Holy Grail fish

[brett559]

One of my favorite parts of this hobby has been learning about these amazing animals. I love reading threads about hobbyists who have collected rare and exotic fish. I loved reading about Copps' trip to Asia.

So what are the holy grail fish? Obviously, the expensive fish on Divers Den. But what else? Here are some that I would think qualify:

Gem tang
Conspicuous angel
Clarion angel
Peppermint angel
Narcosis angel
Dr. Seuss soapfish
Feminus Wrasse

What am I missing? Please include the full name of the fish, scientific or otherwise, so I can google it.

 

[zydek]

Tattoo jawfish around 7.000

 

[brett559]

Tattoo jawfish around 7.000

Wow. Like a goby mated with a potter's angel.

 

[my300reef]

centropyge nahackyi

 

[ca1ore]

Good question .....

For me the 'achievables' are Gem Tang, Zebra Tang and Tigerpyge Angel. I'd love a Peppermint, but that's never happening.

 

[brett559]

centropyge nahackyi

Looks a lot like a pygmy angelfish to me....

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Holanthias fuscipennis

 

[alprazo]

Always a favorite of mine and the fist time I have seen a male in years.

http://www.nyaquatic.com/true-personifer-angel-8-male/

 

[Dmorty217]

Always a favorite of mine and the fist time I have seen a male in years.

http://www.nyaquatic.com/true-personifer-angel-8-male/

I love the Personifers. That by the way is a false personifer, true personifers have a black stipe thru the tail. I will second the Conspicuous while adding the Bandit (best personality of any fish I have ever owned, so inquisitive) and Masked Angel

 

[d-man]

Holanthias fuscipennis

+1 here

Lots of f the deepwater anthias that we never see too.

Plus C. lanceolatous, C. Sanguineus, C.Claire to name a few wrasses

 

[brett559]

Lots of peppermint talk lately on this forum. I think at the end of the day, it really is one of the most beautiful fish out there. Those colors. Just stunning, at least to me.

I think the fact that it's basically a dwarf angel - if that thing got big like an emp or conspic....

 

[JaySchulz]

I don't know about holy grail but I've always been somewhat interested in the Candy Bassalets.

 

[alprazo]

Derek, here is the female. He has a pair
http://www.nyaquatic.com/true-personifer-angel-6/

 

[Dmorty217]

Derek, here is the female. He has a pair
http://www.nyaquatic.com/true-personifer-angel-6/

Guess I missed that somehow! I love those fish, currently trying to track down two juvs though I think they are about out of season? The males are show stoppers

 

[ThRoewer]

Holy grail fish for me:
- a spawning pair of Pygoplites diacanthus - working on it
- a pair of Amphiprion latezonatus - price is just prohibitive for me right now
- a pair of Opistognathus rosenblatti - working on it...
- a pair of Amphiprion chrysogaster - no space right now
- a pair of Amphiprion ocellaris, (fancy Philippine variety, wild) - no space right now
- a pair of Doryrhamphus janssi
- a pair of Opistognathus randalli - no space right now
nothing really special but all fish I had in the past.

Other fish I would be interested in:
- a pair of Amphiprion sp. "Darwin" affin. ocellaris (wild)
- a pair of Doryrhamphus japonicas
- a pair of Opistognathus eximius
- a pair of Opistognathus decorus
- a pair of Opistognathus cyanospilotus
- a pair of Opistognathus panamaensis (well it's basically a rosenblatti)
- a pair of Centropyge resplendens - I guess the only way to get those would be illegally

... there is probably an ocean full of other interesting fish I would like to have (and breed)

 

[fishkid6692]

I have been trying to track down a pair of lipogramma klayi for some time now. If anyone can give me a lead to tracking them down Id appreciate it!

 

[ThRoewer]

I have been trying to track down a pair of lipogramma klayi for some time now. If anyone can give me a lead to tracking them down Id appreciate it!

Someone had success breeding them: Captive-bred Lipogramma klayi

Surely an interesting fish.

Add that one and Gramma dejongi to my list...

 

[CHSUB]

what about the fish steve has for an avatar?

 

[ca1ore]

The cynic in me wonders whether a fish like the peppermint would be as coveted if it weren't as scarce in the hobby. Agree it's a handsome fish, but there are others far nicer.

 

[Dmorty217]

Don't quote the troll. It makes extra clean up for the staff. Thanks ~ Sugar