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A list of some of the rarest and most desirable fish in the hobby

post #1 of 23
9/11/11 at 7:34pm
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I have always loved the really rare fish... don't we all? So I put together a list of some of the rarest and most desirable fish in the hobby... please feel free to add more!!!

 

Some are what are just "better" fish that are more desirable while others are seen almost never in the hobby and are extremely sought for... like the white tang... while others are less rare and just expensive... lol...

 

Here I go...

 

Gobies

Helfrichi Firefish Goby

Flaming Prawn Goby

Angels

Chrysurus Angel

Conspicillatus Angel

Personifec Angel

Bandit Angel

Goldflake Angel

Clarion Angel

Peppermint Angel

Clipperton Angel

Tiger Angel

Reunion Angel

Ballina Angel

Masked Angel

Anthias

Borbonis Anthias

Bimaculates Anthias

Fathead Sunburst Anthias

Eels

Gold Dwarf Moray Eel

Dragon Eel

Anglerfish

Ultra Yellow Antennarius Anglerfish

African Red Anglerfish

Butterfly Fish

Tinkerii Butterfly

Mitratus Butterfly

Decleuis Butterfly

Semilavartus Butterfly

Burgess Butterfly

Double Dash Butterfly

Groupers

Polleni grouper

Saddleback Grouper

Jawfish

Blue Spot Jawfish

Clowns

Ocellaris or True percula clownfish with irregular colors (such as snowflake and picasso clowns)

White Bonnet Clownfish

Puffers

Golden Puffer

Black Puffer

Stellatus Puffer

Rabbitfish

Magnificent Foxface

Tangs

Albino Yellow Tang

White tang- an extremely rare genetic mutation of yellow tangs

Black Tangs

Gem Tangs

Purple Tangs

Triggers

Cross Hatch Trigger

Blue Spotted Trigger

Lunula Trigger

Goldenback Trigger

Wrasses

Flame Wrasse

Australian Sling Jaw Wrasse

 

 

PLEASE tell me if I spelled anything wrong!!!

 

 

 


Edited by travelerjp98 - 9/12/11 at 3:17pm
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post #2 of 23
9/11/11 at 7:39pm

some of these are just expensive and not rare! LOL

I can get a hold of these fish one way or another....more $ helps!

 

Helfrichi Firefish Goby 

Gold Dwarf Moray Eel

Dragon Eel

Purple Tangs

Cross Hatch Trigger 

Blue Spot Jawfish 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #3 of 23
9/11/11 at 7:41pm
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Originally Posted by 1guyDude View Post

some of these are just expensive and not rare! LOL

I can get a hold of these fish one way or another....more $ helps!

 

Helfrichi Firefish Goby 

Gold Dwarf Moray Eel

Dragon Eel

Purple Tangs

Cross Hatch Trigger 

Blue Spot Jawfish 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Yeah that's true that some of the fish are expensive and not rare.. but you get the point of the thread... the rarer and more expensive fish in the hobby..

 

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post #4 of 23
9/11/11 at 8:11pm



 

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Originally Posted by travelerjp98 View Post

I have always loved the really rare fish... don't we all? So I put together a list of some of the rarest and most desirable fish in the hobby... please feel free to add more!!!

 

Some are what are just "better" fish that are more desirable while others are seen almost never in the hobby and are extremely sought for... like the white tang.

 

Here I go...

 

Gobies

Helfrichi Firefish Goby - Don't like too much

Flaming Prawn Goby

Angels

Chrysurus Angel

Conspicillatus Angel

Personifec Angel

Bandit Angel

Goldflake Angel

Borbonis Anthias

Bimaculates Anthias

Fathead Sunburst Anthias- (to all, I personally love my multi colored angel. Great personality. these other angels are nice indeed, but really?)

Eels

Gold Dwarf Moray Eel

Dragon Eel

Anglerfish

Ultra Yellow Antennarius Anglerfish

African Red Anglerfish (yes, but they will eat my critters then I would have to kill and eat it)

Butterfly Fish

Tinkerii Butterfly

Mitratus Butterfly

Decleuis Butterfly

Semilavartus Butterfly

Burgess Butterfly  (Nice indeed. But they would eat my corals, too bad really)

Jawfish

Blue Spot Jawfish (Awesooooome)

Clowns

Ocellaris or True percula clownfish with irregular colors (such as snowflake and picasso clowns) (Have a wild caught one that I trainned to eat frozen. Hoola Marley!!)

White Bonnet Clownfish

Puffers

Golden Puffer

Black Puffer

Stellatus Puffer (Would never own one...... ever.)

Rabbitfish

Magnificent Foxface (Great for hair algea)

Tangs

Albino Yellow Tang

White tang- an extremely rare genetic mutation of yellow tangs

Black Tangs

Gem Tangs

Purple Tangs (Tank is too small for these, wifes gottem tho. Personally don't see what the big hoopla is about thse fish, but i like them in the wifes tank)

Triggers

Cross Hatch Trigger

Blue Spotted Trigger

Lunula Trigger  ( Love the triggers!!!!!!)

Wrasses

Flame Wrasse (too nice for my hippy colony, Love the Scotts too.)

 

 

PLEASE tell me if I spelled anything wrong!!! (spell check is at the top right. Lol....)

 

 

 



 

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post #5 of 23
9/11/11 at 8:14pm
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Thanks for your comment kiefers... LOL.. I know that spell check is at the top right but it doesn't help with the names of fish.. they are  marked as being spelled wrong when they are spelled right.

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post #6 of 23
9/11/11 at 8:34pm

Lol........didn't mean anything rude of coarse.... just feel rather spunky today....

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post #7 of 23
9/12/11 at 4:28am
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Originally Posted by Kiefers View Post

Lol........didn't mean anything rude of coarse.... just feel rather spunky today....


No problem... spunky is not a problem with me... thumbsup.gif

 

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post #8 of 23
9/12/11 at 9:20am

If you want to add an expensive fish add the Chevron Tang I paid $200 for mine, but with it i got a lattice butterfly for $15.

Also saw a Goldflake Angel, really beautiful fish it was $350 and that was a good price.

P.S. I love spell check, worlds worse speller.

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post #9 of 23
9/12/11 at 1:10pm

lol.......

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post #10 of 23
9/12/11 at 1:12pm
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I will add pics on the main thread later today or maybe tommorow!

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post #11 of 23
9/12/11 at 2:12pm

my dad had bariene and a fowleri purple and maculiceps tangs before and i have couple pics of them just not the fowleri cause that was 5 years ago angel 016.JPGangel 024.JPG i got the angel for 50 the when it was 3 inches

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post #12 of 23
9/12/11 at 2:30pm

Anthia's are not Angels....Rare is kind of relative, as for your Angel list, Conspic is the only one I would consider super-rare of those listed....Clarion is far more rare, followed by Peppermint (only 1 pair in captivity I believe) and Clipperton, Tiger, Reunion, Ballina, and Masked which are another level of rare.

 

There are a lot of rare Wrasses not listed,

 

I wouldn't count any hybrids or "mis-bars"/genetic mutations, as any fish could have that.

 

As far as Triggers, Goldenback is very rare.....I do have a Crosshatch pair which would be my rarest fish.

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post #13 of 23
9/12/11 at 3:05pm
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Originally Posted by kjr_trig View Post

Anthia's are not Angels....Rare is kind of relative, as for your Angel list, Conspic is the only one I would consider super-rare of those listed....Clarion is far more rare, followed by Peppermint (only 1 pair in captivity I believe) and Clipperton, Tiger, Reunion, Ballina, and Masked which are another level of rare.

 

There are a lot of rare Wrasses not listed,

 

I wouldn't count any hybrids or "mis-bars"/genetic mutations, as any fish could have that.

 

As far as Triggers, Goldenback is very rare.....I do have a Crosshatch pair which would be my rarest fish.


Thank you very much.. I will add those fish to the list.

 

And thanks... I did not see that I put anthias under angels... I will fix that too.

 

As you saw in my description, some are more common but just expensive while others are really rare.

 

Thanks again- I really appreciate it.

 

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post #14 of 23
9/18/11 at 4:18pm

Hey everybody, I'm new here haha. This is a cool forum, My all time favorite fish and its kinda rare and hard to keep is the Moorish Idol. I think they are beautiful and really want one but from my research I have found they are hard to keep because they don't eat well in captivity. Another thing is that my tank is to small for one. I actually got to see one at a fish store on friday and really wanted to buy him but i'm not sure about it and I hate to blow $90

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post #15 of 23
9/18/11 at 4:39pm
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Hey everybody, I'm new here haha. This is a cool forum, My all time favorite fish and its kinda rare and hard to keep is the Moorish Idol. I think they are beautiful and really want one but from my research I have found they are hard to keep because they don't eat well in captivity. Another thing is that my tank is to small for one. I actually got to see one at a fish store on friday and really wanted to buy him but i'm not sure about it and I hate to blow $90



Don't get him.. they are really hard to keep alive.

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post #16 of 23
9/18/11 at 4:44pm

Yea, I did however get a Heniochus you can see it in my profile they look close and are alot more hardy but for me the moorish idol is like the holy grail of fish haha

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post #17 of 23
9/18/11 at 4:47pm

IMG_0212.jpg  here he is still in the bag i know but its the best pic i have of him right now

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post #18 of 23
9/18/11 at 4:49pm
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He looks nice.. but make sure you research everything before you get them.

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post #19 of 23
9/18/11 at 4:52pm

before I get the moorish idol? I dont think I will be able to as much as I want one its alot of money and trouble and like I said before My tank is to small im affraid

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post #20 of 23
9/18/11 at 4:55pm
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Originally Posted by jrandolph1686 View Post

before I get the moorish idol? I dont think I will be able to as much as I want one its alot of money and trouble and like I said before My tank is to small im affraid



Before you get *any* fish.

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