schooling bannerfish

[reeferwanabe]

Heniochus diphreutes are these reef safe? petco has one for 29.99 in eatontown. also apowder brown japonicus for 39.99 nice clean looking fish. they come in on fridays so if you want something there get it quick cause I'm not at all impressed with their tanks

 

[MikeNapoli]

From what I know Heniochus aren't reefsafe but you may get lucky. They are hit or miss like dwarf angels.

 

[panmanmatt]

I had one in my reef for about 2 years or so and then he developed a taste for corals. He now resides in Jazzsam's FOWLR tank.

They are one of the least likely coral nippers but it is still a risk.

 

[reeferwanabe]

thanks Mike and Matt. I have a Scott Michael marine fishes book and it says about them thatits not a threat to sessile invertebrates but I'm not into taking risks at the expense of my corals.

 

[panmanmatt]

I have the same book and mine still ate my blastos and clams. He also like to taste every single zoanthid I put in the tank. They are a member of the butterfly fish family and we all know how reef safe they are.

 

[reeferwanabe]

well put

 

[Baxreefs]

I am on my second I've been able to establish in my reef and both have been safe. So far.