Experiences with Fusilers??

[chrissreef]

I saw 5 "blue striped Fusilers" at my lfs... WOW they looked cool! (amazing blue color) I can't find a pic or scientific name of them. 2 weren't looking to well but the rest looked fine and ate. I didn't pick them up b/c my tank is still being plumbed and I know nothing about them.

Anyone have info on these? They looked like they'd make a great schooling fish (if any stay relatively small - these were 4" each... I have a 300g reef)

 

[AuroraDrvr]

Depends on the species. Some get up to 60cm. While others are only 14cm

Here's a link. Maybe you can identify the species?
http://www.fishbase.org/identification/specieslist.cfm?famcode=459&areacode=

 

[chrissreef]

Bingo! Pterocaesio tile

Now anyone with experience with Fusilers in reef tanks? I'd love to have 5-6 in my 300 but maybe that's not doable even if they max out in a tank at 20cm =/ the pictures on the following link don't do their blue's justice =(

http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?ID=939&what=species

 

[CarlC]

I recently saw a similar species while diving in the Philippines. We only saw them on deeper reef's and even then it was only when a cooler current was moving. They looked to be eating the HUGE swams of mysids that came in with the cooler water.

Carl