OMG! Look at these hybrids and rare fishes!

[cool guy]

then there's a bunch of unidentified fairy wrasses that were labelled as C. katherinae.

only the last photo is C. katherinae. the first 3 i dunno..

lemon, isnt tis is a girdled wrasse. Cos mine look like e 3rd pic...

[yikai]

lemon, isnt tis is a girdled wrasse. Cos mine look like e 3rd pic...

no that's not girdled wrasse..

this is girdled wrasse. Cirrhilabrus balteatus.

looks similar but different.

[cool guy]

Noted....

[yikai]

Cirrhilabrus naokoae.

lovely pics.

photo credited in the picture itself.

[yikai]

Joculator

[Terryz_]

Joculator

MY :wub: :wub:

[Terryz_]

Digi, this is so like your tank.. Just that different fishes but the coral are the same...

[Indym]

Joculator

Those eyes

[yikai]

Those eyes

BMW eyes

[Digiman]

Digi, this is so like your tank.. Just that different fishes but the coral are the same...

My tank is inferior to this tank however it is what i hope to duplicate, but nice shaped big photosynthetic gorgonians are hard to get. This softie tank remains one of the most beautiful i've seen.

[Terryz_]

Brachaluteres ulvarum aka Japanese inflator filefish

Adult

Juv

[Terryz_]

My tank is inferior to this tank however it is what i hope to duplicate, but nice shaped big photosynthetic gorgonians are hard to get. This softie tank remains one of the most beautiful i've seen.

I thought Ah Beng got those brown Gorgonian mah... Next time i show you...

[Digiman]

Beautiful Cirrhilabrus katoi Pair

[Digiman]

Beautiful Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus Pair

[yikai]

it's a shame these japanese fairies are so rare that even BH don't have stock.

funny why the above two wrasess are in paires. where are the other females?

[Digiman]

it's a shame these japanese fairies are so rare that even BH don't have stock.

funny why the above two wrasess are in paires. where are the other females?

Lanceolatus again

Lunatus fairy

[yikai]

why is the lanceolatus solitary?? aren't all fairy wrasses haremic?

[Digiman]

why is the lanceolatus solitary?? aren't all fairy wrasses haremic?

Haremic does not mean all the time mux stay in a group. The male lunatus is also alone, but i believe his females are somewhere not too far away.

[yikai]

Haremic does not mean all the time mux stay in a group. The male lunatus is also alone, but i believe his females are somewhere not too far away.

yeah but the harem consist of alot of female. chances of seeing one nearby is quite high.

quite interesting to see them alone like that. so lonesome.

like we saw the marjorie video from fishbase. so many others nearby.

[Terryz_]

Lunatus is very nice... Dunno if they are available in Japan...

[yikai]

Lunatus is very nice... Dunno if they are available in Japan...

they are. cost around 200+ sgd.

but it's very rare even in japan.

[Terryz_]

they are. cost around 200+ sgd.

but it's very rare even in japan.

That is OUCH...

[Digiman]

yeah but the harem consist of alot of female. chances of seeing one nearby is quite high.

quite interesting to see them alone like that. so lonesome.

like we saw the marjorie video from fishbase. so many others nearby.

Sometimes they'll move out for a while. For instance this flavo anthias is alone (note the ugly interruptus in the first four seconds of the video):

And here they are in a group:

they are. cost around 200+ sgd.

but it's very rare even in japan.

Tat's cheap. But too bad cant get.

[Digiman]

Another lone anthias, ventralis hawaiiensis at the end of the video:

[yikai]

Another lone anthias, ventralis hawaiiensis at the end of the video:

the banduts and crosshatch are beautiful!

and also look at the number of potter's. truly the most abundant dwarf angel in mainland hawaii.