OMG! Look at these hybrids and rare fishes!

[yikai]

so cheap!

[Terryz_]

So CHEAP!?!?!?!

[yikai]

two gorgeous fairy wrasses in the wild.

lanceolatus fairy wrasse

pintail fairyw rasse

[Digiman]

two gorgeous fairy wrasses in the wild.

lanceolatus fairy wrasse

pintail fairyw rasse

Found together with these two fairy wrasses at 10 to 20m depth in Japan waters are:

Lunatus fairy

Katoi fairy

Pintail x lunatus fairy

[Digiman]

Johnsoni and lunatus are similar in every aspect except for the color difference.

Here is a johnsoni:

[cool guy]

I wan all!!! 

But then again if only im rich... 

[yikai]

you can't get lanceolatus and katoi even if you are rich!

so far too few collections of both and all not for sale.

[s9534891b]

not sure if it is common in aquarium trade

[cool guy]

It is not bro!!! 

[yikai]

gorgeous!

sold to bradley j syphus. wrasse collector.

[yikai]

a wild group of anampses femininus!

[Digiman]

Absolutely gorgeous.

But feminus are so rare and so difficult.

I can make do w lennardi, but even that is super rare here.

[yikai]

here's the only feminine wrasse that came into sg before.

brought in by lck but did not make it.

[Digiman]

here's the only feminine wrasse that came into sg before.

brought in by lck but did not make it.

Beautiful. I remember it died of internal complications?

Was it easy to feed?

[yikai]

Beautiful. I remember it died of internal complications?

Was it easy to feed?

acccording to greencloud, it was feeding on mysis and pecking on liverocks.

but it got skinnier despite feeding.

typical anampses. my anampses twistii and anampses chrysocephalus also fed alot but got skinnier and died.

[Digiman]

acccording to greencloud, it was feeding on mysis and pecking on liverocks.

but it got skinnier despite feeding.

typical anampses. my anampses twistii and anampses chrysocephalus also fed alot but got skinnier and died.

Difficult genus jux like leopard wrasse. I'll try once at least, maybe one day if i can get lennardi.

One of my favourite fish: valenciennea bella (one for sale at $250 in Japan LFS Sangodo)

[yikai]

Difficult genus jux like leopard wrasse. I'll try once at least, maybe one day if i can get lennardi.

One of my favourite fish: valenciennea bella (one for sale at $250 in Japan LFS Sangodo)

the feminine wrasse was sold at $280!

not expensive if you ask me for a fish so pretty and so rare.

but the difficulty is an issue.

bellae is v nice. my fav sand sifter !

[yikai]

fishbase lists that bella is found in the philippines too.

[Digiman]

the feminine wrasse was sold at $280!

not expensive if you ask me for a fish so pretty and so rare.

but the difficulty is an issue.

The difficulty is a big big issue! If it's so difficult to keep alive even $28 is considered expensive.

However if i can get a healthy, eating and well conditioned piece like wat was offered by LADD, i dun mind paying three times the amount.

fishbase lists that bella is found in the philippines too.

Yap, but most likely in areas where there's no collection. Otherwise we should have seen it by now.

[Digiman]

In the wild, in japan waters, they are frequently found in pairs.

[yikai]

here are more amazing photos of bellae sandsifter.

i think i'll write about this on RB.

it's so pretty and rare to go unnoticed.

[Digiman]

This was the juvenile abei angel (2.5 to 3cm) that was photographed in Japan Miyazaki, at a depth of 5m only.

[yikai]

here's a pic of centropyge abei in collection tank awaiting formal description for science.

[yikai]

check out the streamers on this koran x maculosus hybrid and the blue angel!

i've never seen those grow so long before.

[Digiman]

check out the streamers on this koran x maculosus hybrid and the blue angel!

i've never seen those grow so long before.

The small misbar bandit is amazing too.

Also the big gem tang and conspic!

But typical HK FOWLR, the tank is small but has so many fishes. But the fishes always seem healthy.