Wrasse nuts out there!

[Korrine]

What do Paracheilinus attenuatus wrasses go for these days?Are more coming to the states or are they still pretty scattered?

Thanks

 

[small alien]

You might just pm one of the heavy hitters like snorvich or lemonlemon or bradleyj.

 

[Korrine]

thanks

 

[btkrausen]

I've been trying to find one as well but apparently its getting hard to find a legal way to get them out of Seychelles. I have an email to about 5 vendors right now who are trying to see if they can get one for me.

Pacific Island Aquatics is one of them who is trying.

 

[reefjunkie42]

very difficult to attain due to its geographic location. I think we all are in the process of trying to attain the unattainable...I know I am.

 

[btkrausen]

Has anybody reached out to LADD? I can post on their facebook if nobody has asked them about it.

 

[Korrine]

I haven't asked them.

 

[aquaph8]

Ive always got the prewritten email responses from DD. Im sure they get their share of emails though. However Kevin responded to me via email after he read my post on RC. Seemed like a really nice guy.

 

[sedgro]

They have shown up sporadically in Kenyan shipments. I believe the Seychelles does not allow the export of live fish for the aquarium trade. Reef...builders link (replace brackets with reef builders without space):

http://{...}.com/2009/10/02/paracheilinus-attenuatus-diamond-tail-flasher-wrasse-shows-town-aquarium/


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[Korrine]

^If that's the one from 09, which it looks like it is, I read that. Didn't know if there had been any change since it's been almost 2.5 years now.

What is the going price for those that do show up now?

 

[pacislandaqua]

very hard to get. Been trying for a few years. Waifs here and there in places where exporting is allowed, but seychelles is off limits (or someone would have been there already catching everything there!!)

 

[JDMhoes]

You should be able to find what your asking for..The title is very true**

 

[Yurivd]

It sounds interesting
I will have a look into it

 

[bradleyj]

I got mine not quite 2 years ago from Divers Den. I believe at the time they had 3 of them and I was lucky enough to snag one. :fun2:
If I remember right, they sold for just under $200 dollars.

 

[Korrine]

holy moly! Even more gorgeous in your photo! Do you find it flashes at other fish w/out the females around? or not so much?

 

[btkrausen]

Ugh...leave it up to Brad to make everyone in the thread jealous

Great pic as always Brad.

 

[bradleyj]

It flashes more than any other fish I own.

 

[aleonn]

That's a beautiful fish, Brad!

 

[btkrausen]

It flashes more than any other fish I own.

Hence the reason we're all trying to get one Maybe Marvin will give his up if he's going in a "different" direction.

 

[Korrine]

Thanks for chiming in guys! I was thinking around $200-300 and that's what I'm willing to pay for one.

BradleyJ,

What camera do you use? That's one of the things on my list also..upgrading the camera! I also want a microscope!