ID this Fish?

[b00st3d]

I picked up this fish locally and none of the employees could agree on what it is...

I got it, but now I need to make sure it'll last with my other tank inhabitants.

 

[hotjeepinmomma]

Originally Posted by b00st3d

I picked up this fish locally and none of the employees could agree on what it is...

I got it, but now I need to make sure it'll last with my other tank inhabitants.
It looks like a long nose butterfly fish to me hard to tell if you could maybe get a side picture i'd be able to tell!

 

[b00st3d]

He's still pretty timid, so even getting that shot was a bit of a chore. He does not have a long snout, it about the same if not a tad shorter than my yellow tang.
I looked thru the butterflys and couldn't find one that i thought was the same. Maybe I can get better pictures tomorrow.

 

[hotjeepinmomma]

Originally Posted by b00st3d
He's still pretty timid, so even getting that shot was a bit of a chore. He does not have a long snout, it about the same if not a tad shorter than my yellow tang.
I looked thru the butterflys and couldn't find one that i thought was the same. Maybe I can get better pictures tomorrow.
Yes i also thought of a tang too, they all come in different colors so its really hard to tell from other people pictures! Ya i know what you mean i just spent 20 min trying to get a nice pic of my humu humu to show him off lol

 

[travis89]

Looks like it could be Heniochus varius? Also known as Humphead Bannerfish

 

[b00st3d]

Got it.
It is a Heniochus varius (Cuvier 1829), Humphead Bannerfish.(2) Western and central Pacific; commonly shipped out of the Philippines and Indonesia. Does eat coral polyps in the wild.

 

[b00st3d]

hah, I guess Travis there posted the same time as me...
anyway, here's a clear shot of one.

 

[nano reefer]

looks like a cross of a batfish and butterfly.