Bannerfish Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Finally getting around to sitting on the computer and uploading some pics. this is some of our stuff from our different tanks, hope you enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannerfish Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 cont....RIP butterfly and my favorite, i call him my "gobbles" cause he loves his food. hes the most personable sw fish i own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinB Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Nice tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Really nice shots of some gorgeous fish. The Coral Beauty is absolutely spectacular. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaarrrggg Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Great pics! You've got me interested in bannerfish now! Does he nip at anything? Live Aquaria says they're not reefsafe, but neglects to explain why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Another name for Bannerfish is Butterflyfish. They will graze on soft coral. So do my drawf angels. The Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes is considered reef safe but not so with Heniochus acuminatus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannerfish Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Thanks! So far he has not nipped at anything, although sometimes he likes to nibble on my fire shrimps white spots, and sometimes he likes to play with my hermits. One or two of them disappeared i think, idk if he ate then or not. I've asked some different ppl what they thought he would nip at (they all knew he was the acuminatus, not the diphertes) and each person have me a different answer. Some say soft corals, others say sps, others say clams or lps, some said anything with the small polyps....i didn't know what to believe so I'm just experimenting with different corals to find out what he will nip at and what he won't. Do far he completely leaves my toadstool and mushrooms alone. I have some Kenya trees and a green nepthia I'm gonna try next...One time i saw a pic of this guys huge full blown reef tank with a big group of "schooling bannerfish", but it didn't specify which ssp they were. I think it might help that i feed him really well, it's fun to feed him lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 If the fish is feed well, no one polyp suffers. That is my game plan with the drawf angels in my tank. Initially I put them in there to replace herbivores (Tangs) so that I could grow some decorative macros in my display tank. Most reef fish graze and nibble all day. If they have beaucoup choices, then it is like some one prunning your ornamental garden. I too like feeding the fish. The refugium and sand bed critters all benefit from heavy feedings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannerfish Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Lol yea i have a buffet for him. Right now we got frozen krill squid and pe mysis, a few different flake foods, nls pellets and ocean nutrition pellets,, and died sea weed. He's the only one likes the sea weed so he gets it all to himself. Every time i run out of a food i try to get a different variety that will be good for him. He eats anything readily and he's always up for a snack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 If you want some fresh seaweed for him, I have some lagniappe for you, if you don't mind driving this far south. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagniappe I grow seaweed and plan on opening for business July 1, 2012. Prior to that date, I give sample of lagniappe. La bonne temps roulee, Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannerfish Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 That would be awesome, thank you I'm not sure when I'll be down that way but I'll definitely let you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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