SRC Member james72 Posted April 25, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 25, 2014 Where to get this fish? Damn cute Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Cheers, James Reviving my reef tank : Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS) Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus) ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25 Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000 Vortech back up battery TLF-150 + Rowaphos Activated carbon Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3 150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato 2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Where to get this fish? Damn cute Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Mowbrayi basslet came in a few times last year. It is still available through order from Iwarna, but recently it has become very rare and expensive from the same supplier due to scarcity in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Plectranthias Sp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member james72 Posted April 26, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 26, 2014 What is the estimated price for the mowbrayi basslet? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Cheers, James Reviving my reef tank : Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS) Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus) ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25 Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000 Vortech back up battery TLF-150 + Rowaphos Activated carbon Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3 150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato 2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCK Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Used to be $600. Now 800-1k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member james72 Posted April 27, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 27, 2014 Wow. ....its for the wealthy Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Cheers, James Reviving my reef tank : Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS) Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus) ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25 Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000 Vortech back up battery TLF-150 + Rowaphos Activated carbon Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3 150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato 2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tony Gill Posted April 28, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 28, 2014 Pseudoplesiops Collare at Dejong!! It's a bit hard to tell from this photo, but it looks like it might be the undescribed Pseudoplesiops from Cebu. Any idea where it was collected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 It's a bit hard to tell from this photo, but it looks like it might be the undescribed Pseudoplesiops from Cebu. Any idea where it was collected? If i am not wrong it should be from Java Indonesia. Indeed it is the same species as the pseudoplesiops species i posted earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Hi Dr Gill, Can you confirm if these are Pictichromis ephippiata? Picture from Dejong. They labelled them as Ephippiata. My first thought was they are diadema aberrations, however i couldn't find any ephippiata pic online to confirm my guess. Pls help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Beautiful pictichromis caitlinae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Interesting fish at LADD: Asterropteryx semipunctatus (Starry Goby) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Rare and gorgeous hawaiian flame angels!! Hawaiian flame angels are very rare and are redder and have thinner black stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veliferium Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Rare and gorgeous hawaiian flame angels!! Hawaiian flame angels are very rare and are redder and have thinner black stripes. hawa.jpg Hawaiian.jpg Hwyn_FlameAngel_001.jpg Intense red colorations and the thinner black stripes are so contrasting! So much more interesting than even the Marshall Islands specimens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTownJoe Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hi Dr Gill, Can you confirm if these are Pictichromis ephippiata? Picture from Dejong. They labelled them as Ephippiata. My first thought was they are diadema aberrations, however i couldn't find any ephippiata pic online to confirm my guess. Pls help! Pictichromis ephippiata.jpg I would say these are not ephippiata, Though it would be interesting to know exactly where these specimens came from. Could these be a hybrid of ephippiata/paccagnellae? Or are these even legitimate species? This whole group of dottybacks could use some extensive genetic testing. Here's a photo of ephippiata by Dr Randall, taken from Allen & Erdmann 2012. The yellow saddle is much reduced and more sharply defined. "Ephippium" is Greek for "saddle cloth". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tony Gill Posted May 4, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted May 4, 2014 I would say these are not ephippiata, Though it would be interesting to know exactly where these specimens came from. Could these be a hybrid of ephippiata/paccagnellae? Or are these even legitimate species? This whole group of dottybacks could use some extensive genetic testing. Here's a photo of ephippiata by Dr Randall, taken from Allen & Erdmann 2012. The yellow saddle is much reduced and more sharply defined. "Ephippium" is Greek for "saddle cloth". Sorry about the delay in responding on this. Yes, I agree they do not appear to be P. ephippiatus, and I would instead identify them as P. diadema. I have seen a huge range of variation in the latter species, from specimens with extensive purple coverage as in the photos, to more-or-less straight yellow ones. I base my identifications on such specimens partly because of where they come from (within the range of P. diadema). However, OldTownJoe is correct in saying that there is a need for more detailed study of Pictichromis. It is indeed possible that P. ephippiatus is a hybrid between P. porphyrea and P. "paccagnellae", though at the time I described the species I felt that was unlikely because multiple specimens of different sizes were observed at the type locality. That aside, there is also the tricky problem of whether P. dinah is really a good species ... and if so what it should be called. There are two problems: the coloration differences that supposedly separate P. dinah from P. paccagnellae are within the range of variation shown by P. paccagnellae from throughout its range; secondly, Axelrod's original description of P. paccagnellae was based on aquarium specimens from Indonesia with no detailed locality, so it's possible they are actually conspecific with P. dinah rather than P. "paccagnellae." On top of all this, my morphological studies suggested that P. paccagnellae from the eastern part of the range (Solomons, Vanuatu, New Guinea) are distinct from those from Indonesia and the NW Shelf of Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 Aberrant yellow tang Aberrant bandit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Roa Australis (deepwater off north-western australia) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Cirrhitichthys calliurus (Oman) Adults Juvenile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Rare Mediterranean Blennius Ocellaris (Butterfly Blenny) at Dejong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 More rarities at Dejong Peppermint Angel Juvenile Kingi Angel Deepwater japanese dragonet ( Foetorepus Altivelis) Atavai Pencil Wrasse Pair Whitetail Bristletooth Tang Neatypus Obliquus CB Clarion angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veliferium Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 More rarities at Dejong Peppermint Angel paracentropyge-boylei.jpg Juvenile Kingi Angel apolemichthys-kingi.jpg Deepwater japanese dragonet ( Foetorepus Altivelis) foetorepus-altivelis.jpg Atavai Pencil Wrasse Pair pseudojuloides-atavai-pair.jpg Whitetail Bristletooth Tang ctenochaetus-flavicauda.jpg Neatypus Obliquus neatypus-obliquus.jpg CB Clarion angel holacanthus-clarionensis.jpg The Juv kingi, peppermint and C.flavicauda are going to be exhibited at their booth during Interzoo 2014, as well as with a few other special fish I think its the first time the trade has ever encountered such a small specimen. The C.flavicauda is equally amazing, must be eye-opening to witness it in real! I guess its the wow factor but some say the price to fork out for a bristletooth is too much... Lastly, the CB clarions. I guess we all know the source! haha. And it looks to be quite successful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Digiman Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Maze Angelfish New Cairns Marine Aurulentus Anthias Rare Japanese Striped Boarfish (HK) Very rare tiny masudai hogfish (JP) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 image.jpg A beautiful Meganthias Natalensis. Too bad they grow too big for regular aquarium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 The Juv kingi, peppermint and C.flavicauda are going to be exhibited at their booth during Interzoo 2014, as well as with a few other special fish I think its the first time the trade has ever encountered such a small specimen. The C.flavicauda is equally amazing, must be eye-opening to witness it in real! I guess its the wow factor but some say the price to fork out for a bristletooth is too much... Lastly, the CB clarions. I guess we all know the source! haha. And it looks to be quite successful! Perhaps in their whole exhibition the most special fish other than the juvi kingi got to be the Foetorepus Altivelis! If i am there i would take lots of picture of this very rare and deepwater dragonet of Japan. This is the first time a juvi kingi entered the trade but the second one caught and kept alive in the hobby. This little juvi kingi was too widely reported and publicised for its collector's own good. I have seen flavicauda tang during my visit in Japan. It is a nice tang and not alot more expensive than other bristletooth like the chevron tang. It will be a very popular fish when it comes. Juvi clarions are becoming more available thanks to these captive bred batch and the collector going after smaller wild specimens. However the price of CB juvi clarions is not any cheaper than the WC ones. For the price to fork out, i would still go for WC ones which will not run risk of having captive bred deformities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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