View Full Version : Thanks Chris... and a question


cr500_af
04-21-2009, 5:33 PM
Thanks for taking a few moments to talk with me Sunday.

We talked briefly about stocking, and there was one fish I meant to mention but didn't remember to.

The Heniochus... I've seen two types referred to, but only ever one type for sale.

The Heniochus acuminatus and the Heniochus dieuphrates. I remember reading that one (dieuphrates, I think) was reef safe and a little smaller, while the other was larger and not reef-safe.

I want to say I saw the dieuphrates max size @ 7.5".

Obviously I'm looking at these wondering if they're appropriate for a 90g reef tank, and wondering about care level, diet, etc from someone who will be honest without trying to get me to enter my Visa number.

I'm examining options for my largest/last fish in the system, to replace the med/lrg tang species that you advised against (Blue Regal to be specific).
Thank you in advance, and we will see you Sunday at the store.

atreyu917
04-21-2009, 6:22 PM
I might be going to Fish Scales on Sunday as well, maybe I'll see you!

Fish Scales2
04-21-2009, 6:25 PM
The Heniochus dieuphrates would be the reef safe banner out of Hawaii but is a difficult fish to keep and I would only recomend for the advanced reef keeper. The Tomini Tang which reaches a max size of 6in. is what I would recomend as he is one of the smallest tangs available.
http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:NwvdU-3X4VLn3M:http://www.ultimatereef.net/iddb/images/fish/tangs/tang17.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ultimatereef.net/iddb/images/fish/tangs/tang17.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ultimatereef.net/iddb/tangs.php&usg=__uliuOYq5E3cOgfggP6gse5sPnKc=&h=240&w=320&sz=15&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=NwvdU-3X4VLn3M:&tbnh=89&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtomini%2Btang%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%2 6rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7ADBF_en%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1)
Not the best of pictures but check Stacy22 threads as she has a beautiful specimen and several pics of it.

cr500_af
04-21-2009, 7:05 PM
Thanks, that's exactly the advice I was looking for. I'll talk to you more Sunday.