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marinelife
03-14-2003, 09:08 PM
How many you think would work in a 120gallon Fish only with Live Rock and a maroon clown and a rabbitfish. The LFS has 4 of them. I want to add one but was reading that they are social fish so I am here to ask how many I could add.
Chuck S
03-15-2003, 10:41 AM
You could safely add two I would think. I had a friend who had a pair in a 130 for a long time.
broadwave
04-02-2003, 06:37 AM
I have seen them in an SPS reef http://www.reeftalk.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Is that safe?? http://www.reeftalk.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Chuck S
04-02-2003, 02:01 PM
I can name many fish that are in reefs that are not reefsafe.
Mojoreef
05-19-2003, 07:41 PM
Thier are two different types of heni's, you can only tell the difference by where the black ends on the tail fin. One eats corals and the other does not and schools.
I just added a small school of 7 to my tank, and they are awesome, they only part each others company for a bit and spend most of the time schooling around the tank.

Real neat fish


Mike
MichaelD
05-20-2003, 10:01 AM
hi mojoreef where can I order these? i wast thinking about buying them on the internet.
tendar
05-20-2003, 10:47 AM
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=242

Here is a link to liveaquaria.com that has some for sale and has free shipping this week on $175 purchase or more.
Katspaw
05-20-2003, 04:54 PM
I have been wanting a few longfin butterflys for my 225 tank. I think that they would be a real nice addition. I don't like to order fish online and my LFS doesn't get them in so often. Just wondering how many of you do order fish online, and what problems have you had in doing so?

Tracey
Mojoreef
05-21-2003, 03:02 PM
HI Michael I get most of my fish from a place called reefcrop out of california. What I like about them is that they import thier own fish and only have net caught fish, big plus on the health of the fish.
The fish you are looking for is called Heniochus Diphreutes, do not get the Heniochus Acuminatus These guys love corals. The only way to tell them apart is by the black stripe on the back of the fish. The one you want has the black stripe that ends right at the bottom tip of the back fin. The one you dont want has the white stripe end at the bottom tip of that same fin and then the black stripe end just behind it.

hope it helps


Mike