is 150 for a flasher a bit much?

[Aadler]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=46427

I am really thinking about this... but is 150 just over priced for a nice example of this fish?

 

[cash03ins]

Nice fish but what if it only lives for a month? Then it is a lot of money.

 

[vivek]

and what if lives 24 hrs!!! as in my case. i got a mcosker and scotts fairy wrasse from liveaquaria. one came in and was laying sideways and breathing heavy.. after doing some research people have told me wrasses do not handle shipping well. of course this is just the opinion of people i have talked to. the good thing is that they will refund the money to you if you ship the dead fish back to them. so you can take a chance for upto 14days.

 

[Aadler]

ya ive had a wrasse from them before, shipping is scary for sure, this one is twice the price tho, so its a bit risky.

 

[vivek]

one more thing

the color on the wrasses were clearly nowhere close to what i saw on the pictures when i got them. Granted they were stressed so cannot read too much into that. maybe someone who has this fish can chime in.

 

[Aadler]

the fish i got (also a mccoskers) was very close to the picture after he colored up, which did take a few days. however he died about 3 months later due to unknown reasons, i think i was underfeeding my tanks at the time tho.

 

[Jeff Trout]

you seen my flasher.Its not the same as that one.I gave $50 for mine.I got it from the store when they first got it in.(still in the shipping bag)It layed on it side for a night but next day it was eating and doing fine.

 

[Murphs205]

check Phishy in C-bus .. last time i was there they had some crazy wrasses,and 2 hours in the car would be much better that the plane ride and shipping to your house. he gets some crazy fish in down there ,and Salty has some nice ones every now and then as well.

 

[Aadler]

ya ive still never been there, i really need to invite my wife and myself over to her friends so i can visit...

:c)

 

[Murphs205]

take your visa with the highest limit with you ,,,, he has some nice,nice stuff. and while your down there you may as well stop @ Todd's place Reef Systems on the way home (not to far off the highway) ,,he takes visa as well

it will hurt for a minute on your next visa statement , but your tank will look nice ..........
:rollface:

 

[oldreefer76]

I could stop in Phishy they are 10 mins from us and see what they have