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Marleys are awesome, I see them every now and then. Sometimes really small 2-3cm. Those prices are extremely high, is there no demand for them? What is the rarest or most expensive fish in Singapore? I have seen them available a number of months back but not very regularly.So they are entering the trade though, do you know how much they sold for? The big ones are quite because they are easier, but because they are found so deep it takes time to bring them up, if you needle them, you need to medicate them and guys dont, thats why they dont do well. They are difficult to find, they are not always available. I have recently seen 2 juveniles that were about 5 - 6 cm but once they go into the reef, they are gone, they are really difficult to get. Narcosis is a nice fish but my nick is Narcosis because of the condition Nitrogen Narcosis, which I suffer from when diving deep.

To be honest with you, the few I have caught are not so nice, Kingi's are extremely rare, or as Jake says " hyper rare "! We are wanting to try for Peppermints but logistics, risk and cost are not really looking to good. Pity, I saw them recently in Taiwan not in Japan though. Digiman can you tell us where all the Kingis are? Not many have made it, the ones collected are needled and then not treated, they then don't eat or die of infection. South African fish like Marleys, Tigers and Old Woman are not seen alot. Wonder what price they carry. Will check them out, do you have pictures? I will look for them on my next dive.

Thanks. He dived in Aliwal Shoal I think or Sodwana. Both are marine protected areas. It is a bit tricky diving in South Africa, either the water is very clean or it is really bad and you cant see anything. Where we find Kingi's they are in waters with tiger sharks, raggies and hammerheads so there are a number of sharks around. Yeah I know Jake has a bit of a soft spot for the Kingi, I saw in one of his posts. They all look very similar but as far as when I dive, I see Marleys together and not the Robustus or Hoefleri. Marleys are found in both Atlantic and Indian waters, So they can be kept in cold water 9 C or warmer water 24 C. Are there any Kingis, Old Woman or Marleys in Singapore?

Thank you. Yes, I have caught a few Kingi's before. More adults than juveniles. Its not legal as far as I know.

Will post what I catch next! Thank you, water hasn't been great this week but will hit the water again tomorrow. I am just a local collector, dive for fun and catch fish. Nothing is better. Pomacanthus Rhomboides indeed, they are common but the ones I usually see are the large dull adults, the difficult in catching Old Woman juveniles is that they look like juvenile Emperors and Semi's. So you need to be able to identify the markings very well. I also catch Marleys Butterflies, Gem Tangs and Tiger Angels.

Hi All I am new to this forum and I am located in South Africa, I thought I would just post some pictures of some recent catches. This is the Old Woman Angelfish. Enjoy.