Just got my new Peppermint Hog Fish

[ghost]

Just picked up my new Peppermint Hog fish today from my local source. i know you all are gonna laugh at this story but here goes. I was rearranging my live rock about a month ago when i dropped one of the pieces of live rock. that night i noticed my peppermint hog fish was not out nor the next day, highly unusual. well i had a brilliant idea to look up under the rock i dropped and low and behold i had crushed my favorite fish. Moral of the story, the most expensive fish always die.

I have my rhomboid pair coming tuesday.

 

[ghost]

here are the pics
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[zemuron114]

looks nice! are you getting the rhomboids locally or online? Most LFS can't get rhomboids and if they do, it isn't a definite time period. lol

how big is the hog?

 

[ghost]

he's a small 2.75". I have a wholesaler that i go through here locally. i sell fish and corals for him since he can't to individual customers. I am getting the pair for $400. I paid $120 for the peppermint and i also purchased a blue spotted jawfish from him as well yesterday for $85. I can't get a good picture of him but he is about 3.5-4" long, good size.

 

[Sigmund]

Nice Fish

Nice Fish

I have noticed the same thing over the years, only the expensive stuff seems to meet with tragic circumstances. The $100 dollar fish can find a 1/2 inch gap in the top and jump out, the $10 fish will sit in a cup overnight and not experience a problem.

Anyways, I also have a Peppermint Hog in my 125Gallon tank, very active, good citizen with the corals and other fish, lots of color. I hear they can get a little mean when they get fully grown, I have seen no instances of it yet, however mine is only about 2inches right now...

 

[Ocicat]

What a beautiful little fish... Is this the same kind?

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=57&N=0

 

[ghost]

no that is not the same fish. two totally different fish. i have seen liveaquria post a cigar wrasse that looks very similar to this one.

 

[john37]

i used to have the same peppermint hog as you but he jumped on top of my overflow and i found him looking like beef jerky pretty sad.

 

[Scottkelly911]

2 Rhomboids? Almost time to start dropping rolls of pennies into the tank on accident! Great looking hog btw, can't wait to see the pix of your Rhomboids

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

awesome, thanx for sharing...