Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish
(Forcipiger flavissimus)
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
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Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish
(Forcipiger flavissimus)
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Care Level
Moderate
Temperament
Peaceful
Color Form
Black, White, Yellow
Diet
Carnivore
Reef Compatible
With Caution
Water Conditions
sg 1.020-1.025, 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size
9"
Family
Chaetodontidae
Minimum Tank Size
125 gallons
Compatibility
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Care Level
Moderate
Temperament
Peaceful
Color Form
Black, White, Yellow
Diet
Carnivore
Reef Compatible
With Caution
Water Conditions
sg 1.020-1.025, 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size
9"
Family
Chaetodontidae
Minimum Tank Size
125 gallons
Compatibility
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Overview
The Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish, or Forceps Fish, can be found singly or in schools on reef flats and slopes of the Indo-Pacific region. It has a long snout that resembles a pair of needle nose pliers, for picking food out of crevices and between coral heads. The Longnose Butterflyfish has a yellow body. The color of its head is divided horizontally. The upper half of the head, at the very top of the mouth through the top of the head is black. The lower half is white. The dorsal spines are long and jagged. It is a fairly large Butterflyfish in the wild, but remains a medium-sized fish in the home aquarium.
This is a good first butterfly purchase, though not necessarily for a beginning hobbyist. If acclimated properly, Longnose Butterflyfish are a hardy addition to any fish-only system. It does best if kept in a 125 gallon or larger tank with peaceful tankmates. Use caution if housing this species in a reef aquarium, it may nip at corals and sessile invertebrates.
It should be fed a varied diet of meaty foods mysis shrimp, crustacean meat, and frozen preparations.
Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 2" to 3-1/4"; Medium:3-1/4" to 4-1/2"; Large: 4-1/2" to 5-1/2"; XLarge: 5-1/2" to 6-1/2"
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Customer Testimonials
Jose Valdes
Miami , FL
The yellow longnosed butterfly fish is very peaceful and easy to take care of. I highly recommend it.
Austin Grebe
Mountain Lakes , NJ
My Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish is very peaceful. It gets along with all my fish even my semi-aggressive fish. I highly recommend this fish.
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