Pyramid butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
The reef-safe one of the family, taking plankton instead of polyps.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 16 cm
- Smallest tank
- 180 cm
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Busy
- Water layer
- Mid water
- Care
- Moderate
- Group
- Happiest in a group of 3 or more
- Coral
- Reef safe
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 litres27 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres50 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Flame angelfish
- Clownfish
- Yellow watchman goby
- Fire goby
- Green chromis
- Royal gramma
- Copperband butterflyfish
- Longnose butterflyfish
- Kole tang
- Regal angelfish
- Raccoon butterflyfish
- Dwarf lionfish
- Diamond watchman goby
- Squarespot anthias
- Tomato clownfish
- Foxface rabbitfish
- Bicolor angelfish
- Lawnmower blenny
- Midas blenny
- Starry blenny
- Pearlscale butterflyfish
- Threadfin butterflyfish
- Longnose hawkfish
- Aiptasia-eating filefish
- and 48 more species
Caution
- Yellow tangCrowding the same layer
- Blue tangCrowding the same layer
- Lyretail anthiasCrowding the same layer
- Sixline wrasseCrowding the same layer
- Lined seahorseNarrow shared temperature range
- Scopas tangCrowding the same layer
- Convict tangCrowding the same layer
- Lemonpeel angelfishCrowding the same layer
- Melanurus wrasseCrowding the same layer
- Scott's fairy wrasseCrowding the same layer
- Exquisite fairy wrasseCrowding the same layer
- Yellow coris wrasseCrowding the same layer
- Flame wrasseCrowding the same layer
- Dispar anthiasCrowding the same layer
- Bartlett's anthiasCrowding the same layer
- Carpenter's flasher wrasseCrowding the same layer
- Sailfin tangCrowding the same layer
- Naso tangCrowding the same layer
Not together
- Maroon clownfishAggressive with peaceful
- Purple tangAggressive with peaceful
- Powder blue tangAggressive with peaceful
- Lunare wrasseAggressive with peaceful
- Domino damselfishAggressive with peaceful
- Blue damselfishAggressive with peaceful
- Picasso triggerfishAggressive with peaceful
- Emperor angelfishAggressive with peaceful
- Queen angelfishAggressive with peaceful