Exotic And Rare Fish

[rkaragozler]

What do you guys think, are considered Exotic and Rare Fish?

 

[stage3-S4]

clarion angel at HOF for $4500. They had 2 of them, sold one. The other is in there show tank across the street. They also had a Neptune grouper, I belive it was the only one in the states sold it for $8900.

 

[NYreefNoob]

price doesnt equal rarity for me, example to me of a rare fish, i have been after a red sea 8 line flsher for almost 3 years, i am on several site's as wait list and still havent gotten one, and this is a fish at max goes for $200

 

[THEDLO]

heres a true rare fish, its a hybrid of a lemon peel and an eibli angel

 

[DA fisherman]

Jesussss just when I Tought my tomato clown was Exotic j/k


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[stage3-S4]

price doesnt equal rarity for me, example to me of a rare fish, i have been after a red sea 8 line flsher for almost 3 years, i am on several site's as wait list and still havent gotten one, and this is a fish at max goes for $200

You're right price doesn't equal rarity. But Clarion Angels are very rare, you cant really find them anywhere. I think they are illegal to import into the states or at one point they were, not sure if this has changed. The neptune grouper is extremly rare, I have never seen one anywhere except at HOF.

 

[prattreef]

I'm not really sure what the OP is asking? Rare in the wild? Rarely collected? Rarely seen as captive bred? Rare color morph or hybrid of a common fish? Is the intent to just generate a list of cool fish?

 

[THEDLO]

he probably meant rare to find for purchase

 

[rkaragozler]

Yes I meant to purchase, I have seen some fish going for a ton of money, and wondering if the price they were asking was due to the fact that they are not caught as often, or if they are hard to catch. I know their are fish that divers risk their lives in catching. Is this why they are considered rare.

 

[rkaragozler]

Rhomboid Wrasee 300, Hawaiin Dragon Moray 500, Black tang 500-1200

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Clowns

Id have to go with my clownfish.


A white bonnet clownfish is a mix supposedly of an orangeskunk and a blue stripe.

They are very rare and never show up with the same markings from fish to fish.

 

[bigdog1428]

Id have to go with my clownfish.


A white bonnet clownfish is a mix supposedly of an orangeskunk and a blue stripe.

They are very rare and never show up with the same markings from fish to fish.

I would love to see pics of ur clowns


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[stage3-S4]

Rhomboid Wrasee 300, Hawaiin Dragon Moray 500, Black tang 500-1200

jem tangs are probably one of the rarest tangs out there. I don't see them for sale at all. Rhinopias is up there too.

 

[ryangrieder]

jewel tangs or jem tangs are rare and pricy...
i know the clairon angel is at absolute fish all the time, going for 3500.
purple hairy rhino i think goes for over 1000.
christmas island fish are pricy. like the triggers and angels start at 800 from their for a good size.
saragassum trigger, not sure on price range but ive never seen one for sale.
Holanthias fuscipennis anthias can go for over 1800.
Bodianus sanguines Sunset Wrasse goes for 1500.
white cap gobys around 1000.
armitage angel fish is 1000.
candy basslets got for around 900.

for fresh water i know platinum arowana are like 80,000! i saw an article awhile back on them...

 

[prattreef]

Generally, the REALLY pricey fish are due to a combination of remote location of habitat -- hard to get to places and thus rare and expensive collection trips, depth issues -danger and logistics ( probably the most common reason for the big $$ fish), odd color morphs that just aren't encountered often, and sporadic allocation of collection permits ( Clarion situation), Geo political dangers ( Red Sea) Also, Australian and Hawaiian stuff costs more because we are dealing with 1st world economies and thus 1st world costs regarding facilities, salaries etc.

 

[bigdog1428]

jewel tangs or jem tangs are rare and pricy...
i know the clairon angel is at absolute fish all the time, going for 3500.
purple hairy rhino i think goes for over 1000.
christmas island fish are pricy. like the triggers and angels start at 800 from their for a good size.
saragassum trigger, not sure on price range but ive never seen one for sale.
Holanthias fuscipennis anthias can go for over 1800.
Bodianus sanguines Sunset Wrasse goes for 1500.
white cap gobys around 1000.
armitage angel fish is 1000.
candy basslets got for around 900.

for fresh water i know platinum arowana are like 80,000! i saw an article awhile back on them...

Lol I'll take one of each


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[stage3-S4]

Generally, the REALLY pricey fish are due to a combination of remote location of habitat -- hard to get to places and thus rare and expensive collection trips, depth issues -danger and logistics ( probably the most common reason for the big $$ fish), odd color morphs that just aren't encountered often, and sporadic allocation of collection permits ( Clarion situation), Geo political dangers ( Red Sea) Also, Australian and Hawaiian stuff costs more because we are dealing with 1st world economies and thus 1st world costs regarding facilities, salaries etc.

well put

 

[ryangrieder]

Lol I'll take one of each


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its not too bad of a price tag for them all, if you include the freshwater...a little over 90,000?

 

[rkaragozler]

Being that is the case that prattreef said, would it be harder to keep alive in our tanks?

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

To go with what Pratt said

Rare is a broad word.

I think alot of things factor into price.