Whitecap Goby (Lotilia graciliosa)

twelvejewelz

twelvejewelz

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I need this fish! Does anyone own one? Does anyone know of a place that sells one so i can obtain one? If you own one please post pics i would love to see.Im going to be upgrading my 10gallon nano to a 20 gallon sps/rare zoa tank. I want to put a rare fish collection in it as well. Its going to consist of:

1 Whitecap Goby (Lotilia graciliosa) or pair if thats at all possible
1 Centropyge resplendens or 1 Japanese Angelfish Centropyge interruptus
2 Rare ORA clownfish(pair not sure which yet)mabe Amphiprion thiellei if can find them
 
Sorry to burst your bubble, but there is NO way a Centropyge interrupta will fit in a 20 gallon tank unless it's a juvi, which is even more difficult to find than an adult.

Your best bet might be to stick with the rare ORA clownfish and keep your eyes open for the goby on Diver's Den, Blue Zoo, or someplace similar :)
 
yea your probably right about the angel. but Centropyge resplendens would be good. This stock list still isnt set in stone but the one thing i do know is i definitely want the Whitecap goby! That fish looks amazing!
 
Don't know if I have ever seen one of those gobies for sale in the US. Also C. resplendens is illegal to collect.

But hey we can all dream, good luck.
 
jmaneyapanda said:
Not anymore. RCT hasnt raised angels in years. Unless you find someone willing to part with theirs from RCT. Good luck with that too.
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Please dont shoot down my dreams :( lol . Im on the hunt right now!! Does anyone know anything about the shipping of fish overseas? In other words if i had a fish shipped overseas would they have to hold it for a period at customs? What are the procedures here?I live in new york btw.
 
The C. interruptus will not work in a 20 gallon tank, it is the largest of the Centropyge angelfish.

The C.resplendens is not legal to collect and they are no longer being raised by RCT. Like Jeremy stated, good luck finding someone who wants to part with theirs.

The little goby is a fish that I have wanted for a long time and have never seen one in the US.

~Michael
 
michael_cb_125 said:
The C. interruptus will not work in a 20 gallon tank, it is the largest of the Centropyge angelfish.

The C.resplendens is not legal to collect and they are no longer being raised by RCT. Like Jeremy stated, good luck finding someone who wants to part with theirs.

The little goby is a fish that I have wanted for a long time and have never seen one in the US.

~Michael
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Yea its sad that RCT is no longer breeding them for 2010. Ive contacted them as well and it seems they do not have any idea if/when they will be again :( . Its ok im in no rush but im still wondering what the laws are in new york/USA for having fish sent here overseas does anyone know? I know what you mean about the goby as well the thing is beautiful!
 
I've been looking for one for about 18months over in england and they dont come in over here, i have only ever seen them out in the redsea while diving and there are loads of them. great little fish. I'm also after a redsea mimic blenny and no joy on that on too.
 
twelvejewelz said:
Yea its sad that RCT is no longer breeding them for 2010. Ive contacted them as well and it seems they do not have any idea if/when they will be again :( . Its ok im in no rush but im still wondering what the laws are in new york/USA for having fish sent here overseas does anyone know? I know what you mean about the goby as well the thing is beautiful!
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It usually isnt a problem at all. You'll just need to jump through the hoops, and assuming you arent talking about a CITES listed species, and its from a reasonable source country, its just a matter of filling the forms, and paying the fees. No "holding times".

You'll want to contact an importer of live animals- they will do almost all the work for you, and you just pay them the fee.
 
You might want to ask in the clown forum about the thielleis. I understand that they're kind of mean. They may do ok into a 20, but I would worry about tankmates.
 
thanks rssjsb ill see about them. I have a good friend looking into the whitecap goby for me now that will hopefully be able to get me this fish. ill keep you all posted :) .Have you all seen if there natural shrimp is even available? it is Alpheus rubromaculatus
 
jmaneyapanda said:
It usually isnt a problem at all. You'll just need to jump through the hoops, and assuming you arent talking about a CITES listed species, and its from a reasonable source country, its just a matter of filling the forms, and paying the fees. No "holding times".

You'll want to contact an importer of live animals- they will do almost all the work for you, and you just pay them the fee.
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thanks , what do you all think is a reasonable price for the goby? then reasonable for goby/shrimp pair? then a reasonable proce for a pair of the gobys? thanks everyone
 
twelvejewelz said:
thanks , what do you all think is a reasonable price for the goby? then reasonable for goby/shrimp pair? then a reasonable proce for a pair of the gobys? thanks everyone
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Unless things have changed they were going for like $1000+ in Japan the last time I read/heard anything about them. From what everyone is saying in this thread they're completely unavailable in the US, so I would guess a reasonable estimate as to the starting price would be at least $1000+ for one here. A shrimp/goby pair with the specific shrimp you mentioned would obviously fetch an even higher price. I wouldn't even hazard a guess how much a pair would actually go for. If they're like many other gobies you probably couldn't just throw two together and have a pair. So I'd have to guess a 'fair' price would be like $2500 or something for an actual pair.

With anything that is essentially a 'one of a kind' type item, it comes down to whatever it's worth to the buyer and not so much the actual value of the item so the 'fair' value will be whatever it's worth to you.
 
i've wanted that goby for a while and i have searched everywhere with no luck. i'm sure there is at least a few people in line for one even if they do come to the US. good luck!

-matt
 
thanks for all of the replies everyone. It would be worth $2500 for a pair and their natural shrimp to me 100%. I have contacted a few people outside of the country and and awaiting some replies. My friend says he has never even heard of 1 , that is very discouraging as he gets anything( apparently not anymore lol ) . Hes looking into it now as well though for me .I would think a fish like this or the Centropyge resplendens people would be breeding because they can. i dont understand , i mean really someone would get rich off of it why not put a little time in hehe makes no sense to me :)
 
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