Cirrhilbraus Claire
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reefjunkie42
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aquaph8
Love The Fish
LemonLemon
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new updates on claire and the unidentified hogfish 
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Yurivd
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I copied the video :spin3:
reefjunkie42
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Thats fine billy, don't add anymore or he will beat em up
freedive43
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For clarification, we identified the wrasses as c. Claire the day that we collected them thanks to a photo sent to Richard Pyle. The female wrasse was collected at 350 feet and the male was caught by my dive partner the next day at 450 feet. We saw a few more down there but they are quite elusive fish. Four narcosis were brought to Hawaii. One or two will be donated to public aquariums so only one pair will be entering the trade via blueharbor.
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
Awesome Rufus, thank you for the Claire-ification and the amazing contributions you and your partner as made for this hobby. Truely thank you. I know there isn't much want For these fish stateside..that said I don't think I could pass another chance so I hope you guys go down again thank you for chiming in, What an amazing fish along with the peppermints of course and the necronesis
thank you for chiming in, What an amazing fish along with the peppermints of course and the necronesishow small was the peppermint that kicked the bucket...?:sad2:
also why did you chose tahiti instead of cook island..?
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Reefing Newbie
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Actually, I like the coloration in the video they have on Reef Builders. Too bad they would be WAY out of budget and are collected so deep!
nonimmigrant
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I'll stick with my feminius, nahackyi, bathy, earlei... Claire's ain't doing it for me... I'd go for lunatus and lanceolatus well before these even if they were the same price.
freedive43
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The peppermint was about 1 1/2". We learned a lot on this trip concerning the proper husbandry of these fragile deepwater species. I am positive that on our next expedition we will have close to a 100% survival rate. Most people do not understand why deepwater fish command such a high price tag. Most of the specimens are not necessarily rare at depth, it is just the process of getting to them. There is an incredible amount of preparation, planning and effort that goes into the successful completion of a 450 foot dive. The amount of risk involved is incredible.
nonimmigrant
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Rufus, price indeed reflects the effort and cost to get a fish - no doubt. But despite that some fish are still not, in many a minds, not worth that resultant price aesthetically. C boylei is a different animal, pardon the pun, however. I'd dig deep for a harem. RE: the risk: I certainly hear you there. I routinely dive down to 50M, but would not be terribly willing to go much lower than that.
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
i think its amazing the contrabutions that you make to this hobby.
freedive43
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I agree, based on color and impressiveness alone, many deepwater species can hardly justify their price. However, as with all things - beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Personally, I would never spend more than 10k on an automobile - no matter the make or model because when all is said and done it's just got four tires and can get you from point A to point B like every other car. I enjoy undertaking deepwater dives because it is a challenge and because it is one of the few places on earth left greatly undiscovered. Even on the dives where we don't manage to collect a single fish, we still have fun because we know that we were probably the first people to see that particular part of the ocean.
nonimmigrant
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Amen to that Rufus. Maybe I'll tag along on y'all's next dive and just hover 75M above you.
Certainly would be amazing.
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
i cant stop showing this picture and telling this story to all my friends and none of them are even into sw. such a great fish, makes the earls im getting seem drab.jk but seriously though awesome fish. Olive is the new red. what temp is the pair being kept at, does anyone know?rufus? lemon?
