OMG! Look at these hybrids and rare fishes!

[Digiman]

Came across this fish today.

V nice. But it's not a hybrid. It's an unusual colour morph of pseudochromis diadema.

There is a famous and v impressive colour morph from Dr Tanaka:

P.Diadema is quite variable in colour pattern much like flame angelfish.

Under rare occasions specimens like the one u posted and Dr tanaka's specimen will be found.

I'll see u soon to collect the fish. But if u really like it v much do let me know.

[FuEl]

V nice. But it's not a hybrid. It's an unusual colour morph of pseudochromis diadema.

There is a famous and v impressive colour morph from Dr Tanaka:

P.Diadema is quite variable in colour pattern much like flame angelfish.

Under rare occasions specimens like the one u posted and Dr tanaka's specimen will be found.

I'll see u soon to collect the fish. But if u really like it v much do let me know.

I pass to you. Then you can sell to Dr Tanaka. Then hopefully he breeds them.

[Digiman]

Hmm on careful inspection of the purple, it seems to ends off mid-body, so it may be a colour morph of pictichromis paccagnellae instead of pseudochromis diadema.

Or even better it may be a hybrid between the two.

These group of fish can be v confusing. V interesting!

[Digiman]

I pass to you. Then you can sell to Dr Tanaka. Then hopefully he breeds them.

Haha Dr Tanaka dun do breeding like u, furthermore i dun think his specimen of P.Diadema is still around.

[FuEl]

Haha Dr Tanaka dun do breeding like u, furthermore i dun think his specimen of P.Diadema is still around.

Will QT this fish for you. It's now sitting in the miracle no. 7 medicine. Saw it scratching a little before I bought for you.

[yikai]

nice!

it's not pictichromis paccagnellae.

it's a variant of diadema.

diadema as you said, is a variable fish and occasionally, specimens like this can be found.

i have seen such variants before but this one is unique. the purple extends to the chin.

[Digiman]

Will QT this fish for you. It's now sitting in the miracle no. 7 medicine. Saw it scratching a little before I bought for you.

Thanks a lot. Interpet 7 is a miracle product. Will get from u soonest, cos understand u're running out of tank space already.

U should send the two pics to glassbox and reefbuilder for some ID purpose.

[yikai]

The multicolor angelfish is a truly peculiar dwarf angel.

when exposed to very bright lighting, such as 400W MH, the multicolor angel undergo a transformation of sorts.

the pearly white body intensifies to grey, and if the lighting is very intense, it will intensify furthur to produce this.

[yikai]

for those who have been living under a mountain and have no idea what a multicolor angel looks like, it is white.

here is a picture of a multicolor angel. they are deep water denizens and thus adapt to intense lighting by changing body colour.

under normal or dimmer T5 lighting, they keep their white body colour.

[yikai]

the dark multicolor due to the intense lightning should not be confused with this dwarf angel.

Centropyge nahackyi, the Nahackyi angel..

It is found no where else in the world except johnston's atoll where fishing is illegal. it's super rare and one of the holy grails.

little wonder why the dark multicolor is so desirable. SPS reefers with 400W and above lighting, go get a multicolor now and turn it into an imitation nahackyi!

[veliferium]

The multicolor angelfish is a truly peculiar dwarf angel.

when exposed to very bright lighting, such as 400W MH, the multicolor angel undergo a transformation of sorts.

the pearly white body intensifies to grey, and if the lighting is very intense, it will intensify furthur to produce this.

maybe these guys can pass of as a nahackyi?

[yikai]

This is Anthias salmopunctatus.

a super rare anthias found in the very strange genus called "anthias". the genus named after the fish itself. and inside that genus lies the mother of all anthias, the Anthias anthias! what a name!

[yikai]

maybe these guys can pass of as a nahackyi?

exactly my friend!

just exactly what i had typed hehe.

the intense coloured multicolors due to reef lighting can pose as the ultra rare nahackyi.

but most reef tanks do not have intense enough lighting and sometimes, they end up with dirty grey colours and are not nice. in order to represent as much as possible as the real nahackyi, they should be blasted under thousands of Wattage!

here are some not so desirable looking ones.

to keep multicolor, either have super intense lighting to make them morph all the way, or keep them under medium to low lighting to keep the white.

anything inbetween will end up with grey multicolors.

[Digiman]

This is Anthias salmopunctatus.

a super rare anthias found in the very strange genus called "anthias". the genus named after the fish itself. and inside that genus lies the mother of all anthias, the Anthias anthias! what a name!

Haha, very fitting, Anthias anthias, the mother of all anthias!

Very deepwater and not available in the trade.

Meet the mother of all anthias:

[yikai]

Haha, very fitting, Anthias anthias, the mother of all anthias!

Very deepwater and not available in the trade.

Meet the mother of all anthias:

super disgusting.

but i think the smaller females do look very nice!

they can be found in sometimes shallower water. according to fishbase 30-50m. but most of the time very very deep.

[yikai]

and they are very abundant in the wild!

[Digiman]

Rare Clownfishes of Julian Sprung:

[Digiman]

and they are very abundant in the wild!

Like fairies!

[yikai]

Rare Clownfishes of Julian Sprung:

woah the percula is just awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

nicest percula I HAVE EVER SEEN!

instant love.

[yikai]

Like fairies!

except that monster you post.

that one is an ogre!

[Digiman]

woah the percula is just awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

nicest percula I HAVE EVER SEEN!

instant love.

Me too i find tat percula v unique tat's why i posted the second photo.

Black patch white dot and light orange, so unique.

The misbar maroon can throw away!

[Digiman]

Another rusty flame has appeared in Japan LFS. This piece is interesting. V pale at the dorsal part.

[FuEl]

Me too i find tat percula v unique tat's why i posted the second photo.

Black patch white dot and light orange, so unique.

The misbar maroon can throw away!

Check with Thairun, I believe he has a pc like that that he is letting off. I can't remember where I got it from, so long ago.

[yikai]

That rusty flame looksvery much like a relular flame angel

Thairun clOwn is diff. I saw before

[Digiman]

That rusty flame looksvery much like a relular flame angel

Thairun clOwn is diff. I saw before

I agree, it may be an aberrant flame angel. No description provided from where i found the pic, jux abnormal flame.