Expensive fish
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chrismunn
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oh yes, and in japan, there is a certain color variation that goes for much more than any of the other koi's. that the plain colored fish with one big orange dot on the head. to the japanese it represents thier flag, and thier culture, and thats why thier willing to spend so much more on that particular color, as opposed to a regular colored koi.
i learned that while i was away on a boring buisness trip. but i have no idea how much they charge for them?
i learned that while i was away on a boring buisness trip. but i have no idea how much they charge for them?
yamaha racer
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i was talking to a guy in hawaii and he dives down and colects some kind of angle and he sells them foe $1200,
CThomas609
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One of my co-workers sold a purple rhinopius (sp?) for $1,100 a couple weeks ago... a lot of money but wow was that fish gorgous. When I say purple I mean PURPLE, and it was stressed too...
miwoodar
Likey the bikey
I can't believe some of the prices quoted in this thread - absurd! A fish is a fish. Maybe if it could talk or sing or get into the fridge and thaw food for itself I might be willing to pay more. Until then I'm capped at $100 - and before I spend that much the fish better look like it is fit enough to swim across the ocean.
Meisen
Premium Member
The one I am curious about is the yellowstripe hogfish.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?ddid=9691&siteid=20
Not super expensive.....but has anyone have any luck with them? When I worked for a LFS, we got one in but it only lived about five minutes after coming out of the bag. It doesnt even look like a hogfish to me not to mention its so tiny.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?ddid=9691&siteid=20
Not super expensive.....but has anyone have any luck with them? When I worked for a LFS, we got one in but it only lived about five minutes after coming out of the bag. It doesnt even look like a hogfish to me not to mention its so tiny.
eh, theyre just designer stuff or rare, and sometimes its about being rare, and sometimes people just want what they want.
$500 snakes is pocket lint compared to what some people are doing with ball pythons. just google ball python morphs and noticed that there are like 30 or so different genetic color variations and such. bob clark produced the first albino reticulated pythons from a wild caught specimen that he paid 75k for. its not uncommon to see designer ball pythons morphs go for 10K - 60K
when that snake came out it was over 25k. I say all of this because at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what you think its worth, its worth as much as someone will pay for it. So if I wanted a peppermint angel, and had the cash, who cares what anyone anywhere thinks its worth? Many people think its worth $150 - $300 per month just to smoke cigarettes, which is the biggest waste of money, it doesnt even get you high!
lue.
$500 snakes is pocket lint compared to what some people are doing with ball pythons. just google ball python morphs and noticed that there are like 30 or so different genetic color variations and such. bob clark produced the first albino reticulated pythons from a wild caught specimen that he paid 75k for. its not uncommon to see designer ball pythons morphs go for 10K - 60K
when that snake came out it was over 25k. I say all of this because at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what you think its worth, its worth as much as someone will pay for it. So if I wanted a peppermint angel, and had the cash, who cares what anyone anywhere thinks its worth? Many people think its worth $150 - $300 per month just to smoke cigarettes, which is the biggest waste of money, it doesnt even get you high!
lue.
addicted_2_reef
Member
I paid 200.00 for a Majestic Angel about 10 years ago and I still feel guilty about it. I want a harlequin tuskfish but the LFS wants 118.00 for it and I just can't bring myself to buy it. But, people pay a lot more for baseball cards so its all relative I guess.
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eskymick
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Expensive fish aren't necessarily rare (in nature) .. just rarely seen in the aquarium trade ... sometimes due to distance from market and collection areas.
I've been looking for a Semilarvatus Butterfly for years. I believe they are very common but only in the Red Sea area. However, they usually are priced well over $100.
I lucked out last week .. my LFS had a 4" Semilarvatus markes at only $36. He's doing great in my tank. ;-)
I've been looking for a Semilarvatus Butterfly for years. I believe they are very common but only in the Red Sea area. However, they usually are priced well over $100.
I lucked out last week .. my LFS had a 4" Semilarvatus markes at only $36. He's doing great in my tank. ;-)
I know a few retailers that charge less than half what liveaquaria has posted there
