Rare fish show-off !!!

[samparker]

Some rare ones that I've snapped (some are mine, some are friends)

Kingi Angel:

Narcosis:

Clarion:

Ventralis:

bandit pair:

Crosshatch trigger:

Tigerpyge:

Femininus Wrasse:

Gem Tang:

Lineatus:

Poma:

Multibar angel:

Goldflake:

 

[Zionas]

Very nice!

 

[danieyella]

Took me ages to find one available so I'm going to say that's close enough to rare lol

Marine Betta

 

[OrionN]

Halichoeres iridis, uncommon rather than rare, delicate and very beautiful. IMO, the most beautiful of the Halichoeres wrasses. Too bad they are not as common as their looks would suggest. I guess this is becasue they are not as easy to keep aas some other Halichoeres wrasses

 

[saltyhog]

Some rare ones that I've snapped (some are mine, some are friends)

Kingi Angel:

Narcosis:

Clarion:

Ventralis:

bandit pair:

Crosshatch trigger:

Tigerpyge:

Femininus Wrasse:

Gem Tang:

Lineatus:

Poma:

Multibar angel:

Goldflake:

Incredible pictures! Isn't #10 a Lenardi instead of a Lineatus?

That Clarion!!!! The Clarion and the Femininus are my dream fish.

 

[recreative]

Some rare ones that I've snapped (some are mine, some are friends)

Kingi Angel:

Narcosis:

Clarion:

Ventralis:

bandit pair:

Crosshatch trigger:

Tigerpyge:

Femininus Wrasse:

Gem Tang:

Lineatus:

Poma:

Multibar angel:

Goldflake:

Perfect! Sonic boom!! thanks for sharing.

 

[samparker]

Incredible pictures! Isn't #10 a Lenardi instead of a Lineatus?

That Clarion!!!! The Clarion and the Femininus are my dream fish.

Yeah my bad - is a lenardi, I have a great pic of a leneatus here somewhere too

 

[JANSCH]

My favorites couple Chelmonops curiosus

The second favorites Anoplocapros lenticularis

The third one Aracana ornata

 

[carlomilton26]

Got this butterfly since I last posted in this thread. Not super rare globally but quite uncommon in the west. Roa modesta:

beautiful!!!! wish could see them in real.

 

[Zionas]

I’d love to see a strictly mesophotic, even rariphotic setup. Would be darn cool.

 

[ReeferWarrant]

@JANSCH, WOW!!! Those boxfish are really cool!

 

[MONTANTK]

Sadly I don’t have pics anymore but a few years ago I had:
-Venustus Angel
-Colin’s Angel (unsuccessful)
-Whitecap Goby
-Black Niger Foxface
-

 

[Cassian]

Some rare ones that I've snapped (some are mine, some are friends)

Kingi Angel:

Narcosis:

Clarion:

Ventralis:

bandit pair:

Crosshatch trigger:

Tigerpyge:

Femininus Wrasse:

Gem Tang:

Lineatus:

Poma:

Multibar angel:

Goldflake:

Wow man! Those are gorgeous! May I ask what camera you use? Those shots are awesome

 

[uhgster1]

Plesiops corallicola. Similar to the marine betta, but much rarer (in my experience at least)

Man that thing looks like a ceolacanth!

 

[samparker]

Wow man! Those are gorgeous! May I ask what camera you use? Those shots are awesome

Thanks mate! Most of those were taken with my Canon 5D3 and 100mm F2.8L macro lens. Have just updated to a Canon R6 now though, so I am getting and handle on that

 

[recreative]

Some rare ones that I've snapped (some are mine, some are friends)

Kingi Angel:

Narcosis:

Clarion:

Ventralis:

bandit pair:

Crosshatch trigger:

Tigerpyge:

Femininus Wrasse:

Gem Tang:

Lineatus:

Poma:

Multibar angel:

Goldflake:

Love that Poma!! Incredible pictures and super assortment of some of the best fish in the game!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Love this thread! Let's see some more!

 

[i cant think]

Both rare to get one AND even rarer to have one that flashes even when not stressed in captivity (I find this to be a well established species when they do flash). My most prized fish I have ever and probably will ever own. £108 ($146.14) Hoplolatilus chlupatyi, almost passing the 3 month mark (26th February will mark 3 months in the tank).

Morning flash:

 

[i cant think]

And since their pricing has shot up much more, I will class this as a rarer species (Although they used to be rather common, it seems they’re much harder to find). For £99 I got this at 4”. My second most personable fish, a Siganus magnificus.

And my Submale Genicanthus melanospilos, I say submale since he hasn’t lost his male colours completely so it makes me think these fish are VERY similar to wrasses in which they loose a certain amount of colour without present females. £96 is what I paid, £120 is what he was being sold for.

My thriving Halichoeres iridis female, bought for £45 as a 1” specimen and is now 3.5”.

All three of these fish have been with me for two years if not longer. My chlupatyi has been with me for almost 3 months and I hope to get him past the danger zone of 6 months.

 

[Paul B]

I collected this guy in the Atlantic. He came up to New York on the Gulf Stream. Or an Uber.