evolved where are you!!!

My bet is with the filament as well. Lovely little guy.

 

thank you... this is turning into a consensus which is good news

 

Holly $#!^

I need a better picture, but I must ask where/how you got this. If it's what I think it is, you've got something quite rare there sir.

Better yet, you can ship it to me with the other things so I can confirm with certainty.

Paracheilinus bellae

 

Will be posting a picture in about an hour here... They had two in at the store and I have NEVER seen one before like it.
$40... Is it worth going and getting the second male?

 

If they are what I think they might be, yes.

I'll give you $400 for it. (And that's still less than half what it's worth)

It may just be a filamented; that's not impossible based off that picture. In which case, $40 is an appropriate price.

 

LOL dingo if you cant pick it up i live 15mins from there i can run and grab it

 

Stealing pictures via google for the moment, but for comparison sake:

Filamented:



Bellae:

 

i honestly dont know for sure... but am going to guess filamented???







Hi-res zoomable ones can be seen here: Pictures by trentdingo - Photobucket

 

Geez, I don't know Trent; it's really on the borderline. I can't say with certainty yet.

It doesn't have the characteristic yellow bit in the center of the tail that the ballae has, but the distinct blue coloration along the longitudinal lines is there - something that is not a characteristic of a filamented.

If it's a filamented, it's the most fantastic one I've ever seen. But I am leaning towards Ballae. We'd have to know where it was collected at this point.

 

Wow, that's an awesome fish. It's a steal either way.