Hawaiian Longfin Anthias / Scarface Blennies

palileo

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Hey everyone,

Per request, I asked the collector if he could get Hawaiian Longfin Anthias and Scarface Blennies. In order for him to actually dive to collect these fish, he'd like to plan to get a larger group of them if possible to make it worth the dive. He's able to collect just about any fish from Hawaii and is offering to collect show quality, healthy specimens of just about any species.

He says the Scarface Blennies are tough to catch because they like to hide. He can definately collect these and would like to get at least 10 ordered. There is already a request for 4 of these.

He says the Anthias are at 100+ feet depths and need to be decompressed. He would attempt to collect them if we had enough people interested and could get a list of 15-20 fish ordered. His price is $60 each. So far I have a request for 2 males and 1 female. The problem with these fish is that they are rarely seen and hard to catch. If we had a list of people interested, as he catches them, I'll notify in order requested but would need immediate payment to have the fish held for the person. Now if we can get a large enough group, he says that he'll actually schedule out multiple dives to catch them.

Here's the list as of now...

Scarface Blennies:
JeffReef - 2
Palileo (me) - 2

Hawaiian Longfin Anthias
JeffReef - 3
 
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9370935#post9370935 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by djscribz
ryan any details on the scarfaces aggression and eating habits?

From what I'm reading on these fish they are harmless and reef safe. They feed on algae and detritus.
 
Re: Hawaiian Longfin Anthias / Scarface Blennies

Scarface Blennies:
JeffReef - 2
Palileo (me) - 2
DJScribz - 1
P-Deezy - 1


Hawaiian Longfin Anthias
JeffReef - 3
 
is this the scarface?

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9377615#post9377615 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cbr600rri
How about purple harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta)?

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=127196&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

I got a message over to the guy... should hear back from him shortly on these... he'll probably want a minimum on those as well... anyone else in for this one?

At this rate, he'll only be diving for us... sounds pretty cool... we've got our own diver contracted.
 
question on the scarface blennie. will these little guys sift the sand bed. i love watching them take in a mouth full of sand and filtering it out the gills.
 
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