Australian Gems

[rnscross]

G'day from the land down under!

Until recently I was unaware of some of the truely stunning wrasse/fish that can be found in Australia due to local vendors not getting them in (ie A. lennardi). So I ask you fish nerds of the world, what other coral friendly awesome fish do we have down here that you covert?

 

[michael_cb_125]

C. meredithi
C. personifer
C. duboulayi
C. conspicillatus
A. feminus

There are many, many, many spectacular species of fish from Aussie Land.

~Michael

 

[rnscross]

lol that was my fault, maybe i should've been more specific. I'm interested in reef safe(coral) wrasse mainly or anything else that is a bit unusual/rare. A. feminus is one im going to start asking around for. My tank is a 180g 6', and the most aggressive fish I currently own is a tennenti tang, there are a total of 7 fish in there atm. So it would be going into this tank.

 

[suta4242]

The Australian fish that are rare / expensive in the states are usually cheaper and more readily available here. eg $40 for lennardi. So rare is a relative term.

Biggest advantage is when purchasing fish that may be considered delicate overseas can be acquired in good condition and eating well eg chaoti wrasse. These are nowhere near as problematic locally.

But the genuinely uncommon stuff will not appear on lists. You will need to talk to collectors directly to get it - assuming you are on the phone at the right time and they are willing to deal with you.

Hth and GL:beer:

 

[rnscross]

thats what I'm trying to find out, as stuff thats "rare" like the lennardi wrasse isnt here. I'm after other fish like that. Until recently none of the LFS had even ordered a lennardi in cause there wasnt any demand. I'm wondering if there are other fish like that. Hidden gems that we can get cheap, the reversal of the achillies tang Cheap in the US expensive in Aust.