Would you purchase a $4000 dollar fish?

[KNUCKLEHEAD]

BMW Z8

BMW Z8

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/32888Z-8-XL5--5731.jpg
This is a pic of my friend`s Z-8. It might look good in a tank with a $10,000.00
fish driving it, no?

 

[jlehigh]

hehehehe Spend 4K on it then watch it develop a taste for your acro polyps Spend another 5 dollars constructing a blow gun to dart the bugger.. 4005.00 for a wall trophy... I think I'll hold off

 

[Ironsheikh]

I guess if you're a collector and you're into that sort of thing --it'd be worth it. I'd never pay it -- fish are too fragile. I'd never pay more than $65 for a fish I think. I spent like $60 for some bettas from Thailand got him here and he almost died from a fungal infection within a week. survived it was happy --then I did a water change and was acting sick again for a couple days-- fish are too delicate to be dropping that kind of loot -- I'd put it towards a 60in LCD TV and watch the nature channel man!!

 

[davidryder]

i find it amusing that we all scoff at the idea of a 4000 dollar fish...when most of us probably have ten thousand dollar+ tanks that use hundreds of dollars of electricity every month

i guess there really are degrees of insanity

hundreds of dollars of electricity? $10,000 aquarium? i'd like to see that setup!

 

[davidryder]

i would upgrade my aquarium if i had $4,000.

 

[mrfrag]

$4000.00, sure, if it was a several hundred pound tuna I could sell to s Sushi bar

 

[Nabber86]

i find it amusing that we all scoff at the idea of a 4000 dollar fish...when most of us probably have ten thousand dollar+ tanks that use hundreds of dollars of electricity every month

Is that true? I know there are some really big tanks out there, but a quick scan of the signatures attached to the people who posted in this thread includes only 4 tanks over 100 gallons. (One 240 gal and three 120 gal). I just hit the 4k mark on my 75 gal system. I must be out of my leauge here.

 

[Nabber86]

Well that was until MrFrag posted with his 450. Now that might be a $10K+ tank.

 

[SparkyD]

I'm a little over 8k with my 80g. Stopped really counting after 5k.

 

[Mad Scientist]

I'm a little over 8k with my 80g. Stopped really counting after 5k.

Love to see some pics

 

[SparkyD]

Love to see some pics

Some day! My tank's not worth bragging about yet. Too little experience and not enough time. Most of my money is in equipment.

Tank
Chiller
MH lights
Tunz Turbo Stream pumps
controllers
pumps
Skimmer
RODI unit
and..... a little money in dead livestock
and the 130lbs live rock

Please don't make me list anymore:worried:

 

[~ChrisB~]

Only $10K? O wait, can't let the wife read this, disregard!

 

[SCR]

If it came with a $3,950.00 tank set-up maybe.

 

[mrfrag]

Actually my main tank is only 210g, but everthing in the system with prop tank, sump, and fuge is 450g and I have way more than 10K in my setup.

With 3375 watts of halide lighthing, dozens of pumps, heaters, two protein skimmers, etc. my electric usage meter should spin off the house soon.

But 4K for one fish, no way, I would rather get a supercharger.

 

[whs520]

Re: $4K fish

Re: $4K fish

Beautiful fish, but I'm not sure it's worth $4K. I guess it would be worth whatever someone was willing to pay for it though.

I remember when I first saw a pic of this fish, I was astonished at how beautiful it was. I would definitely love to own one in the future. To me, it's worth the price because it is so exotic. To each, his own I suppose.

 

[Nabber86]

No thinking more about it....I think I would rather have my current set-up, than a single $4000 fish.

Also, I could do a lot of upgrades with half that amount.

Or, how about a plumbing a seperate 100 gallon species trank for a big moray eel. Now that would be cool (and under $1500)

 

[Quatro]

Hey goofball310,

What is the name of the LFS in Socal that offered to order them if 20 people were to order a fish? I got the name, Viktor, but what is the LFS's name and address? Just curious, cause in several years when I set up the proper aquarium, I'm ordering one,

Harry

 

[Carman34L]

I recently saw a Japanese website that had them for $1200 With next flight overnight shipping ($400) Your still under $2000, I am looking for the website now, The only problem is crossing your fingers it doesnt get stuck in customs. I think that if you have it shipped to a wholeseller it wont be a problem, or maybe they have a deal with customs to get around it. But it said on the website overnight shipping to major cities with international airports in the US. I am guessing you have to pick it up at the airport.

 

[Quatro]

Please post a link when you find the website, thanks!

 

[bbcorvette]

I had no idea a peppermint angel was that much:eek2: