新手海洋水族馆的业余爱好者，尤其是那些从淡水到盐水鱼类管理的过渡，当他们看到交易中许多海洋物种的价格时，他们通常会遇到“贴纸冲击”。毕竟，当您习惯于仅花几美元到几十美元买淡水鱼时，相比之下，即使是最便宜的海鱼也似乎成本高昂。
But some marine species take this price thing to a whole new level, with single specimens fetching many hundreds of dollars—you know, the kind of price that has us average mortal hobbyists thinking, “Hmm, someone must have misplaced a decimal point here.”
在这些贴纸上，有Tinker的蝴蝶鱼，也称为夏威夷蝴蝶鱼（必威官网登录随行版Chaetodon tinkeri），一只在夏威夷群岛周围最常见的太平洋蝴蝶，但范围鱼盆，还包括约翰斯顿岛和马歇尔群岛。
How much and why so expensive?
So what sort of price tag are we talking here? Think somewhere in the vicinity of $500 for a single small specimen. Of course, you can double that for the pairs that are sometimes offered for sale. This exorbitant price can be attributed primarily to the depth at whichC. tinkeriis found—again according to FishBase, ranging from 27 to 135 meters (approximately 90 to 450 feet). As any scuba diver can attest, there are lots of challenges associated with collecting at such depths.
Physical traits
C. tinkersi具有横向压缩的身体计划的典型蝴蝶鱼。必威官网登录随行版色彩方面，它的身体分为对角半，前半为白色，深度为黑色，后半为黑色。尾鳍和鼻子是黄色的，而垂直眼带和沿背鳍延伸的细条带为橙色。该物种报告的最大尺寸约为6英寸。
Feeding
In nature,C. tinkersifeeds on a variety of planktonic and benthic (bottom-dwelling) invertebrates. Aquarium specimens will usually accept most small or chopped meaty items without much fuss. Frequent daily feedings—at least three “squares”—are recommended.
住房
Minimum housing for Tinker’s butterflyfish is a tank between 75 and 100 gallons. Be sure to provide ample hiding places in the rockwork as well as open swimming space. Also, being a deep-water denizen,C. tinkersitends to favor more subduedlightingschemes.
Tankmates
C. tinkersiis not especially quarrelsome toward other species, but it can be bullied into hiding/refusing food by more aggressive species, so choose only peaceful tankmates. Conspecifics may fight, so unless you can acquire a known pair, it might be best to keep only one specimen to a tank. Reef-safeness is dubious, asC. tinkersi众所周知,在各种sessil捏e invertebrates.
IsC. tinkersiworth the price?
But isC. tinkersiworth the long dollar it fetches on the market? Despite its journey from far, far away (unless you live in Hawaii) and deep beneath the waves, Tinker’s butterflyfish is a hardy species that usually adapts well to conditions in a well-maintained aquarium. Not to mention, it’s beautiful and fairly well-behaved. So, if you have the wherewithal and a certain appreciation for species that you can’t see every day in your local fish store, you certainly won’t be disappointed byC. tinkersi.
