Black Back Butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus
Compatibility at a Glance
✓Reef compatible — can be kept with reef
✗Not coral compatible — avoid with coral
✓Invertebrates compatible — can be kept with invertebrates
Black Back Butterflyfish is considered reef safe — it can generally be kept in tanks with corals and sessile invertebrates without damaging them.
Compatibility
✓ Reef Compatible✗ Coral Compatible✓ Invertebrate Compatible
Care Parameters
- Type:
- fish
- Aggression:
- peaceful
- Swimming Zone:
- midwater
- Minimum Tank:
- 30 gallons
- Schooling:
- No
- Diet:
- carnivore
- Safety:
- ✓Reef✗Coral✓Invert
Compatibility with Popular Tankmates
Verdicts from our compatibility engine, assuming a typical 90-gallon reef tank. How our engine works →
- ✓Ocellaris Clownfish — Good match. Fully compatible — Black Back Butterflyfish is a good fit for this tank Full verdict →
- ✓Yellow Tang — Good match. Fully compatible — Black Back Butterflyfish is a good fit for this tank Full verdict →
- ✓Royal Gramma — Good match. Fully compatible — Black Back Butterflyfish is a good fit for this tank Full verdict →
- ✓Firefish Goby — Good match. Fully compatible — Black Back Butterflyfish is a good fit for this tank Full verdict →
- ~Coral Beauty Angelfish — With caution. Caution — Coral Beauty Angelfish may harm coral/inverts if underfed or stressed Full verdict →
- ~Blue Green Chromis — With caution. Schooling species — Blue Green Chromis needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
- ~Pajama Cardinalfish — With caution. Schooling species — Pajama Cardinalfish needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
- ✓Sixline Wrasse — Good match. Fully compatible — Black Back Butterflyfish is a good fit for this tank Full verdict →