Heniochus (bannerfish)reefsafe?

[salttess]

I was told the Heniochus was reef safe. I just read that they are not. I now have one and need to know if I should fish him out? Thanks, Tina

 

[lasher]

My Bannerfish has caused no problems, but I suspect that it's a matter of individual fish, and how hungry they are.

 

[salttess]

I guess I will wait till morning. He keeps eyeballing my new leathers. Thanks, Tina

 

[anydarnthing]

Which bannerfish, H. Diphreutes is supposed to be reef safe and H. Acuminatus is not, the first is supposed to be a planktivore.

 

[salttess]

I cant tell the difference, Ive been trying. I was told it is a Diphreutes, but the way its eyeing my stuff, not so sure. Ive compared pic, but they are so much alike. Here is the best pic I could get, fast little bugger. Tina

 

[salttess]

Found out (thanks Gobie) that mine is most likely the H. Acuminatus. It has the longer snout, longer anal fin. So back to the store he goes. Tina

 

[Bax]

I don't know, that looks just like my H. diphreutes.

He pics all day but no harm done great fish, I'd keep that one.

Here's mine

 

[salttess]

I guess he gets one reprieve.... the fish store is closed today. I will watch him tonight, closely. They are so hard to tell apart. I can see him pick at the acropora, not often. He picks around the cabbage leather, cant tell if he is picking on it or not. I made one mistake, in getting a bicolor angel. He was fine for months, then all of a sudden he demolished a huge devils hand leather I had. He started from the back, so I didnt notice until it was too late. I just dont want this to happen again. Tina

 

[Kent E]

The fin does look long in this picture.


Wouldn't it be funny if there was really only one fish, but some lived closer to the reef and others lived deeper.

I kinda wish God put an orange dot on one of them so it would be alot easier to distinguish.