Can you ID this fish?

[alabella1]

Saw this at petco but was in a rush. Snapped a pic but have not been able to figure out what it is.

 

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Black and white fish is harlequin basslet.

 

[alabella1]

nailed it!! Thanks so much!

 

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nailed it!! Thanks so much!

Your welcome. I’ve seen them listed online a few times and have a harlequin Tuskfish so thought I had the name right. Quick google and there it was.
Cool looking fish IMO.

 

[alabella1]

yeah. Maybe not the most reef safe though.

 

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No I believe they are not. I have three Fowler tanks along with two reefs. But so far this fish hasn’t made the cut.

 

[anthonygf]

That Basslet gets pretty big.
Edit; Quick Stats from LiveAquaria

 

[i cant think]

Seems you’ve got your answer
It’s a beautiful basslet (I believe I’ve seen a 5” specimen) as they mature.

 

[nereefpat]

yeah. Maybe not the most reef safe though.

Fine with corals. Would likely eat shrimp and small crabs and maybe small fish. They're actually pretty easy going with the right big tankmates, like tang/butterfly/angel/trigget etc. 11.5", I wouldn't expect that big, maybe a little over half that.