Awesome new little guy! Ruby Red Dragonet/Blenny

[ReeferKimberly]

I have been waiting 2 1/2 years to get a mandarin so my pod population was big enough. Walked in and saw this awesome new fish. Relatively new to the aquarium trade. I am so in love!

Here is a pic of what he looks like, mine is male like this one

I am so glad I waited so long! They are new so I would not have seen him 2 years ago. I love green mandys but I LOVE this guy. Was told he will eat frozen, but I have massive numbers of pods and ~100 pounds of LR.

 

[swally]

Awesome looking pal you got there

 

[snorvich]

Gorgeous Fish! Congrats!

 

[Nina51]

get OUT!!! he's gorgeous!!

 

[ReeferKimberly]

Thank you

I was blown away! New dragonet, I was like nooooooo......reaaallly!?!??!

Plus, 25 bucks! Holyness!

There were about 20 in a tank marked 'sold'! Someone walked in and bought the whole thing. I finagled and mentioned I used to work there and "mysteriously one of them has disappeared "

I think they replaced mine with a red scooter blenny. lol

(I WOULD feel bad except I called first and asked for a 'red mandarin'. Just the green type that is a little more red. They said they had them. Well they did not, and what the dude thought I was asking for, these, were already spoken for. Whoever bought them before me, thank you for inadvertently sharing the love, and stop buying entire tanks of fish )

 

[Reefvet]

Synchiropus moyeri is commonly known as the Moyer's dragonet.

A wonderful fish that will be hardy if they eat. I've seen good success with frozon red plankton and cyclops.

They're $60 at my LFS in Southern California.

 

[mayjong]

where are they? yreef or adepot?

i got one from adepot about 2 weeks ago, eating great and cruising around. havent seen it eat prepared yet...

 

[RDtrack]

Great fish I have one too. They are relatively new to the market. Just to correctly state the one you have is not a Moyers. It is what they are calling a Ruby Red Dragonet. One of the main difference is the yellow fins.

 

[RDtrack]

Also if you only paid 25 the store probably had them mislabeled. They go for a $100 here in Wisconsin. So $25 is a steal. I wonder what the individual was going to do with the rest, can't really keep two males in a tank.

 

[Reefvet]

Great fish I have one too. They are relatively new to the market. Just to correctly state the one you have is not a Moyers. It is what they are calling a Ruby Red Dragonet. One of the main difference is the yellow fins.

Are you sure ?

That's the fish identified on several sites and being sold here in Southern California as a Moyers.

Google it and you'll find it.

 

[RDtrack]

Yes I'm sure. Here is an article on reef builders that compares the two. http://************.com/2013/09/20/ruby-red-dragonets/

The wholesaler here in the midwest was selling them as Moyers.

 

[RDtrack]

Sorry the link doesn't work. If you google ruby red dragonet you'll find the article.

 

[Baldguy]

Yep, Moyers and Ruby Red are two different fish.

 

[ThreeMoneyJ]

I've seen them online for around $100. Maybe its a nor cal thing but my lfs had 3 recently for $30.

 

[Edstewart5]

That looks awesome! My LFS has em for 60. But never took a good look at em.

 

[johnike]

Very nice Kimberly!

 

[ReeferKimberly]

Thanks all! From what I understand they are newly discovered and not yet identified officially. Just by common name. It did say Ruby Red Dragonet on the tank so I don't think they were mislabeled, but my area fish stores routinely have very low prices. Mayjong, it was Aqualife. I usually stick to Your Reef as it is around the corner, but Aqualife said they had "red mandarins"..... Even though that person was wrong...(I like these even better )

He is swimming around more today. He spent yesterday and most of the night under a leather. Now he is picking pods among the rocks. Oh my god he is so cute.

 

[ReeferKimberly]

A fish like this is why I got into this hobby. Sure I got sidetracked by coral, like most others, but this fish is glorious. I am gobsmacked. For perspective, my yellow clown goby is currently bigger. Little ruby red is picking non-stop though. I will try some Rod's tonight, see if he shows any interest. Would just be a bonus, I have more than enough pods of every conceivable type to sustain him for life. Oh and for RDtrack, I would put good money the person buying the whole tank was going to flip them and sell them for a lot more money.

 

[johnike]

Just beautiful, I must have one Kimberly.
I'm looking for a Finger Dragonette as well.

 

[ReeferKimberly]

Never heard of those, ohhh pretty finnage! That is a cool fish too!

I literally did not know about any dragonet besides the green and red mandarin and the target until yesterday. I knew I could not have one until I waited so I did not want to tempt myself too much. Very happy I waited.