New Odantanthias Discovered in PR

[MCCOOL]

400+ ft on a line and hook? That's wild, how cool. Could we conceivably keep one in aquaria? If properly decompressed, could that deep of a species live with the absence of pressure? Are we currently keeping anything from that kind of depth?

 

[Luiz Rocha]

400+ ft on a line and hook? That's wild, how cool. Could we conceivably keep one in aquaria? If properly decompressed, could that deep of a species live with the absence of pressure? Are we currently keeping anything from that kind of depth?

Very possible to keep if you are able to bring it back alive. The only thing that it would probably require is lower temperatures than what is considered normal for a reef tank, and also less light.

 

[DaveP]

Definitely an interesting fish. The article speculates that it may have been released by a local hobbiest but it doesn't appear to be the same species that we see in the Indian and Pacific.

Am I the only one that finds it disturbing that one fish is found for this species in known history and the article talks about collection for the hobby trade in the 2nd paragraph?

 

[Luiz Rocha]

Only one being found doesn't necessarily mean that the species is rare, just that we haven't looked in the right place before. And there is very little known about deep Caribbean reefs...

But regardless, I don't see this species being collected for the trade any time soon. I am not aware of anybody collecting fish for aquaria from those depths in the Caribbean.

 

[Enyo]

Odantanthias and Holanthias fishes are my favorite. The thought of them living in Coelacanth caves in the abyss gives me the heebee jeebees.

This one seems to be fairly large similar to the "Yellow Fin Anthias" Fuscipinnes found in Hawaii. The "Blotched Anthias" Borbonius from the Indo-Pacific is the most common species in the trade that is similar to this, albeit still rare and pricey at 250-300$.

Here is a link to the Official RC Borbonius thread to read about issues that pertain to this species.http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1335953