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I have been keeping my eye out for a Moyers Red Dragonett for a while, but I was not taking extreme measures to get one. I got word yesterday that an LFS had got three of them in. I showed up there with a friend right when the store opened as was fortunate enough to have my pick of the three. All three looked to be in good health and I chose what I believe to be a male.

He is a tiny little guy compared to the female phsycadelic and female target dragonett I currently have but they have not seemed to care much about him. He made it through the night and I have seen him pecking at rocks and possible food I have dropped in.

Here are a couple quick cell phone shots:



 
Thats a beautiful fish. I have seen a few of those coming into the UK recently. I am looking to add one to my tank but have not done so yet because I run a bare bottom system and I dont really have much pods.

Definitely let us know if he eats as prepared foods as much as the other fish...if that is the case, then I'd feel a bit more confident in getting one for my tank.
 
I saw those rhe other day when I picked up my pipefish from them! Super red! I was so tempted to get me one but I never asked price...
 
A video of the Moyers Red Dragonet, he has picked out a cluster of rocks to hang our around for the most part. He had been very active and often is in a view-able location.

Just fed before taking the video and the foods included cyclopes an ova, so the Dragonet may be eating those or just random pods crawling around.

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Beautiful fish. Thanks for sharing the video. That hermit hanging around is quite a large brute isnt he. :lol:
 
And you were worried you wouldn't really see him much... looks like that isn't a problem.

I see him all the time, he picked an out cropping of rocks right in the front middle to hang around.

Of the three dragonets, the psychedelic is the largest, yet the least seen.

The target dragonet is medium sized and often seen and the red is the smallest and always seen (at least for the past 2 days)
 
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