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African Butterflyfish
Pantodon buchholzi
Family: Pantodontidae
📍 Congo Basin, West Africa
The African butterflyfish is a surface-dwelling predator with large, wing-like pectoral fins. It floats motionlessly at the surface waiting to ambush insects and small fish. It requires a tightly covered tank as it can jump considerable distances.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Carnivore – floating insects, crickets, small fish, freeze-dried krill
- lifespan
- 5–10 years
- max size
- 13 cm (5 in)
- tank size
- 30 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Aggressive toward small tankmates; surface predator
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <15 ppm
- hardness
- 1–10 dGH
- temperature
- 75–86°F (24–30°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
75°F — 79°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Mar high)