🐠 Phantom Bannerfish (Heniochus chrysostomus)
A White Body Marked With Black and Yellow, a Long Trailing Dorsal Filament • Distinguished From the Longfin Bannerfish by Its Dorsal Blotch and Snout Patch • A Demanding Species Needing Real Swimming Space
 
📋 The Phantom Bannerfish, also known as the Pennant Coralfish, Horned Bannerfish, or Threeband Pennantfish, has an elegant white body marked with black and yellow, a distinctive black dorsal blotch, a yellow area on the snout, and a long, trailing white dorsal filament.
It comes from a wide range across the Indo-Pacific, inhabiting reef environments with plenty of open swimming space. Every Phantom Bannerfish we ship is feeding well.
This species is often confused with the closely related Longfin Bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus), but can be distinguished by the shape of its black dorsal blotch and the yellow patch on its snout. It revels in swimming and needs real, ample open space to thrive, and we recommend it only to more experienced reefkeepers with a spacious, well-established tank of at least 380L, with larger systems suiting it even better. It's a peaceful species that forms pairs during breeding in the wild. This species is not reef safe, and will target soft corals like Zoanthus, various LPS corals, anemones, and tubeworms. It reaches up to 18cm.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 White and Black Body With Yellow Accents: An elegant, distinctive bannerfish
🔍 A Naming Note Worth Knowing: Often confused with the closely related Longfin Bannerfish
⚠️ Demanding: Best suited to experienced keepers with a spacious tank
⚠️ Not Reef Safe: Will target soft corals, LPS, anemones, and tubeworms
🏊 Loves to Swim: Requires real, ample open space