Once upon a time, Scott’s fairy wrasses from the Cook Islands was THE wrasse to have; it was the bee’s knees of fairy wrasses and it was pretty much the only form ofCirrhilarbus scottorumthat you could get in the first place. Made famous by the pioneering aquarium fish photography of Scott Michael, Scott’s fairy wrasse was one of the most beautiful wrasses available to the aquarist. Long before marjorie,naokoae,exquisitusor even rhomboid and lineatus fairy wrasses became a common sight at higher end marine aquarium fish and reef stores, Scott’s fairy wrasses from Cook Islands was where it’s at, and now they’re back.
We’re not exactly sure how long it’s been since the supply of Cook IslandsCirrhilabrus scottorumdried up but it’s been a good half decade since we’ve seen that bright yellow bellied wrasse with the clownish bright red spot on the side. Don’t even go comparing Cook Islands Scott’s to their overgrown and blackish counterparts from the Coral Sea and Australia. The Aussie Scott’s fairy wrasse is nice, but no other location of Scott’s fairy wrasse can compare with the “original” specimens that the aquarium trade enjoyed from the South Pacific Ocean.
毫无疑问这种神奇的地方forCirrhilabrus scottorumappear first at LiveAquaria’sDiver’s Den而且，它在创纪录的时间以249美元的价格出售也就不足为奇了。一眼看这张照片的图片，上面是斯科特的童话般的童话，很容易预测，库克岛斯科特的童话般的弗拉西（Fairy Wrasse）应在水族馆贸易中恢复流行。
