130 X 36 x 36 inbound...any suggestions?

[humaguy]

growing and still a confusing fish, lol, I see more outrigger in these pics..

great to see the blue coming in. an overlooked fish, imho

love these

lol, and these

hybrid

hope yours are all well,

tk

 

[humaguy]

What is that blue with yellow stripes

baby P. zonipectus, cortez angel.
when compared to many other angels, not much of a looker as an adult, but really wonderful fish.

 

[humaguy]

another super rare trig

thanks ciguatera7

 

[humaguy]

https://youtu.be/nFeFi-PeLCI

 

[gltoland]

Get it up eye level. Did mine that way and it looks much better.

 

[Achilles Torben]

Hi Ted,
Hybrid Leucosternum x japanicus? This hybrid is very well colored. I saw often hybrids at Dejong but the color of this fish are not as beautiful as yours!

I am looking for a Xanthichthys trigger. But my information are very bad. I am interested in Xanthichthys kiritimati. My information are that he is a very small trigger with a maximum size of 10cm. But there are different pictures. Dejong also named a equal trigger Xanthichthys greenei. It is the same trigger? Is the trigger for our reef or it is a cold water species? Here is a picture of the different triggers. You know more about?

Thanks for sharing your fantastic pics.

Grüße Torben

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[humaguy]

The tang is Acanthurus leucosternon (powder blue) and Acanthurus nigricans (whitecheek) and growing quickly. She was tiny and is growing nicely with her colors beginning to show. Pretty fish.

 

[humaguy]

I am looking for a Xanthichthys trigger. But my information are very bad. I am interested in Xanthichthys kiritimati. My information are that he is a very small trigger with a maximum size of 10cm. But there are different pictures. Dejong also named a equal trigger Xanthichthys greenei. It is the same trigger? Is the trigger for our reef or it is a cold water species? Here is a picture of the different triggers. You know more about?

Thanks for sharing your fantastic pics.

Grüße Torben

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Hey Bud,

Yes the kiri and greenei is the same fish. X. greenei is the official name for the Christmas Island Kiri trigger, named after Brian Green, the diver/collector, super cool dude, who discovered it. I have seen them up to around 8-9 inches, so, they do get fairly large, closer to 20cm. They are reef safe. Being deep water, they may come from cooler water but adjust super fast to higher temps. I don't use chillers, so the tanks are room temp and ave somewhere in the low to mid 70s(f.)
X. trigs have wonderful personalities, super curious, and pretty mellow. Outriggers, X. caeruleolineatus, is one of my favorite fish. Also called goldenbacks.
Here is the outrigger/gback

Here is the Kiri

Hope all is well with you, please let me know what you end up with.

Ted

 

[humaguy]

another super rare trig

thanks ciguatera7

Joe's article
Extremely Rare Hairfin Triggerfish (Abalistes filamentosus) Collected

One of the most seldom seen members of the triggerfish family was recently collected for the aquarium trade"”Abalistes filamentosus. In fact, this fish is so hard to find in the wild, it was only scientifically described in 2004, making it the only balistid species other than the enigmatic Xanthichthys greenei to be discovered in this century! So why is this fish so rare?

Abalistes is an especially small genus, being comprised of just two species that are thought to be closely related to the stouter-bodied fishes classified in Rhinecanthus and Sufflamen, both of which are far more familiar to aquarists. The other member of the genus, the Starry Triggerfish (Abalistes stellatus) has actually been known since 1801. It occurs rather commonly in silty, shallow-water habitats across the Indo-Pacific, and its juveniles are a semi-regular find in the aquarium trade. On the other hand, A. filamentosus is known only from a handful of scattered locations"”Taiwan, Okinawa, Kochi Prefecture, Timor, Northwest Australia, New Caledonia"”and is generally collected only by commercial fishermen using either trawls or hook-and-line.

Known specimens have been found at a depth range of 20-180 meters, but it can likely be expected even deeper than this, as A. stellatus is known down as far as 350 meters! Its morphology perhaps hints at a more pelagic lifestyle than its starry cousin. The long, filamentous extensions of the caudal fin (alluded to in its scientific and common names) are a common feature among fishes that spend much of their time actively swimming above the bottom, suggesting that A. filamentosus might occupy a distinct ecological niche with respect to its congener, swimming higher in the water column and at greater depths.

The other major diagnostic traits that serve to separate the Starry and Harifin Triggerfishes relate to their obvious color differences. Both share a similar motif of a dark back adorned with four large white blotches, but, whereas A. stellatus has a constellation of golden spots throughout its body, A. filamentosus is a decidedly less-ostentatious fellow, having just a plain beige coloration. It also possesses 3-4 longitudinal grooves along its cheeks that are lacking in A. stellatus. The sexes are said to be indistinguishable, and, though the juvenile appearance is currently undocumented, it likely resembles that of its sister species, but without the golden spots. This will likely always be a very rarely encountered fish in captivity and one which is likely to appeal only to the small coterie of balistid fanatics out there, but it's great to finally see some more images of it.
"¢Matsuura, K. and Yoshino, T., 2004. A new triggerfish of the genus Abalistes (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) from the Western Pacific. RECORDS-AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, 56(2), pp.189-194.

 

[Achilles Torben]

Hey Bud,

Yes the kiri and greenei is the same fish. X. greenei is the official name for the Christmas Island Kiri trigger, named after Brian Green, the diver/collector, super cool dude, who discovered it. I have seen them up to around 8-9 inches, so, they do get fairly large, closer to 20cm. They are reef safe. Being deep water, they may come from cooler water but adjust super fast to higher temps. I don't use chillers, so the tanks are room temp and ave somewhere in the low to mid 70s(f.)
X. trigs have wonderful personalities, super curious, and pretty mellow. Outriggers, X. caeruleolineatus, is one of my favorite fish. Also called goldenbacks.
Here is the outrigger/gback

Here is the Kiri

Hope all is well with you, please let me know what you end up with.

Ted

Hey Ted,
Thanks for enlightenment. The worse German literature talk about kiri with maximum size of 4 inch. :|

I am not sure how to go on because this fish like mento, caeruleolineatus or greenei are not often in stock. Price is nearly the same. I will view many videos on YouTube to decide

The only bad side of the Xanthichthys triggers is that the female will get a male. And I love to have pairs of fish.

Also it is hard to get small ones in Europe. The only mento I saw at Dejong was nearly 8 inch.




Grüße Torben

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[humaguy]

an incredible resource

is anybody really still using garlic, lol?

http://www.afishionado.org/blogs/my...reef-tank-miracle-additive-or-stinky-delusion

 

[humaguy]

Happy 3rd Birthday to these kids.

1.5 inch pvc in middle and 1 inch on the sides, they were tiny.

Blondie was bigger back then

 

[humaguy]

btw, nothing says more fun during a blizzard than a leak in fuge plumbing. I was worried about losing power. good times

 

[BigBlueTang]

btw, nothing says more fun during a blizzard than a leak in fuge plumbing. I was worried about losing power. good times

Hope everything is fine!! Glad you didn't lose power.. Happy Birthday to the GP's!!


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[humaguy]

amazing how quickly she is changing

gem hybrid

R. hybrid/sp

P. hybrid

got all 6 in this pic

 

[humaguy]

congrats to Karen for another breeding success story!

 

[pinnatus]

Wow. What is that one?

 

[humaguy]

Wow. What is that one?

Odontanthias fuscipinnis- yellow anthias

 

[McPuff]

Can you post some full tank shots of your systems? I am always confused trying to get a lay of the land as it were. :0)

 

[humaguy]

not happy I added the lunula last night