The Most Beautiful Fish

wodave

Member
What is the Most Beautiful Fish in your opinion? A lot of times fish don't look as nice on the picture as they do in reality. Let's give people ideas what to look for!!!
*please include a small description of its color, and if it's reef safe.
Here are my picks:
LEMONPEEL ANGEL - beautiful yellow fish with blue highlights (it is a beauty!).
*50/50 Reef Safe (could nip on some corals, and clams)
BLUE SPOTTED PUFFER - orange with blue spots, it's one of the nicest puffer (in my opinion).
*50/50 Reef Safe (will eat some of your inverts, and may nip at corals)
FRIDMANI/ORCHID DOTTYBACK - beautiful bright violet color (doesn't lose it's color like Purple Pseudochromis).
Reef Safe!
What is your Most Beautiful Fish???
 

ccampbell57

Active Member
Here are mine in order:
Clarion Angel

Masked Angel (Male)

Crosshatch Trigger (Male)

And last and DEFINITELY not least, Imperator Angel
 
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regina13

Guest
These are in no order but they are my favorites.
Queen Angel- beautiful fish with many colors all over it's body and pattern changes from juvi to adult.
Banana Moray Eel- A yellow eel that has brown markings (looks like a banana) I don't like eels but I think this one is stunning.
Blueface Angel- beautiful blue markings on the face with a yellow pattern on side
My favorites change all the time. I have lately been looking into the Blueline Angel which is also very beautiful.
Edit- The passer angel is also very beautiful with it's beautiful patterns and colors.
 

mcbdz

Active Member
Here's my favorites at the moment:
Love anthias- Moderate care, Reef safe, better in schools
Arabian Bluelined Dottyback- Expensive, small, brillent colors, will eat small invertes
royal gramma-Brilliant color, reef safe, easy
Banggai Cardinal-looks fake with silver and black, easy, reef safe
Copperbanded Butterflyfish-Mod to difficult, not reef safe, beautiful
Potter's Angelfish- The orange and blue glow, 50/50 with reef, poor survival rate
Emperor Angelfish- The most beautiful large Angel in both stages, Very large, not reef safe
True percula clowns- Love the black on them as they mature,reef safe
Harlequin Tuskfish-Beautiful colors, very aggressive, not reef safe
Male Green Bird Wrasse-Unique look, beautiful color, will eat invertes
Midas Blenny- Beautiful color, planktivore, reef safe
Green Mandarinfish-Beautiful colors, cute fish &personality, reef safe, requires large tank, special care
Red fire goby-Love these colores, reef safe, stay in open, very tall fin it flicks
Zebra Dart Goby-Nice color, reef safe, 50% in open
Moorish Idol-JUST BEAUTIFUL & majistic, POOR survival rate, aggressive, large tank
Red sea sailfin tang-reef safe, love colors and shape, cartoon face, large fish
purple tang-very nice deep purple with yellow tail, reef safe, very aggressive
naso tang-beautiful shape and colors, reef safe, very large fish
clown tang- reef safe, nice coloring, very aggressive, large tank
Chocolate surgeonfish-Love the shape compared to the yellow tang, love the adult coloring
clown triggerfish-Unreal coloring, VERY LARGE FISH, VERY aggressive, not reef safe
So, Did I get them all?
 

myerst22

Member
I love campbells pics. We should all have to pick one fish from each family. I won't go into that but I love conpics, dragon morays, super male lineatus, scotts, rhomboids, potters, red coris. I think all fish are beautiful but these are the ones I have currently that I love.
reef safe
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wodave

Member
Originally Posted by mcbdz
http:///forum/post/2486980
Here's my favorites at the moment:
Love anthias- Moderate care, Reef safe, better in schools
Arabian Bluelined Dottyback- Expensive, small, brillent colors, will eat small invertes
royal gramma-Brilliant color, reef safe, easy
Banggai Cardinal-looks fake with silver and black, easy, reef safe
Copperbanded Butterflyfish-Mod to difficult, not reef safe, beautiful
Potter's Angelfish- The orange and blue glow, 50/50 with reef, poor survival rate
Emperor Angelfish- The most beautiful large Angel in both stages, Very large, not reef safe
True percula clowns- Love the black on them as they mature,reef safe
Harlequin Tuskfish-Beautiful colors, very aggressive, not reef safe
Male Green Bird Wrasse-Unique look, beautiful color, will eat invertes
Midas Blenny- Beautiful color, planktivore, reef safe
Green Mandarinfish-Beautiful colors, cute fish &personality, reef safe, requires large tank, special care
Red fire goby-Love these colores, reef safe, stay in open, very tall fin it flicks
Zebra Dart Goby-Nice color, reef safe, 50% in open
Moorish Idol-JUST BEAUTIFUL & majistic, POOR survival rate, aggressive, large tank
Red sea sailfin tang-reef safe, love colors and shape, cartoon face, large fish
purple tang-very nice deep purple with yellow tail, reef safe, very aggressive
naso tang-beautiful shape and colors, reef safe, very large fish
clown tang- reef safe, nice coloring, very aggressive, large tank
Chocolate surgeonfish-Love the shape compared to the yellow tang, love the adult coloring
clown triggerfish-Unreal coloring, VERY LARGE FISH, VERY aggressive, not reef safe
So, Did I get them all?

You didn't list them all! You listed most of them
 
I'd have to say my banana wrasse, GORGEOUS.

Picture doesn't do them justice, they have pink/orange on their face, simply beautiful.
 

sean48183

Member
I like humu humu and queen triggers but aren't compatable with many fish.
queen angel is also beautiful but you need a really big tank.
Crosshatch is nice but pricey
princess parrots are nice also but need a full coral diet.
 

srgvigil

Member
Are you talking about all fish or just aquarium fish?
I'de have to say I love the flame angelfish
It is a beatifull color of blazing oarange and red outlined with blue.
Its a roll of the dice whether it is safe with reefs or not.
 

algyslick

Member
In my opinion it's the pic I'm using as my avatar. It's just a dwarf fuzzy-eyed lionfish but it's the rare yellow colored ones that are beautiful. I've got a reddish orange one I'll post a pic. His names spike. Maybe not the most beautiful but I think a yellow version would be.
Very pretty fish tho are those your fish or just pics?
 

algyslick

Member
<a href="http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/algy2006/?action=view&current=stuff366.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/algy2006/stuff366.jpg" border="0" alt="Spike"></a>
 

95harley

Active Member
Oh lord so many to name......
Of the one's I don't currently have:
Majestic Angel
Jap Dragon Moray Eel
Multiple Butterflies
Flame Angel
Of the one's I own...current favorites:
Aust Harlequin Tusk
Red Coris Wrasse
Queen Angel
Banana Moray
 

browniebuck

Active Member
whoops...I went back and read mcdbz's whole post, it was listed (I didn't read it at first....too long of a post and I had a snowday today, NO THINKING ALLOWED!!!)
 

eaglephot

Member
Queen Angel by far, IMO, is the most beautiful fish. REEF SAFE: Semi reef safe as a juvi. Not reef safe as an adult. Colors: ALL OF THEM! I wish I could have one in my reef.
 
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