SHOW OFF YOUR RARE amd HYBRIDS!!!
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cartman5579
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Has anyone heard of any Paracentropyge boylei being available in the states lately?
zemuron114
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C. boylei will not be available ever again i believe because Chip Boyle is not collecting anymore due to illnesses (i think) Not many people can travel to the cooks and dive 300-400 feet for a fish 
The states will never see a boylei, they will all certainly go to Japan or hong kong for an unforseen amount of money! lol
The states will never see a boylei, they will all certainly go to Japan or hong kong for an unforseen amount of money! lol
triggerfish1976
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There have been a few collected and I would imagine they went overseas.
triggerfish1976
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12843244#post12843244 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zemuron114
C. boylei will not be available ever again i believe because Chip Boyle is not collecting anymore due to illnesses (i think) Not many people can travel to the cooks and dive 300-400 feet for a fish
I am sure someone will be crazy enough to eventually collect these fish but I agree that they will not come to the US. For one, they are VERY difficult to take care of and there is pretty much zero literature available on how to maintain these fish properly. I wouldn't drop $10,000 on a fish just to watch it die.
Secondly, there are very few collectors in the US willing to spend that kind of money on a fish. I can see bidding wars starting on the next available Peppermint.
copps
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Chip's group is getting them again and taking orders on a demand basis... They'll come to the states if someone wants them to come to the states... if someone wants to sponsor me I could get a pair!
Oh, and FYI the ichthyologists that know these fish the most consider Paracentropyge a subgenus at the moment...Copps
zemuron114
In Memoriam
i didn't know chip was collecting them again. There must have been a lot of demand for him to even consider it... lol not worth it IMO, although beautiful, but only one known alive makes it a turn off... haha
good info copps... as always
good info copps... as always
waterfaller1
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Hi John, and everyone. Congrats on the baby girl!:celeb2:
I have enjoyed reading this great thread and looking at all the photos. Besides, I just got my first angel..a 3" Pomacanthus navarchus..he's a beauty! Keep the stories and pics coming!
I have enjoyed reading this great thread and looking at all the photos. Besides, I just got my first angel..a 3" Pomacanthus navarchus..he's a beauty! Keep the stories and pics coming!
ccampbell57
Premium Member
Ok back to the real world now for me. I do however have some pictures of the rarest of the rare angels (in captivity that is) as well as some other special photos that I brought home with me from Hawaii.
Creme de la creme of angel lovers Pair of Masked Angels
The ONLY Abes Angel in captivity
The only Nahakis angel in captivity. Story is a Japanese collector offered the aquarium $25K and they flat out refused.
Here is for Tim (Masked angel and Interuptus)
Creme de la creme of angel lovers Pair of Masked Angels
The ONLY Abes Angel in captivity
The only Nahakis angel in captivity. Story is a Japanese collector offered the aquarium $25K and they flat out refused.
Here is for Tim (Masked angel and Interuptus)
ccampbell57
Premium Member
Here are some other rare fish that I got to photo...
Tinkers
Super Rare
An unknown species of butterfly and never seen before
Sunrise Wrasse
Tinkers
Super Rare
An unknown species of butterfly and never seen before
Sunrise Wrasse
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
WOW...this thread ROCKS guys!
Lets keep 'em coming!
Lets keep 'em coming!
myerst2
Active member
Thanks campbell for dedicating those pics to me, just makes me hate you even more!!!!! What's more beautiful than an interruptus swimming next to a masked. Did you bring any livestock back with you. Didn't you get a small bandit? That unknown butterfly looks similar to Marcellae. One last thing about that Tinker's shot you have there. Where was it taken? If in captivity where was it collected if you know. That Tinker's looks very different than mine. The biggest difference is the one you have pictured has orange on the dorsal and mine does not. Here is mine for comparision. Wonder if it is a color variation depending on where the fish are located? Oh and by the way campbell welcome back to reality. Regards, Tim
This Tinker's is not mine but found on a Japanese site. Note the orange on the dorsal.
Now here are a few pictures of mine collected in Hawaii. Dorsal has bright yellow.
This Tinker's is not mine but found on a Japanese site. Note the orange on the dorsal.
Now here are a few pictures of mine collected in Hawaii. Dorsal has bright yellow.
Here's one I found on www.livestockusa.org and granted permission to use photo.....
It's a flame & coral beauty hybrid from Vanuatu
It's a flame & coral beauty hybrid from Vanuatu
myerst2
Active member
Hey I forgot about this thread. What do you all think about the difference between the Tinker's that were posted in the previous posts? Copps?????? Are they from different locales? Different fish? Color variations? Someone mentioned the one Campbell posted was from Lord Howe? Any concrete evidence to make that conclusion? Thanks, Tim
rlf_racing
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Not sure how rare these guys are, but I have never hve seen these available anywhere else.
Target Fish
A pair of great barrier reef clowns
Target Fish
A pair of great barrier reef clowns
Coralfrenzy
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Beautiful fish everyone
