Lemon's butterflyfish dominated reef

[LaW]

Some updates on the Vanuatuan hooded wrasse, Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus.Initially very shy, but now very much active and brazen.

New fish, one of two of the African variant of the Mccosker's flasher wrasse. Paracheilinus mccoskeri (African var.)###### fin is entirely red vs the red and yellow of the Maldivian variant.Back part of dorsal fin has a blue and gold patch vs blue splashes of the Maldivian variant.Finally found this! After stalking African shipments for so long.

thankfully you intro me to get, i didnt regret getting it. thought it would have been just another flasher but i was wrong when these fellas spread it fins.

Cirrhilabrus exquisitus, the Exquisite fairy wrasse.This is one of the 6 variants of the Exquisite fairy and it originates from Kenya, Africa.Now I have two Exquisite fairies, one from Kenya and the other from Vanuatu. So far no fighting observed but if fighting begins, I will let the Vanuatuan one go. Very difficult to decide which to let go because I love both variants just as much and both are my favorite variants of the Exquisite fairy and are on par in terms favoritism. Have removed so many fishes lately, tank looking much emptier now. More space for my fairies and butterflies.

[pokmingsheng]

This picture stills bring back so much memories..

The first ever cespitularia to come to singapore, brought in by LCK.

look at the sheer size of it! the whole colony costed only 1 red note and this is not even all of it. half of it i fragged away on the first day i bought it.

unfortunately i went to india, shit happened, and now it's only a mere shadow of it's former glory. it's regrowing very fast but cannot get it to grow sooo tall!

now cespitularias are all cultured and come in expensive little frag plugs

where to find such large beautiful wild colonies now?

:wub:

very beautiful blue cespitularia..

i've never appreciated soft corals until i saw the blue cesp...

[yikai]

blue cesp is not even the nicest soft coral....

there are many nicer and VERY exotic ones like efflatounaria, sympodium, tubipora, etc etc.

[Terryz_]

blue cesp is not even the nicest soft coral....

there are many nicer and VERY exotic ones like efflatounaria, sympodium, tubipora, etc etc.

Efflatounaria is much nicer...

[yikai]

Just tested my parameters.

Mg - 1350

Ca - 350

Kh - 8

tryign to keep my Kh constant by adjusting CR. keeps fluctuating between 8-10.

Ca also abit low. but 350 should be fine.

SPS doing great.

[wilsontantw]

Your parameters look ok. Not much sps, so ca should be ok.

Mag also high.

My mag dropped tremendously.

yday was at 1060... No wonder some not colouring up.

[AloysiusMun]

Your Exquisite specimens are BEAUTIFUL. Good catch!

[yikai]

Your parameters look ok. Not much sps, so ca should be ok.

Mag also high.

My mag dropped tremendously.

yday was at 1060... No wonder some not colouring up.

parameters ok la.

Ca 350 actually is ok 1. but i will still try to up it to 400.

Your Exquisite specimens are BEAUTIFUL. Good catch!

which specimens.

all? or just the exquisite? lol.

[AloysiusMun]

which specimens.

all? or just the exquisite? lol.

I like both the Exquisites. In particular the Kenyan variant. Gonna start looking for one soon; once my Budget allows me to. Hahhaa.

The Mce600 really burnt a big hole. It's performing very well though! Skimming out dark brown stuff from my tank!

Seeing the photo of the rubricaudalis brings back memories... So sad

Where did u managed to find the Kenyan specimen? Do u mind pm-ing me the cost?

[yikai]

Mum took the camera to hong kong, so i'm left with my handphone camera.

Bought a beautiful millie today.

Pink with green polyps.

very healthy. polyps extending very well.

pink appears brown using hp cam......

wilson you've seen it. any idea what they nickname this?

[yikai]

Paracheilinus filamentosus (Solomon Island var.)

[Eniram]

Could be sunset millie?

[yikai]

Could be sunset millie?

probably.

i love it alot haha.

pink and green polyps.

hope it continues to grow and do well.

will update photo again when i get my digital cam back.

[Eniram]

Or you could call it candy cane millie?

[braincoral]

I also have one of that millie

in my tank~

whole colony turned brown

but starting to turn light purple

starting from the tips downwards

[MarcoVan]

Paracheilinus filamentosus (Solomon Island var.)

I saw this in LCK. Damn gay lo the dorsal fin!

ehh the mille issit from pinnacle? ahaha

[yikai]

I saw this in LCK. Damn gay lo the dorsal fin!

ehh the mille issit from pinnacle? ahaha

the dorsal fin is normal. only thing different is the colour, which is yellow.

filamentosus flasher is a very common fish found in indo shipments.

every indo shipment sure have 1.

this one is rare coz it's a geographical variant from Solomon Island, and the colour is just very different and nicer.

yes the millie is from pinnicle. i love the polyps!!

[Eniram]

How reefers here wish you could frag your wrasse and sell them!

[yikai]

How reefers here wish you could frag your wrasse and sell them!

never.

i have so many people in waiting list for my roseafascia but i won't sell it unless absolutely necessary.

[Eniram]

I meant if we could frag the wrasse like what we do with corals....

[yikai]

I meant if we could frag the wrasse like what we do with corals....

i know what you meant haha.

but i won't also. i don't think i will muster up enough courage to cut up a perfectly beautiful and healthy fish and glue it to frag plugs! haha!

[Eniram]

hahahahaha....

[yikai]

Recently added some SPS frags

2 frags of blue tort. i have an existing one that is growing slowly, but surely. so now have 3.

2 intense pink birdnest frags. now have many birdnest. 2 small colonies from WS. 2 frags.

1 green stylophora frag

1 blue tipped valida frag

all the above no pictures coz placed in areas that are difficult to photograph.

also added a small colony of pink millie with green polyps

a frag of red planet. The colour dropped to green when i got it. hope it colours up abit more or remain green. whichever is fine with me. i'm not particular.

all SPS healthy with good polyp extension. water parameters are ok.

[yikai]

my favourite little dragon face pipefish.

actively chases mysis in the water and even eats prawn meat.

occasionally eats the stray pellet that floats infront of it. but usually nibbles as it cannot eat the whole thing. and my fishes usually eat them all up first.

goes crazy for cyclopeeze.

[vt_snowman87]

wao wao.. nice new additions..

that dragonface is so cute wish i could keep these kinda interesting fishes too.. but i think my current too strong, and AT too aggro.. it might just flow into overflow..