Liopropoma & Plectranthias

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Here are a couple of pics of some of my new fish. Please excuse the pics; these fish are very reclusive, and the only breeder containter I had for the photo shoot is very scratched up.

First pic is Liopropoma pallidum

 

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Liopropoma susumi

 

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Another pic of the L. susumi

 

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Plectranthias altipinnis (?) Everyone sells this as Plectranthias sp., but it sure looks like P. altipinnis

 

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Lastly, my favorite pic of the L. pallidum. Makes it look amost like L. aurora , which I am curently searching for

 

[jamesw]

Sweet! Where did you see the Plectranthias sp?

My local retailer had one a few weeks ago. (Aquatic Designs, Houston)

Cheers
James

 

[Len]

A glimpse of fish most people will never see. Thanks for sharing. If two L.auroras come your way, lemme know

 

[NKT]

That pallidum is absolutely beautiful....and it does indeed look like an aurora. I actually saw a susumi at the wholesaler at few days ago...very interesting fish. Thank you for sharing, and if you've got more rare/exotic fish feel free to post those too . I'll admit i have a soft spot for rarer fish. :?

 

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jamesw,

The plectranthias lives with me. I got him at a LFS. The thing is only about an inch long, although I have seen them upwards of two inches. In the three months I have had him, I can honestly say I have never seen him eat, but he is doing just fine. Perphaps he is content to eat microfauna over frozen mysis.