OMG! Look at these hybrids and rare fishes!

[yikai]

two rare fish in LADD today.

a rare undescribed terelabrus from maldives. aquamarin brought in many of them before at super cheap price. but no more already.

also a very rare kiritimati triggerfish and this one is extra rare coz it's very small!

[Digiman]

interesting.

the aberrant dottyback above morphed into the below!

It'll morph also?! It'll be sad if it morph back to normal.

beautiful rabaulichthys anthias

Beautiful. Mine dun flash so often anymore cos it's alone, no one to flash to.

two rare fish in LADD today.

a rare undescribed terelabrus from maldives. aquamarin brought in many of them before at super cheap price. but no more already.

also a very rare kiritimati triggerfish and this one is extra rare coz it's very small!

I miss my terelabrus sp.

The kiri is only 3", so tiny!

[yikai]

a very nice scopas tang

[Digiman]

V rare Plesiops coerulineatus from Japan Izu and Oak island.

[Digiman]

Rare marshall island dottyback, Pseudochromis Marshallensis.

[Eniram]

V rare Plesiops coerulineatus from Japan Izu and Oak island.

Wow! Looks like a mating tree lizard w it's throat pouch flared up!

Which family does this fish falls into? Meaning under betta? Grouper?

[mengyang_neo]

V rare Plesiops coerulineatus from Japan Izu and Oak island.

lol look like fighting fish. =p

[Digiman]

Wow! Looks like a mating tree lizard w it's throat pouch flared up!

Which family does this fish falls into? Meaning under betta? Grouper?

Just realised i made a mistake in the spelling. It should be plesiops coeruleolineatus and not plesiops coerulineatus.

Anyway, plesiops (also known as longfins) are close cousin of grouper, but they stay small and their temperament is also not like grouper but more like assessors. They are cryptic and rarely available in our hobby although it can be found in our indo shipment, i dun recall seeing any until now.

Here is the famous xanthic plesiops coeruleolineatus from LiveAquaria.

The common form of plesiops coeruleolineatus is drab and looks like this:

[yikai]

digi thank for all these sourcing of amazing fish.

without your help i would only have half of these amazing stories to share on rb!

so the plesiops is what? the yellow head one or the drab one?

both also you list a plesiops coeruleolineatus

[Digiman]

digi thank for all these sourcing of amazing fish.

without your help i would only have half of these amazing stories to share on rb!

so the plesiops is what? the yellow head one or the drab one?

both also you list a plesiops coeruleolineatus

All are labelled coeruleolineatus. According to fishbase, coeruleolineatus is quite wide range. But seems like only some pics of coeruleolineatus found in Japan has the yellow cheek, while most others are the drab black color forms. Do u think it's a color difference between male and female?

And i search other related species like plesiops insularis and plesiops verecundus also have yellow cheek.

[Terryz_]

Just realised i made a mistake in the spelling. It should be plesiops coeruleolineatus and not plesiops coerulineatus.

Anyway, plesiops (also known as longfins) are close cousin of grouper, but they stay small and their temperament is also not like grouper but more like assessors. They are cryptic and rarely available in our hobby although it can be found in our indo shipment, i dun recall seeing any until now.

Here is the famous xanthic plesiops coeruleolineatus from LiveAquaria.

The common form of plesiops coeruleolineatus is drab and looks like this:

We do get plesiops from CF shipment but I am not sure of the exact ID becos they are overall brown/black.. Seen 2-3 times at CF but didnt get as I am afraid they would eat small fishes..

[Digiman]

We do get plesiops from CF shipment but I am not sure of the exact ID becos they are overall brown/black.. Seen 2-3 times at CF but didnt get as I am afraid they would eat small fishes..

I remnber seeing once or twice at most. But is a completely dark brown ugly one. Could be plesiops corallicola or female coeruleolineatus.

[Terryz_]

I remnber seeing once or twice at most. But is a completely dark brown ugly one. Could be plesiops corallicola or female coeruleolineatus.

Ya, not very often... Maybe it is the same one that I saw so many times..

[Digiman]

Ya, not very often... Maybe it is the same one that I saw so many times..

Should be the same piece that is stuck there for v long.

Now i remember v clearly there is one piece that is stuck there for v long. We could be talking about the same piece, and that is the only piece i can recall.

On the whole plesiops is still quite rare, not many has appeared.

[yikai]

omg,

here's pseudochromis marshallensis frmo fishbase.

Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan to Vanuatu, south to northwestern Australia and New Caledonia; eastern Caroline and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.

NOT ENDEMIC?! HAHA the irony.

[Terryz_]

Should be the same piece that is stuck there for v long.

Now i remember v clearly there is one piece that is stuck there for v long. We could be talking about the same piece, and that is the only piece i can recall.

On the whole plesiops is still quite rare, not many has appeared.

Ya, not many appreciate them also...

[yikai]

the ones we see is Plesiops melas.

[Terryz_]

the ones we see is Plesiops melas.

It didn't look that nice anyway.. lol.

[cedricang]

beautiful rabaulichthys anthias

Wow, gorgeous anthias, never know they can also have such nice unique fins. Add a bill to it and it resembles a Sail fish !

[yikai]

Wow, gorgeous anthias, never know they can also have such nice unique fins. Add a bill to it and it resembles a Sail fish !

used to be super rare and unobtainable but now everywhere is getting them.

and cheap!

cf sells them at only $18.

i have 3

[cedricang]

used to be super rare and unobtainable but now everywhere is getting them.

and cheap!

cf sells them at only $18.

i have 3

Thanks Lemon !!! Time to visit CF

[yikai]

i've seen plenty of lineatus wrasse and plenty of alpha terminal phase ones but this one is just crazy.

check out the ventral fins! insanely long.

[cool guy]

Omg.... I die peacefully if i can get tis hybrid fish... 

[Digiman]

Omg.... I die peacefully if i can get tis hybrid fish... 

Haha den u wont die peacefully as u'll never have a chance to get this fish.

But like u after seeing this pic i guess i also wont be able to die in peace!

[cedricang]

Omg.... I die peacefully if i can get tis hybrid fish... 

lol...bro, think you might need to get ready a 7-10 footer if this beauty ever ever come knocking at your door. You dont want to let this opportunity slip by if it ever comes....then as Digi said, you woldn't die in peace