New Additions, Straight from Hawaii

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  1. SkyFire

    SkyFire Clown Trigger

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    I picked up 6 new additions in Oahu on my 9 day vacation.
    Coral Fish Hawaii is the st0re and I thank them for their help, the prices are awesome too.
    I picked up a 2.5" Yellow Tang,
    2.25" Kole Tang <endemic to HI>,
    2.25" Potters Angel (Centrophyge potteri) <also endemic>,
    two 2.5" Potter's Wrasse/Shortnose Wrasse/Hawaiian Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon geoffroy)<endemic>,
    and a 2.5" Red Tailed Wrasse/Tamarin/female Psychedelic Wrasse (Anampses chryosocephalus) <endemic>


    All 6 fish
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    Left, back end of Kole Tang & Potter's Wrasse...center Tamarin Wrasse...Right Potter's Wrasse
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    Potter's Angel & Potter's Wrasses
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    Female Tamarin Wrasse
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  2. FaceOfDeceit

    FaceOfDeceit Hockey Beard

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    Very nice. Curious to see how all the Potter's do for you. I haven't had much luck with em. They look great!
     
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  3. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Ah, you cheated. 3 wrasses, but only 2 species. :D

    All look good.
     
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  4. juniorx

    juniorx Astrea Snail

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    That potter's angel looks awesome! It would have been pretty cool to be able to catch some ... I may have to look into doing that on my next trip to the keys :)
     
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  5. SkyFire

    SkyFire Clown Trigger

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    Thanks. I hope they do well...so far so good as they are active and eating.

    :bouncylau
    Thanks


    Thank you, when I saw it I just had to get it.
    Yeah it would but oh well next time will try again but with a commercial slurp gun...a clear one to sneak up on em. :smug2:
     
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  6. Jake

    Jake Sea Dragon

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    Sweet, the Potter's angel is one of my favourites. I have found it really hard to find a healthy one in stores in Vancouver. I do not think they ship well.

    I used to live on Oahu. My main fish store was behind Walmart near Ala Moana, did you check that place out?
     
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  7. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Nice fish! Were they priced well in HI?
     
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  8. kwinter1

    kwinter1 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Very awesome, I like the tamarin but hear they don't do to hot in the aquarium. So, good luck I recently got a potters angel and love it let me know if you find some food it really loves. Mine has started eating but not like crazy it grazes on lr all day though.
     
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  9. transam97

    transam97 Astrea Snail

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    I love potter's Angels. Nice pickups
     
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  10. SkyFire

    SkyFire Clown Trigger

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    These fish were well pried in HI as are another 2 types I like that were out of stock (they have a price list) but am hoping when I go back they might have them...I got all 6 fish for just under $80.

    I hope she does well, and so far the Potter's eats well...formula 1 & 2 flakes mixed...the yellow tang is the piggy of the group.
     
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