Lightning Maroons

[reefstew]

Matt Peterson has breed the Lightning Maroon Clownfish & he is selling 5 of them on E Bay. It is a 5 day auction & yesterday the bid was $3800.00, this morning it is $5100.00. With 4 days left what do you thing the winning bid will be?

 

[lostmyz]

jesus who knows someone will probably spend 10k on them

 

[macboat]

Wow.

 

[jporter]

I just checked it and the high bidder is rfstew??????

 

[macboat]

I just checked it and the high bidder is rfstew??????

I can't see the full name of bidders.

 

[Dre59]

I'm sure the top breeders will drop big cash for them like Booyah's and others..

 

[reefstew]

I just checked it and the high bidder is rfstew??????

Don't let my wife know.

 

[SKAREEF]

Holy crap, I thought the McCullough's were pricey. Good luck with purchase, would love to see some Arizona versions...

 

[frogg21]

Rfstew is going after both!?>! Whoaa..

 

[reefstew]

Only kidding. Not interested at that price.

 

[jporter]

I just checked it and the high bidder is rfstew??????

I was joking and trying to get a good response from Bob. JP

 

[MBC2012]

$5,300 - with 41 bidders.

 

[NaClH20NMYVEIN]

That's crazy. Bob. Do you still have any midnights? If so can you save me a pair. The wheels have fallen off my tank while I'm gone and have heard that I have lost a lot of fish including my clown pair. If you can hold a pair for a few more weeks until I get back and get my QT set up. Thx

 

[Rippinfrags]

Wow, thats a lot of money for an aggressive clownfish! IMO, maroons need to be in a species tank or a fowlr system. They get to be really territorial and downright mean. I am surprised anybody, especially a breeder would ever want to purchase these clownfish. I just do not see the demand being very high for them. Do not get me wrong, I think the lightning clownfish patterns are really cool and its a big plus that they naturally associate with e. quadricolors! Thanks for sharing Bob.

 

[zrogst]

^ Basically this. You can't pay the Maroon enough not to nip the **** out of your hands anytime you're working in the tank.

 

[azkass]

Too bad they can't breed the aggression out of them. The last one I had drew blood. He was like a pit bull that wouldn't let go! I still love em though.

 

[MBC2012]

$6,100 - anyone want to guess at the final price? 44 bids with 1 day left....crazy - someone is going to blow their own annual live stock/inventory budget.

 

[Rippinfrags]

My guess is 6500. I believe the buyer is most likely ORA, SA or one of the other big time clownfish breeders.

 

[evolved]

I can't help but believe if ORA or SA want some, that they don't have other channels to get them through BZ without a public auction?

Note the winning bidder of both "interesting" fish is the same person.

 

[Rippinfrags]

I can't help but believe if ORA or SA want some, that they don't have other channels to get them through BZ without a public auction?
Note the winning bidder of both "interesting" fish is the same person.

Maybe, but they Definately would not have gotten the same price tag without the public auction. I doubt BZ is giving out any sort of deal, it did take over three years to get this clownfish to reproduce. Lastly, I have a hard time believing an independent buyer would spend that much on a clownfish.