Peppermint Hog

[The Beaut]

Just got this guy, what an amazing fish.

 

[Tremelle]

I had one awhile back. It jumped into the overflow twice, so I took it back to the store. I took it back before it jumped the wrong direction and landed on the floor and I would be out of a pretty penny. Is your tank covered?

 

[The Beaut]

Yep, I have a bunch of wrasses. It is completely covered.

 

[The Beaut]

Juat another pic. Love this guy

Juat another pic. Love this guy

 

[LBCBJ]

That's an expensive fish!

 

[2x210g]

a lot of those are coming in to the lfs lately and they go for under
100 buck.

 

[2x210g]

really nice fish, i have 2 myself but they would eat all my cleaner and fire shrimp. i think about over 15 total.

 

[The Beaut]

Mine was a lot more than $100. You are a lucky person if you can get it for that cheap.

 

[LBCBJ]

They're $499 from Marine Depot Live

 

[RichConley]

If you paid a lot mroe than $100, you got jacked. Marine Depot live is often overpriced.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1691

 

[2x210g]

they were hard to come by before but a couple of month ago, my local wholesaler had at least 30 or more in there warehouse.

 

[The Beaut]

No didnt get jacked. paid $140. i will rather pay a couple of dollars more for a fish that i can see. I will never buy livestock online, for me it is not worth the chance even with the guarentees.

 

[RichConley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7697508#post7697508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by The Beaut
No didnt get jacked. paid $140. i will rather pay a couple of dollars more for a fish that i can see. I will never buy livestock online, for me it is not worth the chance even with the guarentees.

I'm surprised at that.


THe fish I have bought on line have been SIGNIFICANTLY higher quality for much lower price than the stuff I can get at the LFS aroudn here (and we have pretty good LFSs).

Not to mention its much less stressfull on the fish.

 

[LBCBJ]

Nothing suprising to me...

 

[Fishie Nut]

I just got my today from Vivid. He's a beaut! I'm waiting to get some pic so I don't stress him out.
Paid $100 +/-. This is a great looking specimen!

 

[heuerfan]

I miss that fish, had to get rid of mine because it became a wrasse killer

 

[Fishie Nut]

They are in the same family as wrasse, maybe that's the reason: Labradae -- same a wrasse.

I asked that question earlier, whether you go add a wrasse with this guy. Iguess not, according to heuerfan...
Oh, well.