Rarities underwater - Page 17

Luiz Rocha · 12/09/2009, 10:54 AM

Sorry, can't find any more Centropyge, I think those are all I got. But here are a couple of interesting ones. In Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) there were a lot of Acanthurus leucosternon X A. nigricans hybrids. Here is one of those hybrids displaying some mating behaviors with a pure A. nigricans:

WuHT · 12/09/2009, 02:46 PM

very interesting.

Chelsey · 12/10/2009, 12:19 PM

Cool! I was worried that this thread got buried somewhere and went looking for it...didn't see that it was stickied at the top of the page

Have any pics of regal angels?

flying_dutchman · 12/10/2009, 05:36 PM

Any pics of apogon schools? you rarely see pictures of them in the wild.

Cantonesefish · 12/11/2009, 02:22 AM

Wow that hybrid is a very handsome fish. Thanks for the photos!

Luiz Rocha · 12/11/2009, 11:27 AM

Here is a Regal and a few other angels:

Pygoplites diacanthus at Christmas Island (Indian Ocean):

Pomacanthus imperator at the Seychelles:

Pomacanthus xanthometopon in Bali:

I will look for some cardinalfish photos, but I am sure I don't have many...

Outerbank · 12/11/2009, 11:53 PM

Acanthurus leucosternon X A. nigricans hybrids are stunning fish!! Thanks for posting these pics. I may snatch one of these hybrids if I ever see them for sale.

fishome25 · 12/12/2009, 09:04 AM

no one has been able to give me an id on the eel.

fishome25 · 12/12/2009, 09:15 AM

these guys were bigger than a cantalope

TCT · 12/12/2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by LukFox

Oh WOW I didn't even notice the isopod at first. I was busy worrying about the wrasse...

I am loving the eel pictures, especially the one of the chestnut. Best chestnut photo I've ever seen!

This picture is awesome

ourmanflint · 12/12/2009, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian

This guy is awesome! Do they come into the aquarium trade?

Saw a tank full of these yesterday. Had to stop myself buying a few. Only a couple of the larger male ones though.

melev · 12/14/2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by fishome25

these guys were bigger than a cantalope

These guys is right! I didn't see the other two at first.

bsclarinet · 12/14/2009, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by melev

These guys is right! I didn't see the other two at first.

Not to be a smarty pants, but I see 4

Luiz, first of all - gorgeous photos! Second, I haven't had time to read through the whole thread yet but I wanted to ask you a question. Are you from Brazil? Your last name rang a bell when I saw it....reminded me of Glauber Rocha the famous Cinema Novo guy from Brazil. Just curious cause my fiancee is Brazilian and I speak Portuguese

Luiz Rocha · 12/15/2009, 10:13 AM

Hey Julie, yes, I am from Brazil, and to keep the photos flowing here are two Brazilian endemic fishes:

Haemulon squamipinna

Halichoeres brasiliensis

fishome25 · 12/15/2009, 01:49 PM

[QUOTE=bsclarinet;16209909]Not to be a smarty pants, but I see 4

QUOTE]

but there are only 3

Western_reefer · 12/15/2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bsclarinet

Not to be a smarty pants, but I see 4

Is this it? lol

Colione · 12/15/2009, 11:01 PM

incredible thread!

Luis you take some incredible photography. Good job!

RouDaiLLe · 12/19/2009, 12:19 PM

Beautiful pics down there

seahorsedreams · 12/19/2009, 01:48 PM

To the left of all of them?

ocd_mariner · 12/19/2009, 09:39 PM

Just saw the regal angel. Gotta be the fatest one I've ever seen!

myerst2 · 12/20/2009, 04:11 PM

Thought I would post some more pics. Enjoy. T

Really interested in obtaining of these guys below

Western_reefer · 12/20/2009, 07:01 PM

AMAZING pictures!!

Chibils · 12/22/2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by fishome25

no one has been able to give me an id on the eel.

I'm still interested in an id on this eel!

Monkeyfish · 12/22/2009, 01:49 PM

What species is this guy?

maxxII · 12/22/2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Chibils

I'm still interested in an id on this eel!

I'm thinking Channomuraena vittata, Long jawed Moray, AKA Broad Banded moray. I know that Scott Michaels first Reef Fish book has information on it inside.

Nick

12/10/2009, 12:19 PM	#403
Chelsey Clownfish Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,028	Cool! I was worried that this thread got buried somewhere and went looking for it...didn't see that it was stickied at the top of the page Have any pics of regal angels? __________________ Always bear in mind your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. Current Tank Info: 100 gallon cube, 28 gallon snowflake tank, 2500 gallon broodstock system

12/11/2009, 02:22 AM	#405
Cantonesefish with active cooling Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Such a place cannot be contained Posts: 855	Wow that hybrid is a very handsome fish. Thanks for the photos! __________________ Chris Current Tank Info: Angel & Butterfly Reef

12/11/2009, 11:53 PM	#407
Outerbank Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Texas Posts: 1,169	Acanthurus leucosternon X A. nigricans hybrids are stunning fish!! Thanks for posting these pics. I may snatch one of these hybrids if I ever see them for sale. __________________ Scott Current Tank Info: 240 gallon. 19 year old tank raised ocellaris pair, 17 year old yellow tang, 4 yr old moorish idol, Potters angel, allen damsel, flame hawk, fridmani pseudo, 2yr old regal angel, SPS, 5yr old H. Magnifica

12/15/2009, 11:01 PM	#417
Colione Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sherman Oaks Posts: 292	incredible thread! Luis you take some incredible photography. Good job! __________________ 50 Gal Rimless T5 SPS Current Tank Info: 50 gal Rimless

12/19/2009, 01:48 PM	#419
seahorsedreams Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Carson, Ca Posts: 1,887	To the left of all of them? __________________ RENEE aka R. Hixson-Cole in a ReefLife Magazine near you! "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" -Buddha

12/09/2009, 10:54 AM	#401
Luiz Rocha Salty Dog Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 770	Sorry, can't find any more Centropyge, I think those are all I got. But here are a couple of interesting ones. In Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) there were a lot of Acanthurus leucosternon X A. nigricans hybrids. Here is one of those hybrids displaying some mating behaviors with a pure A. nigricans:

12/09/2009, 02:46 PM	#402
WuHT Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 875	very interesting.

12/10/2009, 05:36 PM	#404
flying_dutchman Moved On Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,330	Any pics of apogon schools? you rarely see pictures of them in the wild.

12/11/2009, 11:27 AM	#406
Luiz Rocha Salty Dog Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 770	Here is a Regal and a few other angels: Pygoplites diacanthus at Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): Pomacanthus imperator at the Seychelles: Pomacanthus xanthometopon in Bali: I will look for some cardinalfish photos, but I am sure I don't have many...

12/12/2009, 09:04 AM	#408
fishome25 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: long island Posts: 2,292	no one has been able to give me an id on the eel.

12/12/2009, 09:15 AM	#409
fishome25 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: long island Posts: 2,292	these guys were bigger than a cantalope

12/15/2009, 10:13 AM	#414
Luiz Rocha Salty Dog Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 770	Hey Julie, yes, I am from Brazil, and to keep the photos flowing here are two Brazilian endemic fishes: Haemulon squamipinna Halichoeres brasiliensis

12/15/2009, 01:49 PM	#415
fishome25 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: long island Posts: 2,292	[QUOTE=bsclarinet;16209909]Not to be a smarty pants, but I see 4 QUOTE] but there are only 3

12/19/2009, 12:19 PM	#418
RouDaiLLe Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 179	Beautiful pics down there

12/19/2009, 09:39 PM	#420
ocd_mariner Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,093	Just saw the regal angel. Gotta be the fatest one I've ever seen! __________________ Chuck Current Tank Info: 120g sps dominated, 65g sump/fuge

12/20/2009, 04:11 PM	#421
myerst2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Hampton, Long Island Posts: 2,320	Thought I would post some more pics. Enjoy. T Really interested in obtaining of these guys below __________________ "Those who teach must constantly hold up the challenge to study nature, not books." -Albrecht.

12/20/2009, 07:01 PM	#422
Western_reefer Reef keeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 70° 17' 59.176"/-83° 6' 27.2768" Posts: 5,540	AMAZING pictures!! __________________ -Moses the 10,466,385 minutes (and counting) old reef/azoox nut. Food comes with it's own flavor. Anything that has to steal flavor from other food just so it can have flavor is not a food. That is a napkin. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Custom made SPS dominated tank.

12/22/2009, 01:49 PM	#424
Monkeyfish Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Long Island (NY) Posts: 3,718	What species is this guy? __________________ Eric Over the years I've learned enough to know that I know very little and have a lot more to learn. Current Tank Info: 12g softie tank, 75g SPS reef, 180g softie tank