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Put 2 Gem Tangs in my tank this morning

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Zebrasoma gemmatum, apparently very rare and expensive in the rest of the world. This is a self caught pair of large beautiful tangs- the photos dont do them justice. (I am a hopeless photographer.)
 

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some more
 

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Nothing gets out of S. Africa legally AFAIU...

Very cool Andy!
 
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Now are those full adults or juveniles? Only reason I ask is every picture I've seen (yeah they are rare, so it could be the same one in all the pictures :D) is the dots are not so closely spaced it seems.

Nice fish, but not nice enough for the price that they're going for around these parts :D
 
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sfsuphysics":1r39hxqq said:
Now are those full adults or juveniles? Only reason I ask is every picture I've seen (yeah they are rare, so it could be the same one in all the pictures :D) is the dots are not so closely spaced it seems.

Nice fish, but not nice enough for the price that they're going for around these parts :D
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Everyone you have seen has been a juvi Mike... those look to be adults or teenagers.
 
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GreshamH":t4sscr6m said:
sfsuphysics":t4sscr6m said:
Now are those full adults or juveniles? Only reason I ask is every picture I've seen (yeah they are rare, so it could be the same one in all the pictures :D) is the dots are not so closely spaced it seems.

Nice fish, but not nice enough for the price that they're going for around these parts :D
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Everyone you have seen has been a juvi Mike... those look to be adults or teenagers.
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Gresh is correct Mike, they are adults. Far and away the largest fish in my tank, they are around 8-10" long. They are feeding now as well, nori and frozen foods. They were caught as a pair and the differences between the male and female are very clear, their body shape is markedly different. As far as I am aware, no-one here has a pair, not even the local aquarium- they only have a single juvinile. 8)
 
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Louey":7j8xr4az said:
How do you go about catching these fish?

Louey
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Freediving, with a net. A fence net makes it easier, but is sometimes impractical.
 
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