OMG! Look at these hybrids and rare fishes!

[Terryz_]

my friend's rare fishes in hk

and update on his very rare rusty x coral beauty. he has kept it for many months and the size and coloration has changed as the fish grow.

at the bottom is a rusty x flame

and the top right!?!??!?!

HO HO. no need to explain. u all should know by now.

It looks so coral beauty... More CB blood..

[yikai]

It looks so coral beauty... More CB blood..

it used to look more rusty.

but it somehow changed.

u can search this thread for the old photos. lazy to update.

[Terryz_]

it used to look more rusty.

but it somehow changed.

u can search this thread for the old photos. lazy to update.

Yup, I remember...

[yikai]

first ever liopropoma sp raised from eggs in captivity.

it's unclear wether or not it is L. carmabi or L. rubre as multiple pairs of each are kept together and eggs are harvested together.

but this is a big story for aquaculture and its the first time.

here's hoping it's L. carmabi.

after 15 years of trying, todd garner managed to get one to settle.

[Eniram]

The tinker's butterflyfish belongs in the roaps subgenus which includes declivis, mitratus, burgess and flavocoronatus.

All are deepwater and fairly reef safe. I would say like flame Angels.

I have a declivis and a mitratus. No problems for me.

They don't come in small size do they? Recent shipments all arrived quite big

[naivete]

I got this Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis wrasse a while ago in hk. Is rhis uncommon?

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[yikai]

yes tinker's butterflyfish never come in at sizes below 3-4 inches here.

very small ones (1-2) inches are exeedingly rare in the hobby.

the larger 4-5 inches ones are very commonly thrown to us as "rejects"

cirrhilabrus rubriventralis is not rare.

[yikai]

the nicest aberrant diadema dottyback i've seen so far!

[peacemaker]

Looks as if some yellow paint splashed onto an orchid dottyback.

[yikai]

Looks as if some yellow paint splashed onto an orchid dottyback.

it's an aberration for this diadema dottyback.

there's so much purple that you wouldn't have guess it was originally this fish right!

haha

[Digiman]

the nicest aberrant diadema dottyback i've seen so far!

Too much purple!

This is a diadema dottyback who is trying v hard to become an orchid dottyback.

[yikai]

another dubious "tinker x declivis" from christmas island.

IMO it is not a hybrid.

firstly, tinkers are not found in indian ocean.

secondly, it looks just like a regular normal darker variant for the declivis butterflyfish.

[yikai]

wrasse master bradley's new anampses chrysocephalus male.

i want to own a pair of this fish one day, but not to huge.

his male is courting a female of a different species!

[Digiman]

another dubious "tinker x declivis" from christmas island.

IMO it is not a hybrid.

firstly, tinkers are not found in indian ocean.

secondly, it looks just like a regular normal darker variant for the declivis butterflyfish.

Nonsense! Cant see hybrid at all!

[yikai]

Nonsense! Cant see hybrid at all!

just a darker variant of declivis.

it's selling at very high price of $600 USD too.

i would much rather have bought the 2 inch tinker which was sold at only 500.

[Digiman]

just a darker variant of declivis.

it's selling at very high price of $600 USD too.

i would much rather have bought the 2 inch tinker which was sold at only 500.

I can see a bit of black rim, but too little to say it's a hybrid. Much rather they label it as aberrant declives.

Now i doubt the previous one is a hybrid also.

[yikai]

but the range doesn't overlap in the xmas islands?

if marshall islands then yes.

but are declivis found in the marshalls?

[Digiman]

New photos of deepwater curacao fishes!

Lipogramma Evides (Captured at 400ft!)

Gonioplectrus hispanus (Captured at 450ft!)

[Digiman]

The new undescribed deepwater dragonet! (3" long, captured at 550ft depth!!)

[Digiman]

Deepwater Scorpion fish captured at 400ft depth!

[Digiman]

Another undescribed deepwater scorpion fish. (0.75" adult size! A pgymy scorpion. Captured at 600ft depth!!!)

[yikai]

these deepwater fishes are caught at incredulous depths!!!!

600ft is ridiculous!

[Digiman]

And the ever popular carmabi basslet. Still deep at 200ft but is v shallow compared to the rest posted.

All these fishes are now currently on display at Curacao Sea Aquarium.

[Digiman]

these deepwater fishes are caught at incredulous depths!!!!

600ft is ridiculous!

Yup v deep! They were mostly caught by submersibles and carefully decompressed to bring up alive for public display! Amazing collection skills.

I'm always fascinated with deepwater fishes.

And i'm so excited i'll be getting the super rare and deepwater (in excess of 300 ft) protonogrammus martinicensis also found in carribbean.

[yikai]

Yup v deep! They were mostly caught by submersibles and carefully decompressed to bring up alive for public display! Amazing collection skills.

I'm always fascinated with deepwater fishes.

And i'm so excited i'll be getting the super rare and deepwater (in excess of 300 ft) protonogrammus martinicensis also found in carribbean.

don't speak too soon!

wait someone buy it before you like your toby hahaha!

but i doubt it.

$750 for an anthias is tooo much and no one will buy.

tomorrow can go down and admire it. it's a very nice size.