Peppermint Angel

[discocarp]

Just sharing a picture.

 

[WayneL333]

Wow...is this still at the store or is it yours? How's it eating now? Is it still very shy?

 

[discocarp]

I wish it was mine! When I hit the lotto...

Its at Living Reef in Orlando. It looked healthy and was moving about fine. Didn't seem too shy but I had a hard time snapping a pic it was scooting around too much.

 

[WayneL333]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing the picture. I thought someone had already purchased it. Is the store still acclimating it for the customer?

 

[discocarp]

It is sold. They said they were going to keep it for about a year. If anyone is in the area, its worth the trip to the UCF area to see this amazing fish in person.

 

[fishkid6692]

That's sweet. Anyone know how much it went for?

 

[discocarp]

IIRC about a new honda civic. I think he said $22k? Not positive but that's the number that stuck in my head.

 

[premilove]

hedgedrew has a couple

 

[fishkid6692]

Yeah that sounds about right. A few years ago I heard some might hit the states with a price tag at 30k each, don't think it ever happened. This is pretty amazing though. Can't be more then a dozen in captivity. If only I could be so lucky to acquire one of these beauty's.

 

[fishkid6692]

I stand corrected. Apparently a bunch came in around September. I've been out of the loop the past year. ��

 

[discocarp]

There still aren't many around. I feel privileged to even see one in person.

 

[WayneL333]

It is sold. They said they were going to keep it for about a year. If anyone is in the area, its worth the trip to the UCF area to see this amazing fish in person.

Wow, a year. That's awesome the locals can enjoy it during that time.

 

[discocarp]

I can promise you if it was my fish it wouldn't be in the shop that long.

 

[Eville]

Great to see their pep still kicking! A year seems quite the risk on the LFS's behalf..

 

[discocarp]

I have no idea who is absorbing the risk. Glad it isn't me though!

 

[fishkid6692]

Discocarp - While a year is a long time to wait to actually obtain their newly purchased fish, that's quite a security for whoever takes it home. It will be acclimated to the home aquaria and eating prepared foods by then. It's a huge risk on the living reef's part, but I'm sure it brings some traffic through the store. Imagine spending 22k on a peppermint that's just been collected and it doesn't eat and dies a week after you got it. I heard that koji said the secret to long term success is actual seawater, and slowly acclimating them to our synthetic tank water. Could be hearsay but I believe it. So little is known about these amazing little fish.

 

[albano]

I stand corrected. Apparently a bunch came in around September. I've been out of the loop the past year.

If you search RC, you'll find that a few months ago, there WAS a Peppermint Angel quite near you on Candlewood Lake ... unfortunately it didn't survive!

 

[auem]

any info on what that particular pep is eating..?

 

[fishkid6692]

Albano - yeah I was reading through that earlier. Very unfortunate, would of loved to see it in person.

 

[S14Swap240sx]

I think that says ALOT about living reef. my local place wont hold for a day!