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wah the lanceolatus is crazy lah!!

the first picture is a male ventralis anthias. 2nd pic is Luzonichthys earlei. rare!

scaping is amazing

it depends on which butterflies. the chevron and the melon butterflies will eat the polyps. but you can't see them. they have shovel like mouths capable of eating the polyps even when the SPS retract them. that's why they are so specialized in eating nothing but SPS. they are obligate feeders and have adapted ways in eating the polyps that other fishes cannot. they don't eat debris and algae. they only eat SPS. pakistan, millet seed and perhaps other species will eat algae and debris. but not the obligate corallivores. yes they are always in pairs because these butterflies mate for life. they are monogamous pairs and will not split up unless one is captured or die, unlike more promiscuous species like raccoon, and other schooling species. another interesting thing to note is sometimes, the pair are of the same sex. but too laychey to explain why here.

i laughed at 9 layer kueh LOL.

beautiful shots. are you can see, SPS colonies are in constant patrol from the chevron butterfly, melon butterflies and milletseed butterflies. also many chromises take refuge in these colonies. one of the best maldive experiences are watching large school of PBT and convict tangs scour the reefs in search of algae. and sometimes, you get to see pairs of PBT defending against these schools of convicts by warding off and fighting them.

cedric EXCELLENT observation. corals become a beacon for angels and butterflies when they are injured and dying. in the wild most corals are left alone unless dying. excellent 2nd observation. the whole family of dwarf angels can be split up into two major groups. group centropyge and group xiphypops. all members from group "centropyge" are not reef safe and will eat corals. eibli, lemonpeel etc all belong to this group and they are very picky and nippy. group xiphypops are reef safe and have adapted to eating a wider variety of food, mostly algae. each group will have it's own members inside and knowing this will help you choose reef safe dwarf angels!

GORGEOUS TANK!

it would make a great RB article if it was new

Are the photos in the japanese reefer's tank new? new photos?

is this new? as in a newly discovered species? new to science? or old already and now just updates

According to digiman, CF has a super tiny venustus angel. probably smaller than 1 cm and it's apparently, still translucent. probably just settled from the larvae phase in the wild before it was collected for sale. if anyone buys it, i hope to see some pictures!! that's probably the smallest venustus angel in the world caught for sale!!

ohm what's app me today.. 4 Hutomoi anthias appeared in thailand.

the anthias is now feeding on mysis.

juvenile bandits will have the black bar separated. as they grow older, the bar will join

actually have very little faith in bali/philippine caught deepwater fish. but with the success of my semifasciatus angel, i'll be positive for the leucozonus anthias. and yes i'll throw her in the sump. until my rusty flame gets established, i'll throw her back

small bandits are very ex! but very cute!

aiya don't envy me lah. all of them come from the phillipines and are cheap. and that reminds me, i just removed my female flame angel that's been wrecking havoc on all my fishes due to it's breeding habits now. it's getting very territorial. but flame angels are one of my favourite fishes and i can't bear to sell it off! it's cheap and common but one of the loveliest species out there. red is a very rare colour for angelfish! and only the flame angel is strikingly red. i'll find a way to re-introduce her back into the tank soon.

hey bro sorry your piece had decompression issues. to be honest i'm not as happy as i expected getting one of these anthias. the lingering feeling of death is quite un-nerving. but nvm, let's pray that it does not develop any bad symptoms and it will stay healthy just like it is now. i wrote an article on them for reefbuilders the minute i came home. you can read it here http://reefbuilders.com/2011/08/19/pseudanthias-leucozonus-bali/ this marks my 17th article for RB. 3 more to go and i hit 20. slow and steady!

a very short video of my razor wrasse burying in the sand before he sleeps. sorry for the dark video, well it is lights out.

oh you posted this before. a japanese LFS mislabelled this as leucozonus and selling at $700+ USD

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