What do you think the Best Looking Reef Fish is?

[cesar]

Powder blue tang. Definitely!

 

[Mouse]

Emperator Anglel,closely followed by a copperband butterfly.

 

[myreef]

Powder Blue Tang....has always always always been my favorite. I also think this fish is gorgeous....Watanabei Angel http://www.themarinecenter.com/watanabeipair.htm

 

[jimmy n]

my personal favorite is the clown tang

 

[Basssa]

Achilles Tang is up there on MY LIST, its sharp contrasts of Black with Fin colors red are striking.
BASSSA

 

[DonK]

In my reefs, my favorites are:
angels (regal, majestic, emperor, flagfin)
magnificient foxface
solar-headed (fairy)wrasse
moorish idol
harlequin tusk
tassled file
butterflies (copperband and long-nosed)
...I know I am forgetting something...

Gee, I'm starting to think all thesh are my orites; "grade-inflation" invades even my hobby.

DonK

 

[BenSniffenGlue]

Acanthurus sohal -- Sohal Tang. Especially when they grown.
http://www.globaldialog.com/~jrice/fish_page/sohal.htm

 

[Dargason]

I love the Red Coris Wrasse, but is it reef safe? I think I read somewhere that they will eat my shrimp.

 

[Tremelle]

Not trying to be argumentative, but a grouper and a puffer are reef fishes? Actually any fish can be a reef fish, but some are not good choices for the reef tank since they would nip or eat some corals.

So sorry for voting for a fish that is not a "reef" fish.

 

[Spikehs]

My vote right now is for the Banggai Cardinal!...Don't really know why, its just a very striking fish to me!

 

[Neal358]

you really cant get nicer looking than some of the deep water dwarf angels. some of them are just so awsome looking and usualy very$$$

 

[Alex1]

I would have to say my schoal of anthis. I have the lyre-tail. I have a Male and 2 females. Very cool fish.

Square back anthis are really cool to but sometimes they can be hard to keep. They are availble sometimes but they are a little difficult at times atleast in my experience.

Alex

 

[Anonymous]

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Hey Ranger

I have been posting a little in some topics in the reefkeeping and some in the sump.

I have been doing one of your job skills as much as possible lately, Scuba. Of course I do not get those sweet rebreathers your accustomed to.

Dived last weekend and the from sealevel to 25 foot was stinging plankton. Now I am getting over both ears infected, had to cancell two dives off Tampa tommorow but I would rather not push it and blow out an ear drum. Soon the water will cool and kill of the nasty's but then again it will be colder. Damn is there nothing in live that you cannot have your cake and eat it to?

 

[McReef1]

What about the Potter's Angel and the Flame Angel? AWESOME fishes! And, John, thanks for mentioning the Purple Tang. A great reef fish.

BTW, great topic!

 

[reeflobo]

He's a little camera shy, but my radiant wrasse is one of my personal favorites.

 

[Goldmoon]

Odd taste some might say but my personal favorite one is the Springerii Dottyback.
Although the mandarin fish is special too.

And I just love those baby maroon clowns.

 

[JohnD]

You folks are right on target with the tangs, but my vote goes specifically for the purple tang!

 

[Circa]

sohal is very nice indeed, but you need a large reef for it.

 

[petpoor]

Another vote for the Sohal.

 

[Sniper308]

In my opinion, it's the Maroon Clown. Of course, I may be partial to mine. I have never seen another with his color sceme in stores or books. I think he is the most beautiful fish I have ever seen.