Deep Water Fish

[marc price]

thanks, i find that interesting.
actually got habitat info from two different books. i didn't know G. wantanabe range extends to the indian ocean. would've thought poss. G. bellus could be found in Sri Lanka since their range includes Coccos-Keeling but never would've guessed G. wantanabe.
do you have any firsthand info regarding Amphiprion percula occurring with Heteractis crispa host anemone? every book says that happens yet i cant find a underwater photo of it, you wouldn't happen to have any pics?

 

[zemuron114]

The collector in Sri Lanka said watanabe but might be bellus, since i found it odd as well considering they are very far away from the normal range. I will ask again to see if he meant watanabe.

no first hand on percs with crispa. I can ask though. That would be a nice picture!

 

[sugartooth]

My ultimate fish wish :

Lipropoma carmabi
(not my pic)

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nullcable/2388418317/" title="candy basslet by nullcable, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2388418317_850655c600_o.jpg" width="480" height="312" alt="candy basslet" /></a>

 

[zemuron114]

i love that carmabi! Im trying to get some now, but it is taking quite some time

 

[takayan]

Do you know who are selling carmabi?

 

[sugartooth]

Super hard to find!

Z- if you ever get one out my way please give me a heads up!!
I still haven't gotten my big tank up yet....it's looking like the end of May. You should be hearing from me then.

 

[zemuron114]

carmabi's are a deep water caribbean fish. Once a month a few divers for a wholesale company in florida go out for those and some other deeper water basslets. Unfortunately most go to Japan or Hong Kong because they pay more. I would definitely pay a premium for one of those. they are gorgeous fish.

 

[JazzZero]

I think that golden drawf is deep water... im not sure but arent joculator and multibarred angelfish also deep water.

 

[marc price]

not the golden angel C. aurantius 9'-49', the other two can be.
C. joculator range from 49'-262' sometimes above reef slope in 26'
C. multifasciatus 49'-262' usually below 65'

zemuron,
scott miichael wrote that H. crispa isn't a primary host for A. percula and they are on occasion encountered together.
i tend to trust his information however the lack of credible pictures have had me questioning the paring as misidentification perpetuated by one writer publishing unquestioned data of another. i've found many photos of A. perideraion/H. crispa and they are said to usually associate with H. magnifica, rarely with H. crispa. let me know what your collector contacts tell you.