Deep water biotope list.. suggestions???

[Diomedes]

Hey Darren, why are you even responding to this stuff? A "deep water" fish that is properly decompressed upon capture?! (ask Richard Pyle if this is even necessary) is not negatively impacted by the fact that our tanks are much shallower than the ocean. Hmmmm think about it, there is no fish that can be pidgeonholed into a certain depth range EXCLUSIVELY. Fish travel freely up and down in the water column effortlessly. The pressure is not a huge factor. Pressure is a huge factor when humans venture under water, because of our sinuses, lungs, and ear cavities. So obviously humans think that fish also suffer underwater in different pressure strata. They don't. The factors that dictate where a fish is found in the water column are Food, Competition, Predation etc. Not Pressure. If anyone needs verification on that they can start emailing other marine biologists and ask them how much pressure determines a fishes location on a reef. The fish you are describing don't have lungs etc., so blue light, proper rock and temperatures etc. are an excellent simulation of their natural environment. They don't notice the pressure change any more than I do when I drive up to SFU. They acclimate to it instantly and naturally.
Your tank sounds like a lot of fun....I bought a Serranocirrhitis latus from JL's and it is my second favourite fish in my reef...it is a masterpiece!! He is a little addicted to brine shrimp right now, so I am using up a lot of Selc. but I will continue to try more and more foods until I find somthing else he likes.
I was thinking, why don't you make a 'neptheid tank instead of the mushrooms? Get a range of ahermatypic Dendro and Scleroneptheid frags. This would be truly magnificent.

Stephen

PS- Pineapple fish are cold water (CHILLER$$$) species, no?