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a trio or quartet of leucozonus anthias. probably from greenwich. this guy must be rich!

if so, this has VERY little bicolor blood.

chingchai's ventralis are gorgeous! and so is his tank!

Pseudanthias leucozonus, the white bar anthias. A species that i've been tracking down and hunting for, and i finally managed to get one. There is a little injury near it's @###### fin which i hope is nothing serious. However, this is a deepwater species that is very prone to decompression problems and improper handling. I really hope it survives and stay with me for a long time.

$150. more information can be found here. http://reefbuilders.com/2010/07/28/pseudanthias-leucozonus/ this is the 2nd time and a total of 4 pieces came. A very small number but better than the previous time. very prone to swim bladder problem as it is a deepwater species that is often not collected properly by Bali collectors. the survivability of these anthias leave much to fate.

There are many websites and books that will give a full list of butterflies that are obligate coral eaters. That means they eat nothing but corals. And usually SPS. With time and experience researching, you'll know which species to avoid. Fishbase is a good place to start. It gives a full list of all species and the will list the SPS eaters

Irene came in 4 pieces of Psendanthias leucozonas. The white bar anthias. A super rare deepwater species found in Japan and Bali. Very limited pieces left. One is in iwarna's display tank. Do a google search on the name. It's a beautiful species

Depends on location and fish density and SPS as well. Obligate feeding butterflies don't eat all SPS indiscriminately but peck on specific types. Milliepora are not so much targeted at. If you notice scrolled colonies, especially tabling acros, their polyps are usually kept. Except for deeper within the colonies where fishes cannot reach. Acropora are food and shelter for juvenile and adult butterflies and almost always swarming with fishes.

i always wonder how japanese reefers keep their SPS tank so sparkling clean!

$25 is a super reasonable price for this fish. ups for your sale!

oh haha very kind of you but it's ok! i don't keep zoas anymore :-)

thats a lovely colony!

one of my fav tanks from japan.

this is an interesting looking rusty x flame. posted before. there is hardly any stripes!

now that you mention it... it does! the rotting green flesh colour and the dead look in the eyes.

oh contrary! many atlantic fishes are very rare! i dislike many atlantic fishes because i just find them big and ugly. many of the atlantic angels for example. grey angel, french angel, king, queen. they aren't to my liking and i find them dull. whereas compared to emperor, majestic, blue ring from the indo-pacific, must nicer. also if you watch documentaries, you'll notice the reef scape in atlantic is very different from the indo-pacific. atlantic reefs are dominated by sea fans and elkhorn corals. very brown, sparse coral population and dominated by snappers, thalassoma wrasses etc. but for indo-pacific reefs, the diversity is much richer and full of colour. perhaps hate is a strong word. but i really dislike the atlantic ocean and it's fishes. not because they are common, please don't infer. it seems like i'm a snob when people say i don't like fishes because they are common. there are many common fishes that are extremely beautiful but i just don't get them because i'm more interested in the story behind a fish and not just the appearance of the fish. and usually rarer or uncommon fishes have a better story to tell which is more exciting to collect and hunt.

digi, i think we know where your rainfordia went to. LIVEAQUARIA!

yes the very little atlantic fishes include liopropoma prognathodes gramma and some obscure fishes here and there. i hate all the angels there. flame back, holacanthus, even the pomacanthus are all horrible!

urgh so nonsense. i hate king angels. infact i despite all holacanthus. really hate atlantic fishes on a whole now that you mention it. there's very little atlantic fishes that i actually like.

ohh

yeah from a HK forum

a koran hybrid with a maculosus. but why is the bar white? shouldn't it be yellow?

juv peppermint angel. this is believe, is also dead.