they also taste great when you get one big enough but not too many big ones out there

RUSS

"A family that fishes together stays together"

Yeah, caught a few of those in my time, both around rotto and down here. They've always been caught on our boat around a lot of bottom structure in shallowish water (<40m). Never though of keeping them Russ - beautiful looking fish. Might have to reconsider that after what you've said.

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

yeah i never would have thought about eating them even though i have caught some reasonable ones, i always just throw them back

Is there a minimum size for them? 

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

dont think so

Don't why, but I would be reluctant to keep one, maybe because when they come out of the water, they are such a pretty fish. If I did, it would want to be a decent size. 

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

I have filleted and eaten one, amazingly white flesh and pretty tasty, not very much on them though as they are such a small fish.  The one in picture is a pretty good sized one really.  If I caught any in future they would go back, rather beautiful fish.

Would love one or two small ones for the aquarium - hard buggers to catch!.  Stunning looking fish underwater and good fun to feed.  I couldn't eat one though.

Cheers Pete

With those 'neon blue' fin tips, they'd look tops in an aquarium. 

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

They dont do well in aquariums the temp needs to be kept dow for them so they just stress out turn white and die within a short time...better where they are for the divers to see in their natural surroundings

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with their big gob they would eat all the other tank residents

To all the virgins..............Thanks for nothing!

I always release them as id love to see one when im diving in full color

Thats the biggest bluddy b.devil ive ever seen! didnt realise that got that big.

Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!

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Usually they are all that size mainly around the 200-300 mark

they are a verry nice looking fish.we havnt eaten one for a while since we discovered deep sea fishing (more than 30 mtrs)much bigger and better fish

RUSS

"A family that fishes together stays together"

Pete they are about $25 ea to buy.

There is a place in wangara who mainly sell direct to japan/china they collect other fish aswell and are cheap.

pm me if your interested

see alot of them when i dive the back of covetry reef. shine the torch on them and the blue flares up. very pretty fish in a dark cave. caught a few too but always throw them back to nice to keep