Saltwater Fish
Copperband Butterflyfish.
An elegant butterflyfish banded in copper-orange with a long, tweezer-like snout — famous for picking off Aiptasia. A finicky eater that needs a mature, peaceful 75-gallon-plus tank and patience to get feeding. Reef-safe with caution, and a rewarding fish for the experienced keeper.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Advanced
- Temperament
- Semi aggressive
- Community
- Semi community
- Adult size
- 8"
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Scientific name
- Chelmon rostratus
Good tank mates
The copperband is generally peaceful and a bit shy, mixing well with calm community fish like tangs, wrasses, clownfish, and other non-aggressive species in a roomy tank. It is not fully reef-safe: it picks at feather dusters, some corals, clams, and small ornamental shrimp, so keep it out of tanks with prized inverts, and avoid pushy or bullying tankmates that out-compete this slow, timid feeder for food.
Good to know
Its long tweezer-like snout is specialized for plucking small prey out of rock crevices, and many reefers buy it specifically because it eats nuisance Aiptasia anemones.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.