Gramma linki
- Thread starter sarahorca
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No one have already have an experience with this fish?!
http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsespecies.php?CritterID=194
http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsespecies.php?CritterID=194
philter4
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I have been diving and collecting tropicals in Florida and the Caribbean for almost 20 years and I have only seen this fish once in the Bahamas and never off the coast here in Florida. They come from very deep water, the one I saw was in 170 ft +/-. They are not very attractive compared to other grammas and for the effort to go and get them it is not a popular fish. I have heard of them being sold for several hundred dollars to Japan but I don't know if this is true or not, I have seen them on a local list about 3 years ago at $500 and there was only 1 in stock at the time.
My guess is they are not too hard to keep, probably any type of meaty foods and cooler water is what it recommends but I am not sure this is necessary, where I saw them it was in the upper 70's at that depth. It was in a group of other grammas, mostly a royal type (there are 2 or 3 species that look the same under water and it could have been any one of these) and a mix of about 1/3rd black caps. I couldn't collect it but I did collect several black caps on that dive which all did well at normal aquarium conditions so I don't see why G. linki would be any different.
My guess is they are not too hard to keep, probably any type of meaty foods and cooler water is what it recommends but I am not sure this is necessary, where I saw them it was in the upper 70's at that depth. It was in a group of other grammas, mostly a royal type (there are 2 or 3 species that look the same under water and it could have been any one of these) and a mix of about 1/3rd black caps. I couldn't collect it but I did collect several black caps on that dive which all did well at normal aquarium conditions so I don't see why G. linki would be any different.
