BeanMachine
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Paracentropyge boylei "Peppermint Angel" & Centropyge abei "Abe's Angel" - Waikiki
I had the pleasure of going with my wife here this past week and spent about 2 hours watching them. Here are some photos I took of their display tank.Both are extremely rare, the Peppermint only two known to have been collected in the world. The Abe's Angel, only one in captivity. Both at the Waikiki Aquarium. I must say the Peppermint in person is unbelievably colored. The Abe's also very unique. Both are found in extremely deep waters, much farther than any recreational diver could go.
The peppermint is now eating all sorts of foods according to the aquarist I was asking questions... flakes, mysis, mixed gel they make, brine, basically everything. How exciting! The Abe's they've had for some time now and accepts everything as well. The tank is kept currently at 72 degrees as these fish prefer a bit colder water than what are tanks are accustomed to. If I remember correctly, the Peppermint was collected at +- 350 feet off of Tahiti and the Abe's was collected off Palau at below 100 meters.
Their tank mates include a Foxface Rabbitfish and a wrasse of some kind. The tank had a mix of corals as well.
****How do you post videos again? Youtube or Photobucket. Enlighten me so I can share the awesome video I took.
Only thing I forgot to take with me to the Waikiki Aquarium was a net and bag for a rare souvenire... oh well I guess I'll let others that visit the aquarium enjoy them as much as I did.
So here you go. Any questions I did ask the guy a ton so I can add to the thread as we go. It was surely a treat.
I had the pleasure of going with my wife here this past week and spent about 2 hours watching them. Here are some photos I took of their display tank.Both are extremely rare, the Peppermint only two known to have been collected in the world. The Abe's Angel, only one in captivity. Both at the Waikiki Aquarium. I must say the Peppermint in person is unbelievably colored. The Abe's also very unique. Both are found in extremely deep waters, much farther than any recreational diver could go.
The peppermint is now eating all sorts of foods according to the aquarist I was asking questions... flakes, mysis, mixed gel they make, brine, basically everything. How exciting! The Abe's they've had for some time now and accepts everything as well. The tank is kept currently at 72 degrees as these fish prefer a bit colder water than what are tanks are accustomed to. If I remember correctly, the Peppermint was collected at +- 350 feet off of Tahiti and the Abe's was collected off Palau at below 100 meters.
Their tank mates include a Foxface Rabbitfish and a wrasse of some kind. The tank had a mix of corals as well.
****How do you post videos again? Youtube or Photobucket. Enlighten me so I can share the awesome video I took.
Only thing I forgot to take with me to the Waikiki Aquarium was a net and bag for a rare souvenire... oh well I guess I'll let others that visit the aquarium enjoy them as much as I did.
So here you go. Any questions I did ask the guy a ton so I can add to the thread as we go. It was surely a treat.
