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    OMG! Look at these hybrids and rare fishes!

    in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)

    Posted

    Since we are at the topic of cirrhilabrus.

    There is one cirrhilabrus that i hope will be collected one day: Cirrhilabrus Randalli, hailing from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. With western australia fish collection opening up, we are seeing some never before species like west aussie mandarin, personifer angel and lennardi wrasse. Sadly Rowley Shoals Marine Park is protected (i think), so Randalli fairy will not appear in the trade, unless it is also found in other parts of australia.

    Here is one swimming in the wild.

    http://footage.shutterstock.com/clip-2523707-stock-footage-randall-s-wrasse-cirrhilabrus-randalli-swimming-underwater-in-australia.html?src=rel/2523497:1

    amazing footage!

    shutterstock has a good collection of videos including C. walindi in the wild.

    unfortunately the website only allows videos to be shared and re-posted if you buy them.

    OMG! Look at these hybrids and rare fishes!

    in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)

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    cf. lanceolatus is not related even the slightest to cirrhilabrus lanceolatus.

    the term 'cf.' means to confer, and is placed infront of the suffix lanceolatus because it is undescribed, and it "looks superficially similar" to the real C. lanceolatus. this is only because it possesses a lancet shaped tail.

    the real lanceolatus grows to 7 inches including tail, while cf. lanceolatus grows to only 3 inches. it is a small fairy wrasse. the body patterning, size, and frequent hybrids with C. lunatus means that it is more closely related to lunatus than any other species. infact, lunatus x cf. lanceolatus hybrids are one of the only known hybrids known to occur with frequency. the two species mix in the wild.

    i hope it gets described one day. calling it cf. lanceolatus is such a chore! and yes, it is one of the most pretty of the cirrhilabrus.

    Lemon's 2013 new build

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    Hmmm...

    you have the lunatus, cf.lanceolatus, and their hybrid. I see where this is going! haha!

    We should be expecting some squirei or claire or maybe some johnsoni?

    i do not have that lunatus anymore.

    i have switched my cirrhilabrus collection as such. 2 females, 1 submale pintails and this alpha male hybrid. adding anymore males will probably disrupt the dynamics. i try not to allow this hybrid to be anything less than terminal. although maybe adding more pintails will allow enough subjects to allow a 2nd male to emerge. but i don't think i want so many fairies in my tank.

    almost all the regular cirrhilabrus do not interest me anymore, but mostly because i've kept them before or they are not interesting to me.

    squirei and johnsoni are gorgeous but similar. the former remains exclusive to cairns marine and is very expensive. johnsoni on the other hand, has dwindled down to irregular collections and proves to be rare and expensive. i can't afford squirei and i can't keep johnsoni with my current stock.

    the only other species i may consider keeping is C. brunneus and/or C. marjorie. Brunneus is rare but obtainable from RVS, and can mix well with my pintail complex harem in my display. marjorie is common now and cheap, but i have always loved this species since the beginning, and will consider keeping it again in my smaller attached tank.

    claire is way too expensive, but one is coming next week for another reefer. no prizes for guessing. i will however, be taking pictures. this would be the second time i've seen claire in real life and i tell you, it's amazing. one of the most unique of cirrhilabrus.

    there are still many fairy wrasses that have not entered the trade, and will shake the reefing world one day when they eventually enter the market.

    Lemon's 2013 new build

    in Members Tank & Specs

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    i am overwhelmed with excitement. i have never felt this excited for a fish for a long time! i have been waiting anxiously for the past week for the arrival of this very special fish.

    i'll skip all the boring details. if you want to know more, here's all the information compiled nicely with many pics. http://reefbuilders.com/2013/10/31/incredibly-rare-cirrhilabrus-hybrid-rvs-fishworld-lands-iwarna-aquafarm-singapore/

    it's a hybrid fairy wrasse.

    Lemon's 2013 new build

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    nice and sharp picture of the fishes.. What setting are you using ?

    Have a video of ur tank with all the fishes??

    thanks!

    i'm using a nikon D5000, 105mm lens. for these pics they were shot at iso 800, speed 125 F8. i used fill flash.

    no video or fts! the corals are healthy but still fighting some algae from NTS.

    :yeah: WAH...ZEBRAaaa !!! :eyebrow:

    it really does look like a zebra!! the face especially. very horse like!

    Nice shot :) what camera are you using ?

    nikon D5000, 105mm lens.

    Nice zebra tang & colorful acans u have!!

    thanks!!

    WEEKLY SHIPMENT UPDATE - 28 Oct 2013 - 3 Nov 2013

    in Weekly LFS Stocks Report / LFS Info Centre

    Posted

    Iwarna's pin-tail wrasse

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    beautiful submale with developing lancet shape tail and dorsal fin blotch.

    keep this with a female and in a few months, will grow into a handsome alpha male.

    reefers please do not be disappointed with the size of these wrasses. alpha males are very rare and hard to obtain, and only one-two pieces will come in months. the females and sub-males are more common, but by no means useless.

    i have waited 6 years for pintail wrasse to appear in the trade and this is the first time ever that singapore has this fish.

    My 5 X 2 X 2.5 tank

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    Good and beautiful article from lemon tea.

    Makes me want to try butterflies too.

    Probably let Klyve have a go first.

    The Nihon reef is steam....

    YT

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    the japanese are very brave.

    their manicured SPS tanks are always so gorgeous and yet filled to the brim with many angels and butterflies.

    My 5 X 2 X 2.5 tank

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    oh gosh!!!! Will they nip like some angel but doesn't cause much damage? OR THEY WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SPS!!!

    :sick:

    Now its still in QT tank....

    they are not sps eaters in the wild, but they will nip. butterflies are itchy mouths and golden butterfly will def do more damage than queen. u can try, but remove when u feel that its too stressful for your coral.

    in general, avoid all butterflies from the genus Chaetodon. There are some exceptions. these are the butterflies that can be kept with SPS without much problems.

    Chaetodon tinkeri, declivis, mitratus, burgess are all ok. these are deep water butterflies from the subgenus (roaps) that will not nip on corals as much, especially SPS. safe to keep.

    Chaetodon assarius, guentheri, nippon are also ok. these are more planktivorous butterfly and feed in water column, and not so much on corals and rocks.

    longnose, copperband, marginalis, pyramid butterflies, and all species not from chaetodon genus are best with SPS. Prognathodes butterflies are also excellent.

    sorry if the scientific names are a little tedious. many of them don't have common names and it makes it more confusing. just do a google search. i love butterflies and always love keeping some in reef tanks. there are many that are suitable.

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