Saltwater
False moorish idol
Heniochus diphreutes
Chaetodontidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 21 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 351 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, France, India, Indonesia, Israel, and 13 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occur primarily along outer reef slopes, in current channels. Juveniles in aggregations around isolated patch reefs, adults in large schools well above the bottom. In Indonesia, adults most common in depth 40-50 m, reported to 200 m. Benthopelagic. Feed on plankton. Juveniles may act as cleaners; also observed in adults. Oviparous. Form pairs during breeding.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Heniochus acuminatus
- Heniochus diphreustes
In other languages
- Stime-vimpelfisk
- Sysiviirikala
- Bannerfish, Pennant butterflyfish, Pennantfish, Poor man's moorish idol, Schooling bannerfish, Schooling coachman
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.