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08-15-2006, 02:14 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Milpitas (Bay Area), CA
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Orange Psychedelic Mandarin
Hello TRT. My LFS is babysitting an Orange Psychedelic Mandarin for one of their customers. I have never ever seen a coloration like it in my life before. Is this a rare coloration? Or are they native to a certain area? I'm very interested in obtaining one. Does anyone have any clues? I hope I posted this in the correct section. I appreciate your time to answer my questions. ^_^
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08-15-2006, 04:42 AM
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Little Fishy in Disguise
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 188
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Can we see a pic?
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08-15-2006, 05:10 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Milpitas (Bay Area), CA
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Unfortunently I cannot find a picture nor can I take one at my LFS. It looks like the standard green psychedelic (Synchiropus splendidus) but instead the main color body is swapped with its secondary color. So rather than being pure green body with orange spots... it has a pure orange body with green spots.
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08-15-2006, 08:48 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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hmm, i have never seen one like that. i will check my books when i get home and see if i can find out anything.
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08-15-2006, 03:16 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Yuma, Arizona
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sounds sweet!!
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08-15-2006, 05:54 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Milpitas (Bay Area), CA
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Thanks Geoff. ^_^ I hope I can find one just like him someday. When I saw it at my LFS... I was about to buy it... until i noticed in big bold highlight yellow letters "BABYSITTING FISH. DO NOT SELL". I almost broke down into tears. I wanted my little green mandarin to have a new buddy! If I ever see it again. I'll make sure to grab my camera and show you all the beauty of it! ^_^ |
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08-15-2006, 08:57 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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interesting. my identification guide actually shows an orange one and not the normal green one. it is listed as the same species. not sure what to make of this now. time to hit the great Google in the sky and see if i can find out more.
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08-15-2006, 11:22 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Ironically i saw one today......for sale.........dang..ive been all over the web today though..........
sorry, not much help...if it hits me ill post again..........
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08-16-2006, 02:33 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Milpitas (Bay Area), CA
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Thanks for the help. Ah... you saw one for sale today??? Haha. I wish I was there to grab it! Hehe. Well the mystery of this coloration is still up in the air. =P Thanks again. Its much appreciated.
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08-16-2006, 07:23 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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looking around, i think they are just colour variants. it is just a matter of how thick the green strips are on the fish. if you look at the UkrainianReefJunky threads, their mandarin is significantly more orange than most.
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08-16-2006, 07:30 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Minnesota
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Geoff, you are hard to find? did you see my thread about using a laminated appraoch to kriesel construction? One would cut out a template and just keep stacking them, what doya think about that? finally it was suggested to me that as your posts go up you would be able to poll, is this true?
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08-16-2006, 07:35 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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never thought i was hard to find. i will go look at the Kreisel thread again. i must have missed the update on my first pass through.
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