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About Schooling Bannerfish
The Schooling Bannerfish has a predominantly black and white striped body with a distinctive white snout and a notably elongated dorsal fin filament that extends well above the body. Adults display bold vertical banding and retain the characteristic banner-like extension of the anterior dorsal fin rays throughout their lives.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 125 gallon tank with excellent water quality and stable conditions • Temperature range 72–78 °F • Salinity range 1.020–1.025 SG • Feeds on a varied diet of small crustaceans, plankton, and finely chopped marine foods; offer 2–3 times daily • Naturally occurs in small schools; keeping a bonded pair or small group is strongly recommended for long-term health and reduced stress • May nip at stony corals and other inverts; caution required in mixed reef settings
- Common Health Issues
- Ich (marine white spot disease), head and lateral line erosion (HLLE), parasitic infections, poor feeding response in newly imported specimens
- Appearance
- The Schooling Bannerfish has a predominantly black and white striped body with a distinctive white snout and a notably elongated dorsal fin filament that extends well above the body. Adults display bold vertical banding and retain the characteristic banner-like extension of the anterior dorsal fin rays throughout their lives.
- Diet Details
- In the wild, Heniochus diphreutes feeds on zooplankton and small crustaceans. In captivity, provide high-quality frozen foods such as mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and copepods, supplemented with quality flake or pellet foods designed for planktivorous reef fish.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and the Great Barrier Reef, typically found in coral reef environments at depths of 5–50 meters.
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Aka
- Schooling Bannerfish
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Max Size
- 8.5
- Temperament
- Peaceful
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