butterflyfish. We can see its more obvious characteristics from the picture. Juveniles of black-backed butterflyfish mostly live in shallow water along the coast or in still water areas in the harbor.
The body color of the black-backed butterflyfish is silver-white with black twill stripes, and the underside of the dorsal fin is gray-black. The closer it is to the dorsal fin, the darker the color, as if the dawn is slightly exposed, and the head is yellow with a black stripe passing through the eyes.
The black-backed butterflyfish has a flat body and a prominent snout. Body color is silvery white, with black back and black fine diagonal stripes on the sides; the dorsal, anal and pelvic fins are bright yellow; the caudal peduncle has black spots, which resemble false eyes. Juveniles are more round, adults are more oval, and there are 1 to 2 light-colored round spots under the dorsal fin.
black butterflyfish living habits
The black backed butterflyfish likes to inhabit the waters of 4-20 meters. It is docile and can be mixed with ornamental fish of similar size. Since the black-backed butterflyfish is mainly distributed in the tropical waters from India to the Pacific Ocean, it is necessary to pay attention to the breeding environment of the black-backed butterflyfish.
The difficulty of raising black-backed butterflyfish is average, and it is not a very easy species to raise. Juveniles of black-backed butterflyfish live in shallow waters, rarely far from corals; adults swim in groups on various reefs during the day, turn pale brown at night, similar to reefs, and rest against reef recesses. The recommended feeding water temperature is 24-27 ℃, the specific gravity is 1.020-1.025, and the minimum recommended aquarium size is 190 liters.
black butterflyfish rearing
Black-backed butterflyfish are carnivorous fish and the minimum recommended aquarium size is 190 liters. Juveniles of black-backed butterflyfish are herbivorous and generally feed on filamentous algae. What feeding problems should be paid attention to when feeding black-backed butterflyfish in captivity?
When the black-backed butterflyfish lives in the sea, it mainly eats algae, corals, etc. In captivity, invertebrate bait can be fed, but it is best to feed nutrient-rich shrimp and bait with coloring function to maintain its bright color. Adult fish kept in aquariums often refuse to eat. If your black-backed butterflyfish refuses to eat, you need to analyze the reasons carefully and prescribe the right medicine to let the black-backed butterflyfish eat.
