Copperband butterflyfish
Chelmon rostratus
Nose tipped down, it probes cracks in the rock with a long beak.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 15 cm
- Smallest tank
- 150 cm
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Calm
- Water layer
- Mid water
- Care
- Demanding
- Group
- Lives on its own
- Coral
- Nips corals
These numbers are LumaReef simulation data, not a real aquarium care guide.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litresToo small
- Wide120 cm · 300 litresToo small
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres29 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres54 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Yellow tang
- Flame angelfish
- Lyretail anthias
- Clownfish
- Blue tang
- Yellow watchman goby
- Fire goby
- Green chromis
- Sixline wrasse
- Royal gramma
- Longnose butterflyfish
- Kole tang
- Pyramid butterflyfish
- Diamond watchman goby
- Tomato clownfish
- Scopas tang
- Convict tang
- Lemonpeel angelfish
- Bicolor angelfish
- Regal angelfish
- Melanurus wrasse
- Scott's fairy wrasse
- Exquisite fairy wrasse
- Lawnmower blenny
- and 65 more species
Not together
- Maroon clownfishAggressive with peaceful
- Domino damselfishAggressive with peaceful
- Purple tangAggressive with peaceful
- Powder blue tangAggressive with peaceful
- Lunare wrasseAggressive with peaceful
- Blue damselfishAggressive with peaceful
- Picasso triggerfishAggressive with peaceful
- Emperor angelfishAggressive with peaceful
- Queen angelfishAggressive with peaceful