Swallowtail Angel

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  1. RemickJ

    RemickJ Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Hey Everyone,

    I have not been on in a while so I thought I would say hello and share a picture of a new addition. The Picture is not that great but here is a shot of my Swallowtail Angel that I picked up at my LFS. They have had it for 3 weeks and I passed on it the last time I was there. Amazing what a 10% off sale will do!! ;D Anyone have one of these?
     

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  2. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    It looks sweet. Similar coloring to a PBT. How big will yours get?
     
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  3. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    Very nice!! Been a long time since I've seen you post! Congrats on the new addition!
     
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  4. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Wow, what a beauty!!! Congrats! She is very angelic looking :)
     
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  5. swimswithsheep

    swimswithsheep Flamingo Tongue

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    Nice looking fish! Can't say I've ever seen/heard of that one.
     
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  6. horkn

    horkn Giant Squid

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    Genicanthus angels are definitely sweet.

    Nice pick up Remickj!
     
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  7. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Gorgeous fish. I'd love to know more about it. Can you post some specs?
     
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  8. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    The Japanese Swallowtail is one of my favorite reef fish. I absolutely love mine. Totally peaceful, no worries with corals.

    Another, similar fish is the Watanabe Lyretail Angel from the same genus (Genicanthus). World Wide Corals has some of these in various tanks and seeing them in person is a must - pics don't do them justice. The electric blue on the Watanabe is really incredible, though I think I prefer the Japanese Swallowtail with the blue/yellow/white blend.
     
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  9. RemickJ

    RemickJ Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Hey Matt,

    Sure- I'll post some better pics today and do a small write up about them with some specs.

    RemickJ
     
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  10. RemickJ

    RemickJ Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Thanks for the posts everyone. I'm really happy with how she looks in the tank. The colors pop nicely and the eyes on this fish just glow! It actually has two small streamers coming off it's tail as well.. More to come about the fish in general and I'll post some better pics later today.
     
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