Cool Fish on Diver's Den

[jraker]

why are these guys listed as expert only?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

why are these guys listed as expert only?

Bluezoo has one of these for $90

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Good Lord, did anyone know that a wrasse can reach 2' in length? This guy

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=285855

 

[brett559]

I saw one at the Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach) a few months ago. It was at least 18" to 20" long. Amazing.

 

[ThRoewer]

Good Lord, did anyone know that a wrasse can reach 2' in length? This guy

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=285855

Some can get even bigger. Where they come from people eat them and other fish kike tangs and angels we think of as pets.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Yeah I saw a diving and spearfishing show one day and they were spearing powder blue tangs.

 

[ThRoewer]

Source: http://www.ecosystema.ru/08nature/world/77uae/92e.htm

 

[albano]

why are these guys listed as expert only?

Because they don't last long in the average tank!

 

[jraker]

http://www.ecosystema.ru/08nature/world/77uae/92.jpg

in some places, they fish for tangs to eat. gotta do what you gotta do.

Because they don't last long in the average tank!

thats what i thought. know anything about their eating habits?

 

[evolved]

why are these guys listed as expert only?

Because unless you set up the tank tailored to keeping one, it won't survive.

Good Lord, did anyone know that a wrasse can reach 2' in length? This guy

Me!

 

[jraker]

and..

SOLD to the man with 4k laying around

 

[jraker]

"deepwater" hard to find curacao chromis

scrawled trunkfish. looks very cool

this one has some NICE colors

 

[jraker]

beautiful fish.

a little pricey for a 1 inch fish? $280

 

[mattcoug]

I think the implied hope that demand will wane and prices come down on this fish is a forlorn one. Convinced myself of something similar with the zebra tang, and prices have only gone up. Oh well.

Looks like this Gem got sold...

 

[jraker]

Pair of lightning maroons, sold for $350 IMMEDIATELY

my first time seeing a crinoid on DD

first time seeing this also. mussel cluster

meat coral for $550 if anyone is interested

 

[shred5]

Lightning maroons look really nice compared to allot I see, great markings. Seems cheap compared to some of the ugly looking designer clowns.

 

[jraker]

some lightning maroons go for a lot. it usually depends on the patterns with them.

designer clowns can get astronomically expensive.

 

[DubiousMaximus]

I think what really makes the rare speies rare is how often divers catch those speciesis and die off once in distributor' holding tanks boost price to make profit

 

[jraker]

I think what really makes the rare speies rare is how often divers catch those speciesis and die off once in distributor' holding tanks boost price to make profit

many species such as the gem tang are not rare. they just have a very small range. that and deepwater fish are harder to catch because some can be elusive and divers dont have as long at deeper depths

 

[hogfanreefer]

There is a pair of Cirrhilabrus johnsoni on DD right now Wish I had an extra $899 lying around!