bandedangel
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the personnatus in Japan were retreads !! None has been collected since 2001
What rare angel is the least owned?
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We just received another of the rarest angelfish in the world, at present! Add this to our C. nahackyi, C. interrupta, C, colini, Holanthias fuscipinnis, Chaetodon smithi, Prognathodes basebi, blue Potter's, masked angelfish and the only C. fisheri X C. potteri hybrid every found, and the Waikiki Aquarium is THE place to be for rare marine fish lovers!
Aloha!
J. Charles Delbeek
Aloha!
J. Charles Delbeek
Search this thread for more, also take a look at:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/12/aafeature
Aloha!
JCD
coralite
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Hey Charles,
I remember that AA article, thanks for writing that up btw. I just thought you might have some more recent pics. I am guessing that Prognathodes basebi is the Prognathodes sp. you wrote about? Also, is the genus of the clipperton angel Pomacanthus or Holocanthus?
I remember that AA article, thanks for writing that up btw. I just thought you might have some more recent pics. I am guessing that Prognathodes basebi is the Prognathodes sp. you wrote about? Also, is the genus of the clipperton angel Pomacanthus or Holocanthus?
revclyburn
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Hey
I remember a while back a guy name Delbeek who wrote articles in FAMA Mag, are you the same guy?
I remember a while back a guy name Delbeek who wrote articles in FAMA Mag, are you the same guy?
revclyburn
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Beautiful fish by the way
edwin
edwin
copps
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And he's literally written the book series on Reef Aquariums... I don't care for him too much though...
Just kidding... this guy is as down to Earth as anyone and a true diehard hobbyist like many of us when it comes down to it!Anyway Charles... good work! Now get cracking on getting some boylei already... I had dinner with Julian a couple of months back and heard his story of how he was there in Hawaii when Rich returned with the first peppermints and narcosis back in the late 80s... all in the same tank in his apartment in Honolulu!
What a site that must have been! Anyway... what's the holdup!?
Keep up the good work my friend... and see you in the fall!
John
copps
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Also since this thread has been bumped we need to all congratulate RC's own William Crook (pactrop) for discovering this fish! William caught this in March and despite being offered mucho dinero for it he donated it to the Waikiki Aquarium. This could not have happened to a better guy... I spoke to him right after he got it and he was stoked! An amazing find considering that these are the two most common angelfish species in Hawaii and they've never been known to hybridize... also interesting in that they are not that closely related as far as Centropyge go...
Congrats Bill!:thumbsup: When does the article come out?
Anyway, here's a blown up shot for everyone... could anything be rarer than ONE KNOWN SPECIMEN?!
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revclyburn
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Ok
please I still have some of those issues from back them, they're collectors items, IMO. Glad to meet you sir. You definitley were a great help to me way back when I was stupid enough to get addicted to this hobby, lol. I see some Copps was talking about my favorite fish, C. Boylei, what's the skinny on that fish, any successful breeding of it yet. I'm saving my pennies to buy one, but I lost count at 5, lol
revclyburn
please I still have some of those issues from back them, they're collectors items, IMO. Glad to meet you sir. You definitley were a great help to me way back when I was stupid enough to get addicted to this hobby, lol. I see some Copps was talking about my favorite fish, C. Boylei, what's the skinny on that fish, any successful breeding of it yet. I'm saving my pennies to buy one, but I lost count at 5, lol
revclyburn
I haven't heard of any coming on the market lately. I heard of a fellow in Japan (I am sure Tanaka-san knows of him) who had a pair years ago, that were spawning. No one has raised them yet. I know Frank could do it but the first key is getting them to eat, as you know!
If the C. abei is any indication, the key may be temperature.
Aloha!
JCD
If the C. abei is any indication, the key may be temperature.
Aloha!
JCD
LargeAngels
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What were the conditions the abei was caught at?
I am guessing that since not many people are skilled or crazy enough to go that deep these were collected by Brian Greene.
Quoted from Brian Greene-
"Yes, I collected these on the outer reef slope at 115m in .... "Micronesia".
They are the hardiest angels I've ever kept even feeding from my finger tips, but the key has been temperature. When I collected them, the water temp on the surface was 85, but on the bottom in the mid 50's. Now I have them down to about 65 degrees and they are doing just fine. "
Carl
Quoted from Brian Greene-
"Yes, I collected these on the outer reef slope at 115m in .... "Micronesia".
They are the hardiest angels I've ever kept even feeding from my finger tips, but the key has been temperature. When I collected them, the water temp on the surface was 85, but on the bottom in the mid 50's. Now I have them down to about 65 degrees and they are doing just fine. "
Carl
revclyburn
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I remember talking to Tanaka about C. Boylei, very knowledgeable. He mentioned someone, but I forgot who he said, let me search for his thread reply. I really appreciated his help and like you, was informed of the difficulty in rearing them. I thought maybe RCT would try but as of yet I haven't heard a word about them do it. Oh well, one day, some one will have success with them.
edwin
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