Rarities underwater

[Luiz Rocha]

Sorry, can't find any more Centropyge, I think those are all I got. But here are a couple of interesting ones. In Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) there were a lot of Acanthurus leucosternon X A. nigricans hybrids. Here is one of those hybrids displaying some mating behaviors with a pure A. nigricans:

 

[WuHT]

very interesting.

 

[Chelsey]

Cool! I was worried that this thread got buried somewhere and went looking for it...didn't see that it was stickied at the top of the page :lol:

Have any pics of regal angels?

 

[flying_dutchman]

Any pics of apogon schools? you rarely see pictures of them in the wild.

 

[Cantonesefish]

Wow that hybrid is a very handsome fish. Thanks for the photos!

 

[Luiz Rocha]

Here is a Regal and a few other angels:

Pygoplites diacanthus at Christmas Island (Indian Ocean):

Pomacanthus imperator at the Seychelles:

Pomacanthus xanthometopon in Bali:

I will look for some cardinalfish photos, but I am sure I don't have many...

 

[Outerbank]

Acanthurus leucosternon X A. nigricans hybrids are stunning fish!! Thanks for posting these pics. I may snatch one of these hybrids if I ever see them for sale.

 

[fishome25]

no one has been able to give me an id on the eel.

 

[fishome25]

these guys were bigger than a cantalope

 

[TCT]

Oh WOW I didn't even notice the isopod at first. I was busy worrying about the wrasse...

I am loving the eel pictures, especially the one of the chestnut. Best chestnut photo I've ever seen!

This picture is awesome

 

[ourmanflint]

This guy is awesome! Do they come into the aquarium trade?

Saw a tank full of these yesterday. Had to stop myself buying a few. Only a couple of the larger male ones though.

 

[melev]

these guys were bigger than a cantalope

These guys is right! I didn't see the other two at first.

 

[bsclarinet]

These guys is right! I didn't see the other two at first.

Not to be a smarty pants, but I see 4 :lol:


Luiz, first of all - gorgeous photos! Second, I haven't had time to read through the whole thread yet but I wanted to ask you a question. Are you from Brazil? Your last name rang a bell when I saw it....reminded me of Glauber Rocha the famous Cinema Novo guy from Brazil. Just curious cause my fiancee is Brazilian and I speak Portuguese

 

[Luiz Rocha]

Hey Julie, yes, I am from Brazil, and to keep the photos flowing here are two Brazilian endemic fishes:

Haemulon squamipinna

Halichoeres brasiliensis

 

[fishome25]

Not to be a smarty pants, but I see 4 :lol:
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but there are only 3

 

[Western_reefer]

Not to be a smarty pants, but I see 4 :lol:

Is this it? lol

 

[Colione]

incredible thread!

Luis you take some incredible photography. Good job!

 

[RouDaiLLe]

Beautiful pics down there

 

[seahorsedreams]

To the left of all of them?

 

[ocd_mariner]

Just saw the regal angel. Gotta be the fatest one I've ever seen!