aandfsoccr04
Active member
Well mine didn't last 24 hours and was dead when I woke up this morning. It looked really rough from shipping and even after acclimation just laid on its side in the tank. Poor fish, I'm pretty bummed about it.
Paracheilinus Attenuatus (Diamond Tail Flasher wrasse)
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prop-frags
SPS Slave
We purchased 2 that arrived yesterday morning. One was VERY stressed on arrival, the other was very alert. Both were drip acclimated and are sitting in our QT.
I was surprised to find the first one still alive this morning. The second one is eating and swimming around a bit. I've noticed some head shaking which is usually a sign of flukes, so I went ahead and started Prazi this morning.
-Terry
I was surprised to find the first one still alive this morning. The second one is eating and swimming around a bit. I've noticed some head shaking which is usually a sign of flukes, so I went ahead and started Prazi this morning.
-Terry
prop-frags
SPS Slave
Agreed.
This is me thing I have never understood about this hobby. You have these diamond tail flashers that are rarer than the rhomboids and lineatus but are cheaper than the two. I don't see how the rhomboids and lineatus keep their price tags when they are readily avaliable. The same goes for other certain fish, I now this is not the same but I have seen more Gem tangs for sale in the past two years than Black tangs. Yet the prices are very far apart. I would guess I have seen 10 Gem tangs in person for sale this year and only one BT in person this year for sale.
aandfsoccr04
Active member
Assuming you contacted him yesterday when you received the fish, that's interesting that you had a DOA. When I emailed him this morning that my fish didn't make it through day one, he told me this was the first he's hearing of any issues with this batch of fish.
aquaph8
Love The Fish
Number one reason is cause people are still buying them at that price. I'm sure other factors like depth of collection and location play a role with some of them too though.
Tactics
New member
This is easy. The retailer mispriced the attenuatus. Many people would have paid $500 a piece. Lucky for the new owners.
aquaph8
Love The Fish
Very true, I honestly would have
It wasn't mispriced, I got mine from a LFS for 250. The pricing seems legit as NY was selling them for 20 less than I paid. Although I didn't have to pay shipping and I got to see my fish before I bought it. On a side note I only live 45 minutes from NY Aquatic as well, but that is not where I got mine.
Tactics
New member
If you know anything about retail/economics, trust me, it was priced below what the market was willing to pay. Just because you paid $250 doesn't mean you wouldn't have paid more if the starting price was higher, especially with the knowledge that this fish might not be available for quite some time. And if you weren't willing to pay more than $250, there's a line of people behind you willing to do so.
Yurivd
New member
Most of the time LFS just put a markup % on a fish
In kenya there are lots of exporters and the living cost is low so the fish is not priced so high
Kenya make there money on angel hybrids
evolved
Wrasse Nut
Absolutely, yes.
The Paracheilinus genus are all commonly referred to as flashers. Primarily due to how they can flash their fins while changing to some additional colors.
That's one factor for sure. But there are a lot of factors in retail prices. You have all touched on a few more of them in some subsequent posts
Ditto; mine started acting quite well come Tuesday. Seems 3 days of rest were needed.Mine is dramatically better today. Even some flashing. Love it!!!
And me as well.
