Post the rarest fish species you have personally seen!

[mattGgator]

I would say a black longnose tang, the white tang at WWC, and flame and rhomboid wrasses.

 

[myerst2]

one of my favorites that was on display at Atlantis Aquarium in Riverhead. Spendid Toadfish.

 

[TheFishTeen]

one of my favorites that was on display at Atlantis Aquarium in Riverhead. Spendid Toadfish.

Look at those teeth! INSANE!

 

[heckeng]

While I don't think it is necessarily rare in the world, we used to get Radiata Lions in all the time 10-15 years ago at the LFS I worked at--one of the most beautiful fish out there in my opinion, but I have not even seen one in over 10 years. I'm not a lionfish fan by any means, but the colorations on the Radiatas and the length of their bright white fin stripes is amazing in person.

 

[DDRR]

Poker reefer, I remember seeing more like 2 or 3 hundred of those clarion angels at aquarium concepts in Dublin with a price tag of $2500 some years back.

 

[Grassroots]

While I don't think it is necessarily rare in the world, we used to get Radiata Lions in all the time 10-15 years ago at the LFS I worked at--one of the most beautiful fish out there in my opinion, but I have not even seen one in over 10 years. I'm not a lionfish fan by any means, but the colorations on the Radiatas and the length of their bright white fin stripes is amazing in person.

Thats odd I see them in regularly here in Atlanta but the problem is getting them to live if I recall correctly.

DDRR- Thats awesome I had to drip acclimate 3 Clarions three or four years ago and I thought that was a lot hahaha.

 

[KrissiIZme]

serious fish envy!

 

[TheFishTeen]

Thank You all for posting....project is almost complete. Still need more contributions.

 

[lman]

A pair of goldflake angels (in my aquarium). Need to get a picture

 

[Genetics]

I've seen a pair of these once.

 

[TheFishTeen]

I've seen a pair of these once.

AWESOME! What an amazing fish. One of our members, ccampbell57 has an amazing 600 Gallon FOWL with a few of these. They are beautiful fish and are some of my favorites.

 

[albano]

Only saw this once* ...the next day my doctor 'adjusted' my medication!





*Borbonius Photoshopii was originally posted on RC by some other member!

 

[64Ivy]

The first two pics were taken at House of Fins in Greenwich, CT (at different times, of course) . The third was of my own fish; not nearly as rare but the color variation was certainly unusual.


Genecanthus personatus.

Neptune Grouper.

Carmabi Basslet

 

[Curious George]

Wrought Iron Bfly for sale at Diver's Den $2699.99 takes it!!

Wife would set the tank out front with my things if I did the deed =-(

 

[TheFishTeen]

Only saw this once* ...the next day my doctor 'adjusted' my medication!





*Borbonius Photoshopii was originally posted on RC by some other member!

Yup, I know of this one. Its called the Photoshop Anthias. Very rare and never made it past the JPEG acclimation.

 

[TheFishTeen]

Carmabi Basslet

One of my dream fish. What a beauty.

 

[TheFishTeen]

Bump! Let's see some more specimens!

 

[r-balljunkie]

ive seen a whole buncha Cirrhilabrus johnsoni last weekend diving. i usually save fish collecting for one of the three tanks im gonna use up..i always manage to pick the WRONG dive to grab my nets...grr. cant just pop up to the surface and grab my nets. really irks me to see em and not be able to do anything.

going out specifically this weekend to collect fish, so hopefully will get a couple....also looking for Paracheilinus bellae wrasses.

 

[roktsintst]

I absolutly love Bellae's. I really miss mine...

 

[TheFishTeen]

Does anyone on RC own a what I believe is a sunset hogfish? I know chingchai has one, this one is his: