New Tank 280 Litres, But What To Put In It? |
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  Sep 15 2006, 06:17 PM
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 Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 15-September 06 From: England Member No.: 24873  |
i have decided to get a saltwater tank and i was wondering what fish/inverts to put in it.
it is about 280liters, 70 gallons ish i'd like a reef tank, but some fish i might like to get won't go well with that. are bannerfish ok with corals, anenomis, shrimps ect... thanks for the help |
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Sep 15 2006, 08:53 PM
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 Professor Beaker  Group: Moderators Posts: 11600 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Buffalo, NY Member No.: 16025 |
Most definitely not. Most all forms of bannerfish or butterfly fish are NOT compatible with corals, and usually incompatible with small inverts. The only butterfly type sepcies that MIGHT be coral compatible would be long-nose butterflies but still not worth the risk IMO.
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Sep 15 2006, 08:55 PM
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 a "fish hater"  Group: Members Posts: 3480 Joined: 20-September 05 From: Northern BC, Canada Member No.: 15962 |
Saltwater is the coolest
 For Bannerfish, you'll want this guy, Heniochus diphreutes, or the Schooling Bannerfish:  I'm pretty sure they are the only reef-safe Bannerfish, since they feed from the water column on plankton, instead of feeding on rocks. -Lynden This post has been edited by Lynden: Sep 15 2006, 08:57 PM |
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Sep 15 2006, 08:59 PM
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Professor Beaker Group: Moderators Posts: 11600 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Buffalo, NY Member No.: 16025 |
Those are Long Finned butterflys, not reef safe. You're thinking of Long Nosed butterflys Lynden
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Sep 16 2006, 03:25 AM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 1-July 05 From: Cincinnati, OH USA Member No.: 14349 |
No Lynden was correct. That particular bannerfish is reef safe and is also one of the more hardy species of butterflys. I would recommend them over any other butterfly. BTW make sure you get the scientific name right. Lynden provided the correct one so you can research off of it.
The longfin banner fish (Heniochus Acuminatus) is the one that is not reef safe and the two can be confused very easily. |
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Sep 16 2006, 03:42 AM
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Professor Beaker Group: Moderators Posts: 11600 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Buffalo, NY Member No.: 16025 |
Huh, strange. I actually googled the latin name "Heniochus diphreutes" and the first resource I read claimed it to be not reef-safe. Further probing shows that most sites claim it to in fact be reef safe. Guess I should know better than to believe one source...
*opens mouth, inserts foot* 
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Sep 17 2006, 03:23 AM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 1-July 05 From: Cincinnati, OH USA Member No.: 14349 |
Don't kick yourself too hard, you'd never be able to tell the difference from pictures, only from seeing them side by side with descriptions. I had to go to my trusty pocket guide, Scott Michael is about one of the best sources I have found!
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