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Yes, they are definitely wild caught. Here's a pict when I first got it. Sorry for the blur pict.

These are wild caught?

They look so ORA picasso to me.

Anyway here a rare pair of naoko fairy wrasse. The rare one if the female. Female naoko are v hard to get in the trade.

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Yea, esp on the tail as it turn black.

looks as though the colour changed abit huh?

Main Tank: 3 by 2 by 2.5 ft

Sump: 30 by 16 by 16 inch

Return: Sicce 5000

Wavemaker: Vortech Mp40wES

Lighting: 2 X Maxspect Mazzara, 1 ATI True Actinic, 1 ATI BluePlus

Skimmer: Deltec APF 600

CR: Deltec PF 501

Filtration: Carbon FR, Phosphate FR

Chiller: Hailea 300A

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Japan had a new mauritias shipment recently and look what ultra rare stuff they brought in.

first up is the extremely extremely rare flasher wrasse.

Paracheilinus piscilineatus. this flasher wrasse is a Mauritian endemic that's super rare only a handful have ever been collected.

3 arrived at japan. 1 male and 2 females.

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this one is also rare but not nearly as rare as the flasher wrasse.

It's the mauritian coral beauty with the unusual tail. Many pictures of mauritian coral beauty have been posted in this thread before but none can compare to this individual.

super orange and the tail is stunning!

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another super rare fish from mauritius.

Rhinecanthus cinereus. this trigger is super rare also.

mauritius is home to many incredibly rare fishes like debelius dwarf angel (Centropyge debelius), Opercularis hogfish (Bodianus opercularis), pelicier's perchlet (Plectranthias pelicieri) and the super rare blood stained fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus sanguineus), just to name a few.

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Unbelievably rare anthias.

the first picture is from my friend in thailand and the second is from dr hiroyuki tanaka.

these are the sailfin anthias from the genus Ribaulichthys.

the first one is R. stigmaticus and the second is R. suzukii.

Sailfin anthias has almost appeared in our country before but it did not arrive. keep your eyes peeled as rare fishes like this often sneak in as strays mixed in with other common fishes.

the next article on glass box design will feature these beautiful fishes.

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if you think the above anthias is rare, this is even rarer.

Roa jayakari and Decodon pacificus dredged up from the depths of Andaman sea and sold as food fish.

The butterfly is a member of the genus Roa, which contains R. modestus, R. excelsa and R. jayakari. All of which only modestus is the most easily obtainable and sold in japan. excelsa is super super ultra rare from the deepest waters of hawaii and jakayari is the same, only that it's found in the indian ocean.

Decodon pacificus is so rare i don't even have any information on it. it's a small fish though.

both of these fishes have never been caught alive for the trade before.

photos from my thai friend.

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Super rare fairy wrasse.

Cirrhilabrus lunatus. Sold in thailand from philippine shipments at only $8 USD. unbelievable. Now you know why i train myself to spot gems from common shipments like philippines?

lunatus fairy wrasse is almost unheard of in anywhere else except Japan.

i've attached a pic of one in the wild.

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also another ridiculous hybrid from thailand.

Auriga butterfly X vagabundus.

if this fish shows up here it will probably be sold at $8 also as cheap butterflies from philippine shipments

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also another rare hybrid but not as stunning.

plebeius x andamanensis

likewise, will most probably show up and sold as cheap butterflies at the $8 pile. so keep your eyes peeled.

philippines and indonesia shipments are my favourites and there's always always something rare and exciting to find!

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Some amazing fishes from RC:

BradleyJ's Kuiter's pair.(We cant even get one and he's keeping a pair!)

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Huskerreef's Lunatus x pintail fairy wrasse hybrid. (We can get neither lunatus nor pintail and he's telling me he has a hybrid of both!)

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Assessor Randalli for sale in Japan at S$30 ONLY!! It is a rare assessor and not to be confused with the common assessor macneilli.

This is the A.Randalli for sale(note the yellow spots):

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And this is the common A.Macnelli(aka blue assessor) tat we always get:

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New species of fairy wrasse, "Stubby" Fairy wrasse, found in east indonesia. More info on reefbuilder.

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OMG A NEW SPECIES FROM THE "RUBRIVENTRALIS COMPLEX"

I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT ABOUT A NEW SP FROM THIS COMPLEX.

in the dream i thought "why always rubriventralis complex? why no cyanopleura or something?"

THEN BOOM THIS MORNING I READ THIS!? SO INTERESTING!

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OMG A NEW SPECIES FROM THE "RUBRIVENTRALIS COMPLEX"

I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT ABOUT A NEW SP FROM THIS COMPLEX.

in the dream i thought "why always rubriventralis complex? why no cyanopleura or something?"

THEN BOOM THIS MORNING I READ THIS!? SO INTERESTING!

And it's v beautiful and unique looking, kick the naoko one side and welcome the new stubby fairy!

Rare fairy wrasse collectors like Huskereef mux be screaming: I want that fish!!

Indonesia has a lot to offer for the hobby. Somebody needs to open a collection centre at those sites where there are no collection currently. These fishes can sell for high price and bring wealth to the locals!

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