wierd fish at lfs

[david s]

I went to a close lfs today for some r/o water and they had a fish that was silver paper thin with long fins I am trying to remeber the name of it it looked cool. it was in a small reef tank. they say it is reef safe but I want to do some research on it I will write the name down and post tomorow

 

[fshhub]

sounds like it may be a threadfin

 

[saltylakes]

look down?

 

[makai]

come on guys....thats a file fish all day......

 

[david s]

yea it is a look down fish are they safe ???
holy smoke I just did a search and came up with a pic sammy posted they get huge lol forget it

 

[aggie05]

lookdowns are awesome fish. The only redeeming thing about the new Houston aquarium is taht they stock many tanks with lasrge schools of them. It is really neat to be able to see them in large numbers. I wish I could have a tank with some in it.

 

[tigerlover]

Yes they had a couple of look downs at my lfs. THEY WERE HUGE!!!!!

 

[brinkdrum]

Personally don't like their color, but they are cool looking. Bad a$$ when you get school of them. My LFS had some, they were nice.

 

[discusking]

yeah, but i think they might need a big tank and a sckool would look awesome...........I think they prob feed on plankton or small fish, based on the anatomy of thier mount, so they prob wont pose a threat towards ur reef organisms.