Coral Rabbitfish

[ImAFinAddict]

I just got one of these in a week ago. Boy, is it gorgeous! I am a huge rabbitfish fan, anyway...
So, my question is are these really rare or what because I have never seen one in any LFS or for sale anywhere. Does any one else have one?

[ImAFinAddict]

pic:
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/sstuderi.htm

[Sk8r]

Our lfs has one, nfs---and he's gorgeous. Congrats. Those aren't easy to find.

[The Fish Finder]

congrads on the pick up. i am also a big rabbit fan. They arnt rare but not common. a lot of store's dont bring them in because they don't sell to well. why i got no clue. I have a golden rabbitfish which has great personality. I can't wait to see a pic of your's. How is his personality?

[ImAFinAddict]

I love the Golden Rabbits! I have only seen those once, in Austin,TX. I have one Scribbled (Vigrate), One Magnificent, one Gold-Blotch (dark green with gold blotches), and now one Coral Rabbit. Of course, they are all in different tanks! I'll post a pic today, after I move him into a tank with tons of grape calurpa! So far he's really shy, and camoflages at the drop of a hat. This one must be a juvi, because his spots are still just around his face, and not his body.

[mike89t]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7327192#post7327192 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ImAFinAddict
I just got one of these in a week ago. Boy, is it gorgeous! I am a huge rabbitfish fan, anyway...
So, my question is are these really rare or what because I have never seen one in any LFS or for sale anywhere. Does any one else have one?

I've got a Siganus virgatus on the way.

Here is a good article on rabbit fish that talks about the limited availablity of rabbitfish and how he is trying to change that:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/rabbitfi.htm

If you've spent any time looking through fish magazines and books you know that there are far more types of "fishes in the sea" than offered to the hobby. Ever ask yourself, "Why is that?" Maybe other kinds of aquatic life are, un-catchable, shippable, uneconomical, too hard to keep??? Well, it ain't necessarily so. I'm here to tell you that there are MANY more fishes, not to mention non-fishes that can and will be added to the markets over time. This article is an attempt at speeding up that rate for one family, the Rabbitfishes. But for one possibly problematical trait (venomous fin spines) these fishes make great aquarium additions

Here is another great article on Rabbitfish:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/hcs3/index.php

[The Fish Finder]

Here is a pic of my rabbitfish schooling in my 130G, 1 golden rabbitfish, 1 scribbled rabbitfish, 1 whitespotted rabbitfish, and 1 majastic foxface. Has anyone else had more then one in there tank and have they schooled also?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/jpp118187/SV400370.jpg

[ImAFinAddict]

That is freakin awesome! I had a magnificent and a scribble together for 8 months, both the same size. I never saw them fighting, but one day the scribble was dead. They were the only fish in there besides an algae blenny. I have never tried putting them together again. BTW, no pictures since I have moved him into the other tank. He is still stressing, so pics would do him no justice...hopefully he'll chill out by this weekend.

[mike89t]

Here is a shot of my new Virgate Rabbitfish(Siganus virgatus) currently in my QT.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/73065RabbitfishQT.jpg

[Freed]

This is the one I have: Siganus guttatus

[mike89t]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7364381#post7364381 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Freed
This is the one I have: Siganus guttatus

Those are beautiful fish. Do you have any photos of yours?

[Kahuna Tuna]

Mike- I dont think that is a virgate, looks more like a doliatus to me. Those vertical lines are a giveaway to the doliatus. There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding these two species, I've even noticed a lot of fish retailers usually arent sure what they have.

[Weatherman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7364795#post7364795 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kahuna Tuna
Mike- I dont think that is a virgate, looks more like a doliatus to me. Those vertical lines are a giveaway to the doliatus. There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding these two species, I've even noticed a lot of fish retailers usually arent sure what they have.

Yep. The fish, above, is doliatus.

This is virgatus (identified by the blue spots)...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/PufferReef/Reef/Virg_0228.jpg

[Freed]

This is mine:

http://home.comcast.net/~reedsreefs/Rabbitfish.jpg

[mike89t]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7364795#post7364795 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kahuna Tuna
Mike- I dont think that is a virgate, looks more like a doliatus to me. Those vertical lines are a giveaway to the doliatus. There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding these two species, I've even noticed a lot of fish retailers usually arent sure what they have.

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. I know that they get confused a lot. I had a feeling it was a doliatus. Here is where I purchased mine from:

http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=01-2512-S

Beautiful fish Freed.