Spotfin butterfly

[homegrowncichlid]

After 8 weeks, from hand netting while snokaling, training while quarantined, and adapting to life in captivity, these 2 butterflies have finally come home.
I'd like to take a moment to remember all their brothers and sisters who didn't make it. If only I had a 100% survival rate.
Now go forth and feed,
FEED on all the palyzoas and button polyps.
FEED as much as you can.

Eat and gorge on hairy green mushrooms,
Nip and Pick,
And prosper though,
The harsh winters outdoors.



Happy Halloween

 

[Waleedwale1]

Beautiful fish

 

[SI REEF]

Nice. I once caught 3 juvi queen angels in a single dive in Belmar

 

[homegrowncichlid]

Where is this Belmar, and can I skin dive from the shore?
Rocky area? depth? water visibility? which weeks/month?

 

[SI REEF]

Shark river inlet. Best month for tropicals is sept. You can snorkle there at slack tide. The fish stay close to the rocks so 10' dive you will get something.
There are restrictions for diving in the summer due to boat traffic. You also are suposed to have a dive.
I have seen . Grouper. Triggers. Angels Butterflies Damsels Puffers Squirlfish

 

[SI REEF]

Visibility is hit and miss. From 2' on a bad to 15' + on a good day.
Shark river is in NJ any inlet you should see tropicals.

 

[Mattl22]

That's really nice damsel do u know what type it is?