Western Blue Devil???

[Master Kyle 297]

I have tried long and hard for two years looking for the rare Western Blue Devil until just two weeks ago I stumbled upon a four year old specimen in great condition! The only downside is that the owner said he wants $300 because he's tried of it. The fish is eating very well but he tends to stay in the rock crevices. Is this a good buy for such a rare fish? He won't be going anywhere soon so I have plenty of time to decide. Any thoughts or suggestions on this? (NOTE: I bought a large Marine Betta Grouper from the same guy and it is thriving very well.)




Tank:
90 Gallon Predatory Tank

Fish:
Male SPotfin Anthias
Banggai Cardinal
Maroon CLownfish (pair)
Percula Clownfish (pair)
Marine Betta Grouper (aka Sea Comet)
Longnose Hawkfish
Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish
BLue Tang
Sailfin Tang
Niger Trigger


Inverts:
Bulb Anemone (2)
Emerald Crab
Strawberry Crab (2)
Black Sea Cucumber
Feather Dusters
Red Leg Hermits
Coral Banded Shrimp
Nassarius Snail
Turbo Snails
Sand Sifting Starfish


Corals:
Pineapple Brain
Branching Frogspawn
Branching Torch
Toadstool Leather
Red Mushrooms
Red/Green Ricordea Mushrooms
Zoanthid Polyps
Green Star Polyps
Yellow Polyps
Button Polyps

 

[Big E]

It needs cooler temperatures to thrive...........64-72. Are you planning on keeping it in it's own tank?

 

[Master Kyle 297]

Eventually in a FOWLR tank with a marine betta or other similiar fish

 

[Recty]

I dont really care much for their look. I understand they are "rare" but they look like some kind of cichlid to me, a plain freshwater fish.

So for me, $300 isnt a good buy for a fish that hides and is kind of ugly IMO

But otherwise, yes, according to people who like that fish, that is a decent price.

 

[Master Kyle 297]

to be honest i like cichlids a bit more but i like corals above all so thats why i gave up my cichlid tank

 

[pacislandaqua]

That is a good price. They normally are 500$+... however in your current set up, it will eat most of the fish, and inverts... How big is it?

 

[Master Kyle 297]

No bigger than a foot, more like ... about 7 inches

 

[davelin315]

Wow, already too big for a 90 with the stock list you have. I have a 7' 300 gallon tank with lots of rock but also lots of open space and caves and my 8" fish all look too big for my tank... 7" in a 90, I can't imagine how stuffed in it will be there even though it doesn't appear to be an active swimmer. Figure 48" width (probably down to about 45" when you take into account the glass and the trim) so your fish is close to 1/6 the width of the tank already.

 

[Big E]

If you don't have a dedicated tank ready for this fish don't buy it. Your 90g is already overcrowded...........not to mention incompatible with it's needs for lower temps.

 

[Master Kyle 297]

So if I were to keep one alone, what is a comfortable size tank for it?