Carmabi Pictures!

[michael_cb_125]

Sorry it has taken so long to get pictures posted, but here they are!


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[michael_cb_125]

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[mpoletti]

Very Cool. Thanks for sharing Michael.

[HomeSlizzice]

WOW, Beautiful fish and great pictures.

[michael_cb_125]

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He has adapted very well in Megan's Elos. He is out in the open almost all the time. The little guy is one of the most inquisitive fish that I have ever had. If I sit at the edge of the tank and watch him, he will swim directly to my face. I wonder what or if he is thinking. To watch his eyes and "face" I almost feel as though he is wondering what I am thinking as well. ;)

~Michael

[michael_cb_125]

Thanks guys. I wish the picture quality was better, but all I use is a sanyo camcorder :)

~Michael

[flameangel88]

Very nice Michael.

[michael_cb_125]

Thanks Kevin

~Michael

[jmaneyapanda]

Very nice. I just got one myself for my 30 cube.

[michael_cb_125]

I wondered who snagged the ones from the DD.

Do you have yours yet?

~Michael

[jmaneyapanda]

Came today. In a 30 cube by his lonesome at the moment.

[michael_cb_125]

They are amazing fish aren't they?

Was this tank setup specifically for this fish? What other fish do you plan to add?
Can we see a few pictures?

Sorry for all the questions :)

~Michael

[amore169]

very nice fish.

[Chelsey]

Nice specimen, those colors really pop! It's too bad that clownfish don't come in that color combination ;) :)

[basser1]

Absolutely beautiful fish Michael! He looks like he's been eating good in the neighborhood! ;)

[jmaneyapanda]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15371299#post15371299 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by michael_cb_125
They are amazing fish aren't they?

Was this tank setup specifically for this fish? What other fish do you plan to add?
Can we see a few pictures?

Sorry for all the questions :)

~Michael

I planned on moving my clowns there, and still may eventually. It does have corals, clams, and some harlequin shrimp (a rescue), but hes the only fish thus far.

Im superstitious about pictures, it'll be a little before I tempt fate like that.

[SDguy]

Gorgeous! GL with the little guy!

[michael_cb_125]

Thanks Everyone!

~Michael

[Henryreef]

Wow, that is one beautiful fish ! :thumbsup:

[Mentat]

Beautiful!!! Candy's coloration are surpassed by very few fish, congratulations.

[michael_cb_125]

Thanks!

~Michael

[BangkokMatt]

Very nice Michael. It appears you have a very bold one.

[michael_cb_125]

He is a very bold little guy!

~Michael

[HomeSlizzice]

As always Beautiful fish Michael!

[anbosu]

Great pics and a sharp looking fish!

[SnookSlayer08]

Gourgeous fish! I'd love to set up a biotope for deepwater fish from the atlantic. I even know someone that would dare dive deep enough but unfourtunatly he's not the best when it comes to catching fish.

[Vili_Shark]

How much are they usualy going for in America?

[SnookSlayer08]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15375103#post15375103 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Vili_Shark
How much are they usualy going for in America?
I've seen them go for $800-1000usd here, never seen one in person though.

[michael_cb_125]

Thanks everyone!!

Vili- they are typically around 700-1000.

~Michael

[michael_cb_125]

I will be posting a few videos later this evening. This fish has become more bold than the clownfish that is in the tank. He will cruise the front of the tank, and when someone enters the room, he dashes to where they are. He already recognizes a white styro cup in a humans hand, as food. :)

Up until today we were only feeding him frozen foods (mysis, brine, frill, squid, etc.). Well earlier I threw a few New Life Spectrum Thera-A small pellets in the tank. He attacked them. So I then added some large Ocean Nutrition Hebivore Formula Flakes in the tank. He went crazy, zipping through the water engulfing any flake in his path. Some of the flakes he ate were almost as long as he is. :)

I am so amused by this fish!

~Michael

[michael_cb_125]

THe quality is poor, but here it is anyway.

I have a few other videos that I am uploading now.


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~Michael

[michael_cb_125]

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Here are a few pictures from this evening.

This is Megan's New favorite fish (mine as well).

[SnookSlayer08]

Let me just say it again, wow what a gourgeous fish! The color combination on them is just stunning, andyour little guy looks quite inquisitive. My madnarin used to be like that until she figured out that unless I have a red dixie cup I'm not feeding her.

[michael_cb_125]

Thanks again nick. I am very blessed to be able to get Megan such an amazing fish.

~Michael

[huskerreef]

I recently kicked out one of mines tank mates(a nervous small kole tang), added a trio of helfrichi's and he is now more bold than ever. Although not quite as socialable as yours, yet. Great pics, it really captures the colors of these beauties. I've had mine for a few months now and i'm still blown away.

[rhoptowit]

every time i see pictures of these fish it pushes me a little closer to start up a savings just so i can purchase it in a year or two.

[Western_reefer]

VERY nice!!:eek2:

[michael_cb_125]

Thanks everyone!

rhoptowit- you should. This was the best 900 dollars that I have spent in a long time. No other fish comes close to the color of this species.

~Michael

[adtravels]

My lfs in bangkok had 2 today, They were 55,000 baht a fish, that is very, very expensive.

[Sheol]

The only word that comes to my mind:

JEALOUS

Which is what I am! Sweet, sweet fish..

Matthew

[michael_cb_125]

Thanks Matthew!

I love this little fish.

~Michael

[michael_cb_125]

Megan and I were working in the tank today, and I was very surprised when I saw how the little guy acted. I figured that he would hide in the cave during the entire ordeal, but that was not the case. He was out and about, and wold even swim right up to my hand, and open his mouth, almost as if to say "get out". :)

This is very amazing considering how cryptic these little fish typically are!

~Michael

[LobsterOfJustice]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15382378#post15382378 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by adtravels
My lfs in bangkok had 2 today, They were 55,000 baht a fish, that is very, very expensive.

$1,618.599 USD

[rozzzna]

very beautiful.. planning on getting my own someday-..

but i must say im very surprised that this fish is much cheaper in Denmark than the US.. here it goes for 300-400 USD, but i have never seen one in person though.

[amore169]

Great pics!!

[small alien]

Good for you! that video is great and it's good of you to take the time. Of course, when you get a fish like that, you're pretty much obligated to post pictures. Or else! Thanks again and congratulations!

[M. L. Fish]

Beautiful fish. Good Luck with it.

[xenia2]

The colors is amazing, nice one :)

[Bonta]

The one picture where he stared at its reflection made me laugh :) gorgeous fish.

[ruggirello2]

Awesome fish!

[Justplainfishy]

Is it safe to add a carmabi together with a rubre? Also, what's the experience on aggressiveness when it comes to adding more than one per tank?

[Sugar Magnolia]

What a fabulous looking fish! LOVE those colors!

[Brandon M]

Beautiful fish, congrats! Good luck with it!

[michael_cb_125]

Thanks everyone.

The little guy is doing amazingly well. He has been in Megan's (my girlfriend) tank for a few weeks now, and is very comfortable in his home. He will even eat from my hand now. I have always tried to get every fish I have to eat from my hand, and I thought this one would be a challenge, but I was wrong. I will try to get a video of him.

~Michael