favorite fish?

[neontreefrog5]

i always get asked at work about the most popular fish in the saltwater aquarium trade. would greatly appreciate if anyone could share what their favorite fish is and provide a picture so i can put together a little list of some awesome fish.

ill start, with mine being my valentini puffer.

took this with my new underwater camera and he posed right away.

 

[steelersfan]

It would be my Bandit Angelfish. This is his photo from 4 years ago. He looks the same but much bigger.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

It would be my Bandit Angelfish. This is his photo from 4 years ago. He looks the same but much bigger.

Nice profile pic!
I like my snowflake clowns.

 

[DavidinGA]

Tie between a regal angel or emperator angel.

 

[ThaBeast]

Regal angel, potters angel

 

[fishhuman]

Bigeye squirrelfish, just love the eyes

 

[Nina51]

i'd have to say my favorite fish are my longnose hawkfish. tons of personality, will eat out of my hand.
<a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Ninapearl/media/TANK/hawksclowns_zps053736f7.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Ninapearl/TANK/hawksclowns_zps053736f7.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo hawksclowns_zps053736f7.jpg"/></a>

second favorite is my kole tang.
<a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Ninapearl/media/TANK/tang_zpsb5002ee6.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Ninapearl/TANK/tang_zpsb5002ee6.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo tang_zpsb5002ee6.jpg"/></a>

 

[AuburnTiger1]

Mine is a majestic angel or an achilles tang.

 

[Betta132]

I used to have a rooster waspfish who would come up and swim around at the top if I got near the tank. Pretty fish with personality, and he probably would have been willing to eat out of my hand if I'd tried.
Why didn't I try?
Waspfish are venomous.

I also like my yellowtail blue damsel. Spunky little spikeback.

 

[aandfsoccr04]

blotchy/borbonious anthia

 

[wm jim]

I like my Sohal tang comes up to my hand to see what I am doing any time working in the tank. But at the aquarium my favorites are the unicorn tangs.

 

[joshky]

I've never kept one, but the first fish that popped into my head that really blew me away as far as color/pattern go has to go to the Black-backed Wrasse (Anampses neoguinaicus). Though I don't think it's a "popular" fish?

(not my picture, credit to jawsee here on reefcentral for the beautiful photo.)

 

[ca1ore]

Most popular fish are yellow and hippo tangs, clown fish and damsels. I'm unable to consistently choose a single favorite from the Achilles Tang, Bimaculatus Anthias, Vermiculate Leopard Wrasse or Potters angel - so I keep al four!

 

[arashsheikhpoor]

Mine is my ornate wrasse... it will eat from my hand and let me pet it.

 

[Marshall O]

Here are a few of my own favorites (couldn't pick one ):

C. earlie:


C. bathyphilus:


P. bellae:


P. attenuatus:



H. iridis:


M. choati:

 

[aquaph8]

Marshall has a great list but my favorite is Chelmon muelleri.

 

[cakemanPA]

Golden Rhomboid

 

[neontreefrog5]

gorgeous picture thanks so much for sharing!!

 

[neontreefrog5]

It would be my Bandit Angelfish. This is his photo from 4 years ago. He looks the same but much bigger.

how beautiful!!

 

[neontreefrog5]

i'd have to say my favorite fish are my longnose hawkfish. tons of personality, will eat out of my hand.
<a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Ninapearl/media/TANK/hawksclowns_zps053736f7.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Ninapearl/TANK/hawksclowns_zps053736f7.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo hawksclowns_zps053736f7.jpg"/></a>

second favorite is my kole tang.
<a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Ninapearl/media/TANK/tang_zpsb5002ee6.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Ninapearl/TANK/tang_zpsb5002ee6.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo tang_zpsb5002ee6.jpg"/></a>

i love those too. must be something to have them eat out of your hand! and thats a beautiful kole tang!