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Moon Butterfly Fish
Information resourced and
researched from
"Tropical Marine Aquaria"
by Graham.F.Cox.
Published by Treasure Press
© The Hamlyn Publishing Group
After the Sunburst Butterfly fish, this fish is possibly the next most trouble-free member of its genus. After several months study of the special requirements of the most difficult family of coral fishes to successfully culture in the home sea aquarium, the novice may feel competent enough to try his new found skills on C. lunula and C. kleini. The Moon Butterfly fish has the same wide range as C. auriga and C. facula.
In the sea aquarium, the Moon Butterfly fish soon settles down and apparently loses all fear of its owner. The body colour is unusual among coral fishes and unique among butterfly fishes that it is predominantly a dark olive-green.
Butterfly fishes are not especially aggressive towards other coral fishes except members of the same sex and species, although in an overcrowded tank some threat display may be seen. This almost always takes the form of head-down circling movements with all fins extended. The needle-sharp points of the dorsal fin rays are stiffly erected, and short forward thrusting movements generally suffice to deter transgressors from any further antagonism.
