NateHanson
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Kevin McG said:
How big are your bannerfish Kevin? How active are they? Where do they spend most of their time?
Schooling fish
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How big are your bannerfish Kevin? How active are they? Where do they spend most of their time?
clamm
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"Very enjoyable fish. Will swim in schools provided with enough tank space. Be sure to feed healthy frozen foods such as blood worms and marine sponges. Keep watch too, as more aggressive fish tend to nip at the long fin. Not reef safe.
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Also known as the Wimplefish, Pennantfish, or Coachman (Heniochus acuminatus). It gets up to 23 cm long and originates from the Indo-Pacific, or Red Sea. They are moderately difficult to keep, and have no visible sexing difference. They enjoy live and chopped green foods.
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I just thought it was interesting that the Longfin Bannerfish is sometimes referred to as "The Poor Man's Idol" because it looks similar to the Moorish Idol, but is much easier to keep and less expensive.
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Scott M. mentioned these at his talk at LIRA
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Also known as the Wimplefish, Pennantfish, or Coachman (Heniochus acuminatus). It gets up to 23 cm long and originates from the Indo-Pacific, or Red Sea. They are moderately difficult to keep, and have no visible sexing difference. They enjoy live and chopped green foods.
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I just thought it was interesting that the Longfin Bannerfish is sometimes referred to as "The Poor Man's Idol" because it looks similar to the Moorish Idol, but is much easier to keep and less expensive.
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Scott M. mentioned these at his talk at LIRA
NateHanson
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hmm. You'd think I'd notice stuff like that having been there three times this week! 
Oh well, I'll have to keep my eyes out for them.
Casey,
What're those quotes referring to? They say it's not reef safe, but they also say the latin name is H. acuminatus. That's the nearly identical Longfin Bannerfish. According to Michaels book the Schooling Bannerfish is reef safe (H. diphreutes).
Oh well, I'll have to keep my eyes out for them. Casey,
What're those quotes referring to? They say it's not reef safe, but they also say the latin name is H. acuminatus. That's the nearly identical Longfin Bannerfish. According to Michaels book the Schooling Bannerfish is reef safe (H. diphreutes).
clamm
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here is the link, im still going back and forth on different info about them http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/e_heniochus.php
my understanding for scotts speach and seeing them in many tanks is that they are reef safe.
Is that your understanding?
my understanding for scotts speach and seeing them in many tanks is that they are reef safe.
Is that your understanding?
NateHanson
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They're easily distinguished by the rear black band. In the H. diphreutus the black-white margin is at the trailing corner of the anal fin. The non-reefsafe lookalike has the black band ending higher on the anal fin, closer to the tail.
Nate
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Kevin McG
Ni Hao!
NateHanson said:
Correct, I had one for about two weeks and he suddenly died.Not sure why he has been the only casualty so far with the new tank.He was very active and I plan on getting more, probably 2-3 when I can find some. AA sometimes get some but if you buy make sure you are buying the correct one. Last week I was at Petco in Nashua and they had a tankful of the "bad guys" and I actually stopped a guy from buying 2 for his reef tank.
Very fun fish
PS Nate, the fish swam the entire tank. Missed your earlier question
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