Hi david is the Swiss guard basslette still there? if so please keep him for me. cheers nick
Hi Nick
He is still here , but his propper name is the Swalesi Basslet - same fish in my pics though.
heres a quick write up from another site for more info.
Let me know if i musrt keep
Tks
David
More recently, a group of cryptic Indo-Pacific basslets have been showing up in North American fish stores. The
Swalesi Basslet (Liopropoma swalesi) is a "poor-man's" Candy Bass. Although it is a lovely fish, somewhat similar in appearance to
L. carmabi, its colors are not as stunning. But
L. swalesi is much less expensive. The other basslets that have been showing up, include Collette's Reef Basslet (
Liopropoma collettei), Headband Reef Basslet (
L. mitratum), Many-lined Reef Basslet (
L. multilineatum) and the Pinstripe Reef Basslet (
L. susumi). There are also two undescribed species of reef basslets that have shown up in the aquarium trade in the last few years as well. One is very similar to
L. swalesi but has red lines along the body, not orange, as well as other color differences. The other new species is the Yellowtail Reef Basslet, which is pink overall with a yellow tail and yellow lines on the head. Both will be described by Dr. Richard Pyle from the Bishop Museum in the future.
