Wild Red Sea Bicinctus sold

[gobybryant]

Asking $300 (it's what I purchased them for). These are fairly hard to come by wild caught. Took my a while to get them, but tank troubles have sent me back a bit.

Female is very large 5.5-6"
Male is about 1.5"

 

[lovefish77]

Is it actually from the Red Sea?

 

[gobybryant]

Is it actually from the Red Sea?

I suppose it’s possible they were collected in the area between Yemen and Somalia, but they are wild caught.

 

[lovefish77]

I suppose it’s possible they were collected in the area between Yemen and Somalia, but they are wild caught.

Could be. I am from Egypt originally and I know for sure wild collection is strictly forbidden in the red sea ?, unless they were obtained illegally.
A lot of fish in the hobby are common in the red sea (like purple tangs for one) but this is not where they are collected. Just sharing

 

[gobybryant]

Could be. I am from Egypt originally and I know for sure wild collection is strictly forbidden in the red sea ?, unless they were obtained illegally.
A lot of fish in the hobby are common in the red sea (like purple tangs for one) but this is not where they are collected. Just sharing

Oh very cool. Yea I knew collection from the Red Sea was illegal, which is why its been so difficult to find them. They're really beautiful fish.