Six Spined Butterfly (Asia Pacific) Boxfish Their contrasting colors act as

Their contrasting colors act as a warning to predators- one or both animals may be quite toxic

Many open brains are sensitive to the chemicals released by soft corals

many of its scales become edged in yellow giving it a shimmering appearance

Given good water flow the sheet will be shed into the water and the polyps will re-emerge

A spectacular contrast is made between the spines and the alternating milky white and earthy brown to rust red bands running over the fish's body

Six Spined Butterfly (Asia Pacific) Boxfish Their contrasting colors act asThe Six Spined, or Kite butterfly, sports brilliant vertical stripes of shimmering amber over its pure white body. Juveniles show five stripes, while adults lose the rear stripe and display only four. When young the eyespot at the base of its tail is especially dark, while in adults this is overshadowed by the eyespot on its dorsal fin; on mature fish the tip of this fin is also pointed. It grows up to 7 inches and needs an aquarium of at least 100