Weekly Update - 25th Jan to 01 Feb 2010

[Digiman]

Lipogramma and carmabi market has always been monopolized by Japan because traditionally there's only been one atlantic collector Forrest Young (Dynasty Marine) catching these fishes and every year's catches will be sent to Japan so Japan has been actually constantly getting these fishes. However recent year other atlantic collectors have started into deepwater Caribbean collection (due to growing use of rebreathers) and that's why these small deepwater basslets are apearing in greater numbers in US and southeast asia and now hitting our shore (Reborn was offered an order of 5 carmabi's!!). More and other deepwater atlantic fishes like Spanish Flag, Bank butterfly, Roughtongue Bass will slowly appear in the market from now on, although their price will still be high. Yes and i think it's worth gg down to look at lipogramma klayi in person, the most expensive royal gramma!

[chanbi]

Any idea where can i still find small healthy kole tang? Thanks!

[yikai]

Any idea where can i still find small healthy kole tang? Thanks!

check with aunty at cf.

[yikai]

Neon gobies!!! Lemon so how wanna go? Tues?

they have BOTH neon gobies. E. oceanops, and E. randalli. the former is the entirely blue one and the latter is ENTIRELY YELLOW! fiinally have the yellow 1. waited so long. i'm probably going down tomorrow

[yikai]

Colour codes.

VERY CUTE LOL! but you forgot 1 more purple note. not the $2 one... but the..

[yikai]

ricordea lovers heads up!! new ricordea shipment at ktizo marine!

[MarcoVan]

VERY CUTE LOL! but you forgot 1 more purple note. not the $2 one... but the..

still short of one more colour code!

the one "ONE" and 4 "ZEROS!"

So far, I've only come across 4 of them together in my hands once! that was like last year's CNY! ahaha

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

[yikai]

still short of one more colour code!

the one "ONE" and 4 "ZEROS!"

So far, I've only come across 4 of them together in my hands once! that was like last year's CNY! ahaha

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

wow! never seen this before!~

[MarcoVan]

wow! never seen this before!~

SUPER RARE! hahaha I think only TYCOOONAUTS got chance to see and own them! lol!

Rics! Rics! Crazy rics! haha

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

[Terryz_]

Lipogramma and carmabi market has always been monopolized by Japan because traditionally there's only been one atlantic collector Forrest Young (Dynasty Marine) catching these fishes and every year's catches will be sent to Japan so Japan has been actually constantly getting these fishes. However recent year other atlantic collectors have started into deepwater Caribbean collection (due to growing use of rebreathers) and that's why these small deepwater basslets are apearing in greater numbers in US and southeast asia and now hitting our shore (Reborn was offered an order of 5 carmabi's!!). More and other deepwater atlantic fishes like Spanish Flag, Bank butterfly, Roughtongue Bass will slowly appear in the market from now on, although their price will still be high. Yes and i think it's worth gg down to look at lipogramma klayi in person, the most expensive royal gramma!

Will be awaiting spanish flags and banks...

[Dispar_Anthias]

YUP....Extremely RARE and EXPENSIVE fish... Shipment now under processing. Probably will arrive late next week.

Pics and info from Reefbuilders:

Although the bicolor basslet may look just like a small and slightly paler royal gramma (and it really looks a lot like it superficially), this Lipogramma species is very rarely seen as it lives at depths of over 200 feet or 80 meters. In addition to having a purple-faced yellow body, the bicolor Lipogramma has a few scattered purple spots along the body, greatly elongated pelvic fins and a strong lyretail which gives this fish more a fairy like appearance than the similar royal gramma.

Will just get a royal gramma hahaha

[teebs]

ricordea lovers heads up!! new ricordea shipment at ktizo marine!

Just called them to check the price...quite high leh...5-6 red notes...but got Yellow and PINK!!!!

[peacemaker]

Selling fast! Best to click the "X" at the top right hand corner of your screen and head out!

[teebs]

wow! never seen this before!~

Hehehehe...have seen it and touched it before...

[teebs]

Selling fast! Best to click the "X" at the top right hand corner of your screen and head out!

U got any???

Next week florida ric shipment at GO...

[teebs]

Now this note I never seen before...

[MarcoVan]

Now this note I never seen before...

WOAH! SO OLD! Lol

Yeah, the $10000 notes felt nice! So sad had to return to bank :S

Woah, kitzo's rics steady sia! Nice colours!

Happy Reefing.

Marc J.

[yikai]

walt smith shipment next week. stay tuned

[teebs]

walt smith shipment next week. stay tuned

Iwarna???

[yikai]

Iwarna???

yep. more or less confirmed. so stay tuned! plenty more exotic shipments coming your way too

the long awaited wrasse that most wrasse players will want to chiong might be coming too from down under

[teebs]

Saw in the other forum that liopogramma klayi will only be brought in only if they have firm orders from a customer due to the high price of the fish...

[engineer]

So u got any???

Marine Life got ard 20 Yumas in their shipment. Got 1 red red Yuma and a couple of nice ones. Price range from 4.5 to 18 red notes.. A reefer got 2 of the Yumas this afternoon.

Also got a pair of Mandarins. 2.8 red notes for the pair now but after Henry gets them to feed on frozen, price will be 3.8 red notes for the pair...

Haddoni Carpet @ 9 red notes

Anyone know ML selling RBTA for how much and the size?

[kimwailee]

Bro.. can frag... wonder it can grown under UV light ???

SUPER RARE! hahaha I think only TYCOOONAUTS got chance to see and own them! lol!

Rics! Rics! Crazy rics! haha

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

[veliferium]

Heard from Reborn that they will have Candy Basslet (Liopropoma carmabi) in their next shipment...

hmm,speaking of which.seen any poor man's carmabi

[yikai]

hmm,speaking of which.seen any poor man's carmabi

you can go for the swissguard basslet. looks rather similar, just not as striking and with different colours for the stripes.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_di...7&pcatid=57