A pic of my new friend!!!

tkeracer619 · 11/28/2006, 08:43 PM

For anyone who has attempted to purchase one of these you know how difficult it can be. This is a male swallow angel I have been trying to hunt down for the last 2 months. His lady friend is a bit camera shy..... they have been swimming together since he was released from the bag.

The pic does no justice... The top fin is yellow, tail fins green trimmed in irredescent blue. Big thanks to ZENMAN.

ReeferBeef · 11/28/2006, 08:46 PM

Nice find and nice fish

You find him locally or online? How big is he? And did you get them as a "pair"?

Can u tell im looking??

tkeracer619 · 11/28/2006, 09:05 PM

He is 6". I was supposed to get a pair of them but the male did not ship. I have had a lone female for about 1.5 months.

I tried online and bugged every LFS for a while with no result.

The order was placed directly via a fish distributor in california through a local source, they had small and large on the list. I ordered both and got the large, I guess its the luck of the draw.

Good luck with your search, Try to get the male first then go for the female since you can get them anytime you want. I doubt you will find a pair unless they already have them at the LFS.

These fish get snagged up quick so you better get to know your LFS people and get them to place their orders blind over the weekend so when the distributor picks up the first stack of papers 530 monday morning they see you want a male swallow angel, if they have one you might get it.

Alphabet · 11/28/2006, 09:27 PM

Very nice.

sloshesv · 11/28/2006, 09:45 PM

I've never even seen one, congrats. And get a better pic.

drummereef · 11/28/2006, 09:51 PM

Very nice fishy. Would like to see a better pic though.

tkeracer619 · 11/28/2006, 10:22 PM

I will get a much better one tomorrow. He is fast and a bit skittish. There was a bit of aggression between him and a powder blue of the same size so I turned the lights out.

One thing you cant see in the pic is his streamers!!

solinar · 11/29/2006, 11:06 PM

very nice.

acliao · 11/29/2006, 11:51 PM

nice fish.

Ooulophilia · 11/30/2006, 12:16 AM

Hey, word of advice, when picking up a female make sure you have positive ID on both the male and the female. It is hard to tell from that pic for sure, and there are a few in the genicanthus family that get lumped together/mis IDed, I have seen a few harems with a blackspot male, and swallowtail females. They were fine together, but somehow it upset my sensibilities...

skeeter-doc · 11/30/2006, 01:00 PM

any new pics of the happy couple?

GoldenAquatics · 01/19/2007, 03:35 PM

sweet

tkeracer619 · 01/19/2007, 03:37 PM

Yup sorry for the delay. Had to buy a camera. Here he is again but now you can see what he really looks like.

Unfortunatly he has come down with something please help me cure him! I baught the camera to diagnose his issue.

His Disease Forum Thread

Thanks in advance.

Here he is, very stunning.

tkeracer619 · 01/19/2007, 08:27 PM

Bump for a cool fish.

11/28/2006, 08:43 PM	#1
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	A pic of my new friend!!! For anyone who has attempted to purchase one of these you know how difficult it can be. This is a male swallow angel I have been trying to hunt down for the last 2 months. His lady friend is a bit camera shy..... they have been swimming together since he was released from the bag. The pic does no justice... The top fin is yellow, tail fins green trimmed in irredescent blue. Big thanks to ZENMAN. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

11/28/2006, 08:46 PM	#2
ReeferBeef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 27	Nice find and nice fish You find him locally or online? How big is he? And did you get them as a "pair"? Can u tell im looking?? __________________ Beefer Current Tank Info: 90g AGA - Oceanic Stg 2 Sump - Mag 9.5 return - ASM G3 - 4x65w PCs w/ moonlight - 4 MJ1200s - 115lbs LR - 120 lbs LS

11/28/2006, 09:05 PM	#3
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	He is 6". I was supposed to get a pair of them but the male did not ship. I have had a lone female for about 1.5 months. I tried online and bugged every LFS for a while with no result. The order was placed directly via a fish distributor in california through a local source, they had small and large on the list. I ordered both and got the large, I guess its the luck of the draw. Good luck with your search, Try to get the male first then go for the female since you can get them anytime you want. I doubt you will find a pair unless they already have them at the LFS. These fish get snagged up quick so you better get to know your LFS people and get them to place their orders blind over the weekend so when the distributor picks up the first stack of papers 530 monday morning they see you want a male swallow angel, if they have one you might get it. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

11/28/2006, 09:27 PM	#4
Alphabet Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan/Vegas Posts: 501	Very nice. __________________ WHY NOT!! Current Tank Info: downsized to 75g

11/28/2006, 09:45 PM	#5
sloshesv Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ft myers, fl Posts: 723	I've never even seen one, congrats. And get a better pic. __________________ It's just sloshesv, your Honor Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef, 20 gal seahorse and leaf fish

11/28/2006, 09:51 PM	#6
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Very nice fishy. Would like to see a better pic though. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

11/28/2006, 10:22 PM	#7
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	I will get a much better one tomorrow. He is fast and a bit skittish. There was a bit of aggression between him and a powder blue of the same size so I turned the lights out. One thing you cant see in the pic is his streamers!! __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

11/29/2006, 11:06 PM	#8
solinar Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 71	very nice.

11/29/2006, 11:51 PM	#9
acliao Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 107	nice fish.

11/30/2006, 12:16 AM	#10
Ooulophilia Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norcal Posts: 482	Hey, word of advice, when picking up a female make sure you have positive ID on both the male and the female. It is hard to tell from that pic for sure, and there are a few in the genicanthus family that get lumped together/mis IDed, I have seen a few harems with a blackspot male, and swallowtail females. They were fine together, but somehow it upset my sensibilities...

11/30/2006, 01:00 PM	#11
skeeter-doc Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,643	any new pics of the happy couple?

01/19/2007, 03:35 PM	#12
GoldenAquatics Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Golden Colorado, USA Posts: 14	sweet

01/19/2007, 03:37 PM	#13
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Yup sorry for the delay. Had to buy a camera. Here he is again but now you can see what he really looks like. Unfortunatly he has come down with something please help me cure him! I baught the camera to diagnose his issue. His Disease Forum Thread Thanks in advance. Here he is, very stunning. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

01/19/2007, 08:27 PM	#14
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Bump for a cool fish. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.