I hear there is a new Cirrilabrus available soon :P

[Len]

Man, this is like a Fairy Wrasse forum Anyhow, I've heard a new species in our hobby os coming to the US and Japan soon. Very exciting.

 

[Anonymous]

Out with it! No secrets!

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

..... yes, I asked for a pair of Cirrhilabrus marjorie from Fiji and I could get them tomorrow afternoon ! At the same time Paracheilinus attenuatus, male with a filament, from Kenya, too. I cannot wait !!!

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

The fish has arrived at the shop from Fiji and see the photo, however it is poor.

http://b-boxmarine.hp.infoseek.co.jp/page002.html

 

[Len]

Wow. About $1200 USD.

I had fun checking out the prices in Japan. Some fish are cheaper, most are about the same, and the Caribbean fish are much more expensive then in the US.

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

I got two specimens of Cirrhilabrus marjorie this afternoon (around 14:00) in April 22, 2007. The first import to Japan.

Top; female, about 70mm and
Bottom; male, 80mm; both from the central Fiji Islands.

The male is still in colors of fear at the bottom. The female is freely swimming around the tank and accepting foods well. I will show more photos of the male tomorrow.

This species is endemic to Fiji and dwells at the depths between 20-50 meters and was described by Allen, Randall & Carlson, 2003. Males will reach 8cm, and females sometimes are larger than males in a harlem.