{"product_id":"mertens-pearlscale-butterflyfish-chaetodon-mertensii","title":"Merten's Pearlscale Butterflyfish, Chaetodon mertensii","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_overview content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overview-content product_content_bottom_details_mobile\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card__header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"label-inline\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mertens Butterflyfish is a blue silver coloration with black margins on its body scales. This gives a crisscross pattern and pearly sheen. Most of its posterior is orange and it has a silver-edged black stripe through the eye. They do well in an aquarium providing that it is well-maintained and relatively peaceful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mertens Pearlscale Butterflyfish is part of the \"xanthurus complex\" consisting of lookalike species with similar latticed pattern. The Mertens Pearlscale Butterflyfish is a great example of a lookalike. The Crosshatch Pearlscale Butterflyfish is distinguished by a white-rimmed, dark oval spot located slightly askew behind the eye band. Also, upon careful observation, the Crosshatch Pearlscale Butterflyfish has a true reticulated (net-like) or crosshatch pattern while the lookalikes have a distinct chevron or V-shaped pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt may be kept with other Butterflyfish if they are introduced to the tank at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mertens Butterflyfish is not considered reef safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe diet of the Mertens Butterflyfish should include various chopped meaty preparations.\u003c\/p\u003e\nFor further information on keeping Marine fish please follow this link below\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"label-inline\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Information\" href=\"https:\/\/ornamentalfish.org\/what-we-do\/advice-information\/care-sheets\/caresheets-marine-fish\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/ornamentalfish.org\/what-we-do\/advice-information\/care-sheets\/caresheets-marine-fish\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"label-inline\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_cross_sells content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Reef Experience","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56664054628727,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/7624\/1405\/files\/merten-s-pearlscale-butterflyfish.jpg?v=1770245325","url":"https:\/\/www.thereefexperience.com\/products\/mertens-pearlscale-butterflyfish-chaetodon-mertensii","provider":"The Reef Experience","version":"1.0","type":"link"}