What's Your Dream Showpiece Fish?
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bullitr
broke but happy
I have Achilles
My tried 3 times
The first one I sold to a friend because I was afraid of ick outbreak again that kills more than 30 large Angels that I had ( long story short I chicken out)
Second one I tried was killed by my large 8" powder blue, it intimidate it so stop Eating in the qt.
My current Achilles have ick since I got it 8 + months ago but it's super fat and the boss of the tank
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I have Achilles
My tried 3 times
The first one I sold to a friend because I was afraid of ick outbreak again that kills more than 30 large Angels that I had ( long story short I chicken out)
Second one I tried was killed by my large 8" powder blue, it intimidate it so stop Eating in the qt.
My current Achilles have ick since I got it 8 + months ago but it's super fat and the boss of the tank
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You're tank is absolutely stunning and I love your Achilles tang! I hope to some day be able to purchase one again that will have the same beauty and health as yours; and as the saying goes, the truth is in the pudding- your fish all look so happy and great! Thanks for sharing :)
michael_cb_125
New member
I'd like to have one of the nice C. shepardi that were collected recently....
~Michael
~Michael
Bernie21
Active member
I must agree... very beautiful fish, highly underrated!
beachbreak
New member
I'd love to have a declevis in my reef. Just can't bring myself to risk it...
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
cirrhibraus Lanceolatus
Still not convinced those aren't hybrids. I'm not up on all the collection locations and species distributions etc. But most of the hybrids that have come in have been small and those fish look much larger and more mature which could be why the colors look different. Even when flames and rusty's are commonly sold they are much smaller than a big male would be and the smaller "shepard's" that were collected had similar coloration to the hybrids. My two cents.
That being said, I think it is hard to beat an Emperor Angel for a show piece fish.
I would also like to have various harems of dwarf angels that hybridize in the wild. Like a pure lemonpeel, a half black, and hybrid all in the same tank, or a flame, rusty, and hybrid in the same tank.
Wrough Iron and Tinker's butterflyfish have always been a favorite of mine as well.
joetbs
Zanza Zanza Zanzibar
but the locations are everything. in cebu/philippines there are plenty of flames/rusty as well as the hybrids but in guam neither of those fish are really there (flames are reported but i didn't see any on 30+ dives, rustys never documented). even coral beauties are deeper than normal due to the shepards being so prevalent. alot of the fish pictured are the same size as the standard hybrids coming in - the smallest one at the end is barely an inch. i will try to take a pic comparing the two morphs side by side this week, but C. shepardi is what these are, as they were described collected at that location. some are going to Cal Academy of Sciences for DNA testing this week and we'll see if anything ends up being changed, but again, hard for a hybrid when one of the parent species isn't there...
ReeferKimberly
Marley & Me
A blue ribbon eel. I will never have one because they are so hard to keep. But they are spectacular. I am never going to have an absolutely MASSIVE tank and that is the only size I would even 'consider' putting one in.
r-balljunkie
Registered Reefer
OK,
you baited me. i collected it myself, and its been doing great for 2 years.
i think the transportation is the problem, not the actual fish, whereas i find them very very tank hardy , eats everything that hits the water.
CAPSLOK
New member
Annularis (blue ring) angel - gorgeous fish! Obviously would need a massive tank - after I win the lotto maybe... I'd start with a juvie because honestly I think the juvie large angels are the most gorgeous fish (love the swirl patterns and blue/black/white - can't beat it).
Second choice angels would be blue lined, blue spotted, or majestic.
And while we're dreaming, I'm going to get a few of the mini orcas as well.
Second choice angels would be blue lined, blue spotted, or majestic.
And while we're dreaming, I'm going to get a few of the mini orcas as well.
geaux xman
New member
for fish thats actually obtainable, i'm going with a conspic angel.
