Does anyone have a Siganus doliatus? Show a picture if you do :)

[Delphinus]

Updated pic of my S. virgatus:


I thought it was a good comparison shot of the dots on the back, compared to the "blue zebra stripes" of the doliatus. My hunt for doliatus continues for now ...

[Delphinus]

And another whole year goes by and not one, not one, not one Siganus doliatus anywhere. <Sigh ...> Did I mention .. not one? Come on retailers! This is silly.

Anyone want to show pictures of theirs? Come on, there has to be someone out there with this fish.

[michika]

I want to see more photos of a doliatus! Everytime I see rabbitfish I think of your hunt Tony. Your making me want one, or two!

[i have crabs]

http://www.marinedepotlive.com/ps_Vi...941139-02.html

[Delphinus]

Thanks But I was still sorta hoping to see ones in people's tanks. Looking at US retailer sites just pours salt into the wound because this fish is available on a weekly basis down there. You can sort of tell by the price even ($40) that this shouldn't be a particularly rare or hard to find fish.

Seems silly to consider ordering an otherwise commonplace fish from the U.S. but it seems that is the only way it would ever happen. There's just something about our supply chain here I guess. Maybe it's a fairly localized area this fish comes from? And our wholesalers just don't have working relationships with any of the exporters from that area... I'm just guessing. But there has to be an explanation .. I've been looking for this fish for, well, literally, YEARS now. You'd think one of our retailers would have seen one in this time!

[exentity]

Wow, I didn't realize this was such a rare fish. I think I might have just gotten one since it is a doliatus. Shy guy so far, won't really let me get a good look at him. He just swims into the rocks when I walk to my tank but I know he swims around when i am not close by because I see him out as I am walking over. Oh well, maybe its just a "first few days" kind of thing, and it will be less shy after a week or so.

[Delphinus]

It's not really a rare fish. It's just that I've asked several retailers to watch out for one but I think they either forget, or just don't care. I can sort of understand, if it's only a $40 fish why should they spend hours trying to track one down..

Some retailers I've spoken to, well, either there's a language barrier or they just don't care enough about what the fish really is, for it to be a meaningful conversation. For example one store I asked said "Yes, of course we can get you a foxface." .. "Yeah, see. um .. the thing is .. it's not a foxface? It's a penciled rabbitfish." "Ya ya ya! Foxface!"

Please try to snap a picture of yours if you can. Would love to see him

[Chowder]

Hey Tony I believe I saw two a couple weeks ago at J&L . Didnt take a close look but at a glance they had more lines then my S Virgatus.
Chris

[EmilyB]

Ocean Aquatics says on their website there is no problem getting one?

[Delphinus]

I've asked Wendell too... several times. I've come to the conclusion that it's basically pointless to ask anyone to look out for one .. nothing ever comes of it ... and only just ask if they are in stock at the moment.

Nobody has any in their tank to take pictures of?