A special fish(Just sharing)

[coralfriend]

This fish is in Tai Wan now.
(just sharing!)

 

[xanthurum]

Looks like a changing koran

 

[gobolts23]

very neat pattern on him. is it a hybrid or just a rare genetic pattern?

 

[coralfriend]

I don't know the answer!
I hope that I can get some specialist advise here!

Below are the owner's tank!
Please forgive the way of keeping a large group of angel fish in a bare bottom tank! I know that it is not the standard of keeping reef fish in US. But it is a popular way of keeping fish in Tai Wan. In fact, the owner advocate a lot in his tank!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y78fsAc--XI#t=13

 

[SDguy]

If it is a hybrid, I'd say semi + imp.

Yeesh, that wrought iron in that video is HUGE!

 

[humaguy]

Lemon was sharing this the other day...to me, the face kinda looks like a navarchus...body almost looks like a blue face...many are convinced theres an emp involved...cool fish and would love to see a pic in a few months!

 

[SDguy]

Yeah I saw those postings, and to me that face is all semi...

 

[ace_92101]

I don't know the answer!
I hope that I can get some specialist advise here!

Below are the owner's tank!
Please forgive the way of keeping a large group of angel fish in a bare bottom tank! I know that it is not the standard of keeping reef fish in US. But it is a popular way of keeping fish in Tai Wan. In fact, the owner advocate a lot in his tank!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y78fsAc--XI#t=13

Yeah, not alot of hiding places for the fish. I'd be interested to see where everyone sleeps. Do you know the size of the tank? It doesn't look very big.

 

[Allmost]

wow what a beautiful collection ! thank you for sharing with us

you guys have some amazing stocks there, would love to see more pics and videos perhaps one from your tank as well coralfriend ?

 

[Dmorty217]

Amazing fish in what appears to be a small tank

 

[gobolts23]

wow. looks like the owner needs to spend some of his fish money on a tank upgrade!

 

[mayjong]

coral friend-
im wondering what you do to keep ammonia down/under control in that tank?
thanks

 

[Yurivd]

It must be semi x ???? Hybrid
I have seen photos of this fish from a friend that live in Taiwan

 

[humaguy]

It must be semi x ???? Hybrid
I have seen photos of this fish from a friend that live in Taiwan

see semi...the tail makes me want to say emp but I also see six bar/blue face in the body and navarchus in her face.:hmm6::hmm5:

do you remember where was she caught?

 

[syrinx]

Many Tanks in the far east use skimmers and wet/dry filtration. This is the best way for large population of fishes in a sparsly rocked tank. Water changes are usually much larger than is common in the states, and keeps nitrates down. Some of the most skilled fish keepers in the world are in this region- and the quality of the fish is second to none.

 

[gobolts23]

Many Tanks in the far east use skimmers and wet/dry filtration. This is the best way for large population of fishes in a sparsly rocked tank. Water changes are usually much larger than is common in the states, and keeps nitrates down. Some of the most skilled fish keepers in the world are in this region- and the quality of the fish is second to none.

while this may be true....it still is pretty inhumane to keep that many fish in such small quarters. if you can afford some of the fish in that system then surely you can afford a bigger aquarium.

 

[syrinx]

You feel it is not humane-that does not mean it is not humane. That is an individual choice. I do not disagree with you, and have the most understocked tanks you will ever see. However, these fish are fat and healthy. If they were being treated poorly such would not be the case. Cultural differences are just that-and one is not proven better than the other. Not by fish health or length of life.

 

[Yurivd]

see semi...the tail makes me want to say emp but I also see six bar/blue face in the body and navarchus in her face.:hmm6::hmm5:

do you remember where was she caught?

I think he told me Kenya

 

[gobolts23]

You feel it is not humane-that does not mean it is not humane. That is an individual choice. I do not disagree with you, and have the most understocked tanks you will ever see. However, these fish are fat and healthy. If they were being treated poorly such would not be the case. Cultural differences are just that-and one is not proven better than the other. Not by fish health or length of life.

Im not trying to start an argument but I really do not believe culture has anything to do with an overstocked aquarium. A responsible pet owner should know this many territorial fish should not be housed in such a small system. The fish may appear to be healthy currently but as the juvenile fish reach maturity and set up territories he is going to learn some very expensive lessons.

 

[Yurivd]

while this may be true....it still is pretty inhumane to keep that many fish in such small quarters. if you can afford some of the fish in that system then surely you can afford a bigger aquarium.

The problem is in the east large houses are a lot more expensive ...