"O" to the "M" to the "G" !!!

[Kharn]

G'day all readers

I was just viewing an australian online marine aquarium store and have a gander at THIS (particularly the PRICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) :hmm5::hmm5:

http://www.majesticaquariums.com.au/Aquariums/clarion-angel-1546

INSANITY!!!

 

[auem]

not much aware of the pricy fishes in the hobby..are you..?..
that's cheap in terms of rare fish price-list(and way overpriced,in US clarion sells @ $2500,in asia under $5000)....

 

[Kharn]

not much aware of the pricy fishes in the hobby..are you..?..
that's cheap in terms of rare fish price-list(and way overpriced,in US clarion sells @ $2500,in asia under $5000)....

Well I am aware and comfortable paying up to $1000-$2000 for a single fish....but $10000 is hard to justify....

 

[jonathansruelas]

Haha above 400 wool be too much for me . Nicefish though

 

[MonsterTankMan]

Thats nothing ive seen peppermint angels go for 25,000!

 

[Kharn]

Well I think that for the price of the fish and its size, this would have to be the most expensive fish I have seen to date online or instore.

 

[Laborator]

Just bought a fire fish for $5 BALLING!

 

[auem]

personatus angel go for $15000....japan often get illegally caught resplendent angelfish..those surely cost around 5 figure range.....deep sea basslets are also reaching such figures these days..gramma dejongi cost well over $5000 i think...even interruptus angel sell for $3000-$5000 in europe and america.....prices of clarion is less than that..

to put such price on clarion is absurd,first asking 15000 then showing 6000 rebate(even in oz)...this shop is nothing less than con in my belief...

 

[suta4242]

The shop is not a con, it exists. Unfortunately I can't explain the price list which is obviously all over the place.

Shame they don't get their act together and change this, as it does make them look pretty unprofessional IMO.

BTW if you're a local after a Clarion you wouldn't be paying that unless you were pretty gullible.

 

[auem]

The shop is not a con, it exists. Unfortunately I can't explain the price list which is obviously all over the place.

Shame they don't get their act together and change this, as it does make them look pretty unprofessional IMO.

BTW if you're a local after a Clarion you wouldn't be paying that unless you were pretty gullible.

pretty much this...i know clarion is pricy in S-E Asia and Oz,but that price is outrageous..

 

[skibum9884]

I think a lot of it has to do with the relative rarity of the fish given where they are found. A Clarion angel (which is already extremely expensive in the US, and much closer to its natural range) is even more expensive in Asia and Australia due to the transportation costs to get it there.

I would expect to see certain fish, like Marshall Island's wrasses and others to be much less expensive in Australia.

All that said, I doubt they have many/any of those fish in stock or would be able to get many of them. Personatus and Peppermint angels aren't easy to come by even if you've got the $15K or $25K in hand and ready to spend.

 

[Wolverine]

In the freshwater hobby, some fish go for significantly more than this (by a power or two).

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

No offense, but if I am paying $10,000 for a fish I better be able the reshingle my roof or something, lol. No way in hell would I ever drop that much on a fish. My luck, it wouldnt like my tank and die in a day or 2, then I would be looking for a new place to live as my wife would probably divorce me for buying it in the first place.

 

[Megatrev62]

Only millionaires buy fish like that. Let's get real.

 

[AuroraDrvr]

Only millionaires buy fish like that. Let's get real.

Only millionaires buy fish like that? Really??

It's funny, you say "Let's get real", but then in the since just before that, you make some ridiculously ignorant statement, that's far from the truth.

 

[Megatrev62]

What are you talking about?

 

[ryanrid]

FWIW we have not had a clarion legally come into Aus for at least 18 months. There is only one person who can bring them in (legally) and hasnt recieved one although he has an order for 2 for that time frame

 

[geaux xman]

i see aquatouch has a few basslet fish listed as sold at $9-10K.

 

[Megatrev62]

Only millionaires buy fish like that? Really??

It's funny, you say "Let's get real", but then in the since just before that, you make some ridiculously ignorant statement, that's far from the truth.

I must be in the minority then. I figure I'd probably get turned down for a loan at the bank for that purchase. Laughed at along the way. People who buy these fish are RICH def. not ur average Joe.

 

[Johanv]

I clicked on the rare marine fish and they had cherub angelfish listed for $149, lol i got mine for $5