ANyone with a banner (Heniochus acuminatus) in their reef?

[Apone]

Looking for feedback about the banner fish and its reef tank behavior. THis would be the Heniochus acuminatus banner which I believe is reef safe. If you have one does it pick at yor corals enough to do any real harm? Does it go after snails etc.?

 

[Apparition]

The acuminatus is usually considered not reef safe. The reef safe black and white bannerfish would be the diphreutes (I believe that is the spelling) which is harder to find. Even then, they are reef safe with caution at best. Generally do okay in SPS tanks or tanks with soft corals. Can be known to go after the mucous on LPS corals like open brains which doesn't really directly damage the coral, but they tend to deflate and not open up as much which just equals a longer, slow death.

 

[Palani]

You got it Apparition. I've found that once you can find out how to id both acuminatus and diphreutes, you'll realize that they come in on a 50/50 chance. Distributors don't give a crap, so they just call them the same thing. I've even got in a very rare type of heniochus that came in as "acuminatus," but it was a coral eater type. Just look at the anal fin, if it looks squarish or pointed then it is desphreutus, if it is circular or rounded, then it is acuminatus. That's how I id the both of them. It's the easiest way how, from what I read.

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