Temperate Deepwater Tank

[Paul Ng]

All the fishes looked like they are well fed.

They arrived in great condition, got them feeding almost right out of the bag.

[Paul Ng]

Some videos of the fish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQNoI0_jFc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjtL0S_Uu4w

[Paul Ng]

And one of the porcupine crab feeding -

[Admiraltian]

Nice videos.

[Paul Ng]

Pods, with a Randallia pustuloides in the background.




A true deep water oddball crab, Dicranodromia doederleini. This one came in gravid, but unfortunately didn't manage to keep the larvae alive.

Both crabs are found roughly 100m - 300m deep.

[RH8198]

The paralomis (porcupine crab) is fascinating!! It is like watching a hybrid crab version of Hulk + Predator.

the only fish from your collection that I have ever seen is the Big Eye at Marine Life. Very beautiful fish.

Do you think that fish is ok to be kept in a typical marine tank? As in usual lightings for a LPS/SPS tank and at 25-26 degree celcius?

I know it is deep water fish, but after seeing it at Marine Life, I am thinking it might be ok to be kept with the typical marine tank setting.

Not able to keep one now, but it is on my wish list in the future.

[Paul Ng]

The bigeye I have is Pristigenys serrula, if I'm not wrong the one at ML is P.niphonia. A dimmer tank would be more ideal for these fishes considering their depth/habitat preference, tankmates too small will also be eaten. As for temperature, low to mid twenties should be fine.