Dang, I wish I had $2.5k sitting around
- Thread starter mattcoug
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lol, I guess it's gonna have lovers and haters
MondoBongo
Obligate Feeder Obsessed
weight 40 pounds? it must be made from real wrought iron.
CoralsAddiction
Active member
Wanted to read more about the fish on their site and it says "If you don't know what this is it's not for you. For serious collector".
AirForceAquariu
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A thread on one that went a while back I found. Inflation has done it's work 
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1563919
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1563919
Deinonych
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Bmwm235i
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I agree 100% even the peppermint angel is not a great looking fish, it's only because it's rare that people drool over it. You could give me this fish for free and I wouldn't keep it... I'd sell it.
brett559
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The one expensive fish that I completely understand commanding a high price is the crosshatch trigger. Tough to look at that fish and not be impressed.
Some of the others....
95 out of 100 people would probably think a blueface angel ($80) is cooler than a bandit ($1,000), most would think a powder blue ($60) is prettier than a gem ($3,000). In a vacuum, not knowing anything about its rarity, it would probably be 50/50 between a peppermint ($20,000) and a nice flame angel ($45). Like that clarion that was on DD last week - wasn't it $4,000? Imagine seeing that and a red sea regal in the same tank - which would most everyday people choose?
Now would I trade every fish I own for a peppermint, or a gem, or a bandit? OF COURSE!
Some of the others....
95 out of 100 people would probably think a blueface angel ($80) is cooler than a bandit ($1,000), most would think a powder blue ($60) is prettier than a gem ($3,000). In a vacuum, not knowing anything about its rarity, it would probably be 50/50 between a peppermint ($20,000) and a nice flame angel ($45). Like that clarion that was on DD last week - wasn't it $4,000? Imagine seeing that and a red sea regal in the same tank - which would most everyday people choose?
Now would I trade every fish I own for a peppermint, or a gem, or a bandit? OF COURSE!
mal7887
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Agreed! They are beautiful.
Exactly!
Although, personally, I do like a bandit, and I do like a peppermint. Not enough to pay those prices, but they would be fish I would buy if they were normally priced. And candy basslet too.
AirForceAquariu
Member
Some people collect based on rarity and some people collect based on looks. At then end of the day it's your money!
My girlfriend is my litmus test. She loves the hobby and fish but doesn't look at the prices and research as much as I do. If she thinks it's silly and it's super expensive or gorgeous but is super common it balances out the "knows to much" factor.
My girlfriend is my litmus test. She loves the hobby and fish but doesn't look at the prices and research as much as I do. If she thinks it's silly and it's super expensive or gorgeous but is super common it balances out the "knows to much" factor.
You're kidding, right? :rollface:
That angel is stunning and unique in appearance among pygmies... what's not to love?:love1: its not just a rich mans multibar.
As for price; well thats a first world problem. But some expensive fish are gorgeous in their own right and would be even more popular, not less, if they were $200 not 20k.
:wave:
CoralsAddiction
Active member
I agree. I have seen one in person...twice. It's stunning.
DopeCantWin
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I don't know if you'd call it a high priced fish, but I really enjoyed my Achilles. Worth every penny, miss the little guy.
