Freshwater Butterflyfish should not be kept with fin-eating or aggressive fish.

When freshwater butterflyfish spawn, they produce a mass of large floating eggs at the surface.

The freshwater butterflyfish is a specialized surface hunter.

In aquaria, Freshwater Butterflyfish can grow to 5 inches.

Freshwater butterflyfish are found in the slightly acidic standing bodies of water in West Africa.

Freshwater butterflyfish (possibly gliding).

The freshwater butterflyfish or African butterflyfish, Pantodon buchholzi, is the only species in the family Pantodontidae within the Order Osteoglossiformes.

Freshwater Butterflyfish are kept as pets in an aquarium of at least 30 gallons - about 115 liters - although a single specimen should be kept in that size as the only top-level fish, as they can be aggressive to their own kind and others at surface level.

African butterflyfish may refer to:

Chaetodon dolosus (African butterflyfish)

The freshwater butterflyfish or African butterflyfish, Pantodon buchholzi, is the only species in the family Pantodontidae within the Order Osteoglossiformes.