schooling banners

[robgardner]

i plan on having a 3 school of bangai which seems like it wouln'd have any impact, 3 sunburst?fathead anthias, i scopas tang probably 7-11 chromis and assorted blennies and gobies all this in a 90 reef...4ft tank..i see in my atlases, that the banners do fine in a 75, id like 3, but will settle for 2, i am interested in a very peaceful tank, and i don't want to overstock..i don't want the banners beat up by the scopas since they are both big swimmers and occupy similar nichesanyone with an opinion/experience?

 

[Triggerfish]

the bangaii will kill each other eventually.

i believe the banners do best in small groups and not just in pairs.
you got no room.

 

[robgardner]

hmm interesting... never heard of homicidal bangaii

 

[sirbooks]

Yeah. What usually happens is that a single individual (normally male) or a male/female pair wipes out the rest of the group, one by one. Unless you have a very large tank and lots of bangaiis (which you wouldn't), it ends in death for all of the weaker fish.

I agree with Triggerfish, you don't have the space for a school of Heniochus in that aquarium, especially not with all the other fish.