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Very rare fish
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:24 pm
by Dadof4
This was on Dr's Foster and Smith Divers Den, don't know how long it's going to be there though. These are seen very rarely in the pet trade and this one went through multiple people to get to DFS. You may not see one of these for years so go take a look.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/It ... did=130587
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:51 pm
by Pufftastic
Very cool-looking and very very very pricey fish!
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:52 pm
by Troender
Definitely out of my league when it comes to the price tag.
But a pretty fish!
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:45 pm
by chuckfriedrice
With a pricetag like that thats crazy! I wonder what kind of guarantee you get with it !
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:43 pm
by BushFishRox
chuckfriedrice wrote:With a pricetag like that thats crazy! I wonder what kind of guarantee you get with it !
14 day like all their fish... Cool fish but... Abaaw, the price! For the serious collector only, I wouldn't risk it.
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:57 pm
by jjj5311
Imagine the puffer set up/entire tank set ups that could be built for the price tag of that fish!!!
Does anyone know if there is anything special about this fish or just rarity?
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:08 pm
by xrayjeeper83
id guess rarity alone.
That is insane, I dont think I could ever drop that kinda cash on a fish or anything animal for that matter
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:39 am
by J-P
$5k?
Are they insane? For the first time in a long time I don't know what to say.... just totally befuddled... $5,000 ??!?!?!?!?
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:48 am
by goldielocke76
J-P wrote:$5k?
Are they insane? For the first time in a long time I don't know what to say.... just totally befuddled... $5,000 ??!?!?!?!?
+1 LOL
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:53 am
by J-P
xrayjeeper83 wrote:id guess rarity alone.
That is insane, I dont think I could ever drop that kinda cash on a fish or anything animal for that matter
I can get a black tipped reef shark for $60.00 + shipping and handling and that nowhere nears $5k
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:40 am
by Dadof4
Rainfordia opercularis is a fish so rare that aside from the stud in these pictures, we literally have only been able to track down just one other confirmed specimen that has come to the U.S. Closely related to fish of the Liopropoma genus such as the Candy Basslet, the Wrasse Bass and the Swalesi basslet, the flathead perch is similar in appearance and color pattern yet it sports some unique traits of it’s own. The very forward placement of the eyes, the flat head and wide mouth make this basslet deserving of it’s own genus, Rainforfia. So why is this fish so rare? Aside from it’s cryptic behavior and tendency to stay close to the reef structure this fish is also more abundant at depth but the main factor that has precluded better availability of this species for the aquarium trade is that it is endemic to Eastern Australia. Although many aquarium fish are collected from Australia, the flathead perch has a distribution that centers around Eastern Australia, more specifically southern Queensland to northern New South Wales. Rainfordia opercularis is reported to reach up to 6″/15cm in length at which size they appear blue with yellow stripes yet juveniles are reported to be more colorful and orange in appearance. There is a very interesting back-story as to how this single specimen made it’s way to the Steinhart Aquarium but we’ll save that for when we can update with more pictures/video of this guy. Big thanks to Reef Fishes author Scott Michael for letting us mine his knowledge for information about this almost unknown rare fish species.
"Rainfordia opercularis, the flat head perch is one of the rarest and least known of the basslets", Posted on January 28th, 2010 by Jake Adams on Reefbuilders.com, retrieved on August 31, 2011
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:35 am
by Flutter
Such a rare fish IMO does not belong in an aquarium. It belongs in the wild. With rare species even one specimen can make a significant difference in it's survival.
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:10 am
by geronimo69
Flutter wrote:Such a rare fish IMO does not belong in an aquarium. It belongs in the wild. With rare species even one specimen can make a significant difference in it's survival.
It all depends if it's rare in the wild, or simply rare in the aqua trade. I would say that if it's rare in the trade, then no worries about people spending 5K on a fish... It just won't be me!
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:11 am
by BushFishRox
Flutter wrote:Such a rare fish IMO does not belong in an aquarium. It belongs in the wild. With rare species even one specimen can make a significant difference in it's survival.
This!
Or in a professional aquarium setting, not a private/personal aquarium.
Re: Very rare fish
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:36 am
by jjj5311
yeah i agree. No reason someone needs to hoard such a fish, but with a price tag like that i would imagine only a professional aquarium would be able to justify the investment.
That is absolutely amazing that it is only 1 of a handful ever to be in the U.S.
Thanks for sharing the link. that is definitely cool to see something like that!