TheFishTeen
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Had you payed for it yet, or was it collected for you at no price?
Had you owned it enough to start see it eating frozen foods?
Post the rarest fish species you have personally seen!
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Had you payed for it yet, or was it collected for you at no price?
Had you owned it enough to start see it eating frozen foods?
Yurivd
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I never payed for the fish only the boat petrol money , gas bottle refill ...
It was eating for almost a week pellets and flakes after that it was lying on the tank bottom and 2 weeks later it was dead
TheFishTeen
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I heard another was found in a shallow pool of water, collected then released again.
TheFishTeen
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About a year ago I took a trip to long beach to the aquarium of the pacific. I saw hundreds if not thousands of species of tropical marine fish. In the year that's past since I went there, I have learnt which species are the rare ones. I took a good amount of video and now that I look back at it, I notice how amazing the displays truly are.
People spend all their time looking at some white tip sharks and just walk past the tank with a large clarion angel and garden eels. They just walk past the tank with the huge banana puffer. Now I really want to go back and notice for the first time how rare the fish there truly are. Being able to find, collect and acclimate to an aquarium is not easy and being able to put these creatures on display is under appreciated.
People spend all their time looking at some white tip sharks and just walk past the tank with a large clarion angel and garden eels. They just walk past the tank with the huge banana puffer. Now I really want to go back and notice for the first time how rare the fish there truly are. Being able to find, collect and acclimate to an aquarium is not easy and being able to put these creatures on display is under appreciated.
sedgro
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Here is a bad picture of my male Pseudanthias hawaiiensis that came from Pacific Island Aquatics. Eats like a champ. It is still in QT and being maintained at 73F. I also have a Odontanthias fuscipinnus that was collected by the late great Rob Lower but it is being camera shy today.
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TheFishTeen
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Nice! Is there are specific reason your keeping the Anthias at 73F? At what depth was it collected?
Dr Colliebreath
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My lfs had 6 black tangs, all small, at once. Still has 5 as of last week. They also had a Tomini tang 2 months ago, so I don't think they are that rare.
TheFishTeen
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Hahahaha you say they had 6 black tangs then a tomini tang and say that makes the tomini tang not rare??? THEY HAVE BLACK TANGS! LOL i'm just messing with you but in my experience tomini tangs don't seem to be rare.
TheFishTeen
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70 feet is pretty deep! What method was used to decompress it?
TheFishTeen
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If I were you I would check and make sure it was decompressed correctly. I was recently talking to a guy who had a Kingi (Tiger) Angel, Apolemichthys kingi collected for him. He quarantined it for over a month and It had already starting eating dry foods. Suddenly it died. After and examination they discovered it had died because it was not properly decompressed. That is a very serious loss.
If i were you I would check and make sure. Do your research.
sedgro
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So what exactly are you proposing I do? Most fish have their swim bladders decompressed either by a quick poke with a hollow bore needle or are brought up slowly to the surface. I watched one collector in HI skillfully needle dozens of fish when he took me out on some dives with him. Just because I don't know how it was decompressed doesn't mean it wasn't done properly. It has no buoyancy issues, was bought from a reputable vendor (they are a sponsor here) & is doing quite well for a fish with a poor
survival record. I can assure you I have done my research.
survival record. I can assure you I have done my research.
TheFishTeen
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I wasn't saying you didn't, I was just making sure. You are obviously an expert and are prepared to do whatever it takes to keep the fish alive.
pacislandaqua
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decompression issues happen quickly generally. A month after and it died it was most likely an infection from decompression. This can be fixed by nitrofurazone or other meds AS SOON as it is collected. You can't wait!! The p. hawaiianensis was pinned underwater, and medicated within 2 days of collection. That is why it is still alive. 70 feet is VERY shallow for them... usually they are 150'+.
It is hard to clarify "rare". A better thread would be to see how everyone classifies rare
It is hard to clarify "rare". A better thread would be to see how everyone classifies rare
Dr Colliebreath
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That is what I was saying, the tomini tangs aren't rare.
Given that my lfs had 6 black tangs, I am beginning to wonder whether they are all that rare as there were some popping up around the country a month or two ago. Maybe someone has figured out a source and they soon will be all over the place. My lfs is convinced that we won't be seeing many more for some time (years).
TheFishTeen
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Have an ex-girlfirend? Ask here to please catch that fish with her hands! OUCH!
PokerReefer
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About four years I saw clarion Angels. Not Ultra Rare , but the number together was probably only seen a handful of times ever. It was in Dublin, Ca. They had 40-50 in transit from Mexico to Japan. They were selling a couple though. I think they were asking a discounted price of $1600. Lol ! Was an amazing site.
TheFishTeen
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WOW! Thats a lot of clarions! You sure they weren't king angels or something will similar coloring? Were you the one who posted the picture of all those angels in small retail/holding tanks?
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