My newest and coolest fish !

bonerfortuna · 07-07-2004, 09:45 AM

Last night I introduced a Bigeye Catalufa a.k.a. Popeye Catalufa to my FOWLR . Awesome fish with lots of personality ,stayed out in the open and displayed great patience while my Purple Tang postured with him for an hour or so. I have never seen one of these and was lucky enough to be at the LFS when he was delivered . Anyone have any experience with one of these ?

bonerfortuna · 07-07-2004, 09:47 AM

One more !

mps9506 · 07-07-2004, 10:11 AM

They can eat suprisingly large items of food

, they have quite a large mouth. As you can tell by their eyes they are typically nocturnal or low light fish, but they acclimate well to captivity and will eat pretty much any food item that hits the water. Tough as nails also. The local maintence buisness guys love these fish.
Mike

Montanareefer · 07-07-2004, 11:00 AM

Way cool fish...Love the color and big eyes!!

wooddood · 07-07-2004, 11:32 AM

actually the first time i've seen that kind of fish but have to agree it is a cool lookin fish congrats.

dave.

Spooda420 · 07-07-2004, 03:33 PM

perty, i take it its not reef safe?

BoomerD · 07-07-2004, 03:53 PM

Here's a bit of info on the BigEyes.
WWM Catalufas

Maxx · 07-07-2004, 04:52 PM

Very nice find!
Nick

Brucey · 07-08-2004, 05:40 AM

Yep, Gorgeous colours. very nice
Brucey

rookie · 07-08-2004, 08:44 AM

cool fish

07-07-2004, 09:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
bonerfortuna Star Polyps Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Staten Island NY Posts: 162 View Gallery Karma Komment	My newest and coolest fish ! Last night I introduced a Bigeye Catalufa a.k.a. Popeye Catalufa to my FOWLR . Awesome fish with lots of personality ,stayed out in the open and displayed great patience while my Purple Tang postured with him for an hour or so. I have never seen one of these and was lucky enough to be at the LFS when he was delivered . Anyone have any experience with one of these ? __________________ Peter 110 Tenecor Flat Back Hex FOWLRaZaOM 50 Breeder Reef JBJ Nanocube

07-07-2004, 09:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
bonerfortuna Star Polyps Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Staten Island NY Posts: 162 View Gallery Karma Komment	One more ! __________________ Peter 110 Tenecor Flat Back Hex FOWLRaZaOM 50 Breeder Reef JBJ Nanocube

07-07-2004, 10:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Charlotte and Wilmington, NC Posts: 6,862 View Gallery Karma Komment	They can eat suprisingly large items of food , they have quite a large mouth. As you can tell by their eyes they are typically nocturnal or low light fish, but they acclimate well to captivity and will eat pretty much any food item that hits the water. Tough as nails also. The local maintence buisness guys love these fish. Mike __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

07-07-2004, 11:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CARMEL. INDIANA Posts: 3,450 View Gallery Karma Komment	actually the first time i've seen that kind of fish but have to agree it is a cool lookin fish congrats. dave. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

07-07-2004, 03:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Spooda420 Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 483 View Gallery Karma Komment	perty, i take it its not reef safe? __________________ 120 gallon, 100 gallon sump, GEO Calcium Reactor, Aqua C EV-400 Skimmer, 300 pounds of LR, Bare Bottom, 2 Tetra UV2 Sterilizers, 2 Tunze 6080 streams, 2 - 400 watt DE Metal Halides

07-07-2004, 11:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
Montanareefer Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,334 View Gallery Karma Komment	Way cool fish...Love the color and big eyes!!

07-07-2004, 03:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,234 View Gallery Karma Komment	Here's a bit of info on the BigEyes. WWM Catalufas __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	Very nice find! Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

07-08-2004, 05:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Yep, Gorgeous colours. very nice Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

07-08-2004, 08:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
rookie Fire Coral Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: florida Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	cool fish

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