Expensive fish

[Rallysman]

How big is the tigrinus? My LFS has one that's about 18" for $250 but I don't have the space for him :sad:

That is a STEAL! (as long as it isn't a false tig)

Mine is only 14" at the moment.
8" Tigs have been selling for $300 recently.


Where are you from?

 

[cweg71]

29.99 royal panaque

 

[VTwinFanatic]

I spent $150 on a silver pigeon blood discus.

 

[johnlarson66]

2 Gold Nuggets @ $39 each

 

[ejk0799]

We just spent $60 last week on a full grown Satanoperca Jurupari. An absolutely beautiful fish:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/sat_cf_leucosticta_amazonred.php

 

[jennfier]

tht is wht i'll assume as well. on something tht expensive i would like some type of return.

Lots of people pay thousands of dollars for exotic or purebred cats, dogs, birds & other pets that they have no intention of breeding. Though it's fish, it's still a pet. The enjoyment they derive from watching them, some even petting their fish, is worth the price they pay for it. No need to yield a return other than fish poop. Now, if only I can get my livebearers to stop giving me monthly interest..

That said, my costliest was a $2 molly (50% off sale). All others were freebies (people moving, end of school class fish, monthly interest). I sure enjoy my $2 fishies.

 

[Shorgasm III]

Most i have spent was $20 on a single fish, a 3" Ghost Knife

 

[dwarfgourami7]

I can't afford expensive fish but at my lfs they have a baby sting ray for £180

 

[Squawkbert]

Most I've paid for a fish is $13, but I payed $35 for my mantis shrimp.

I'm glad you enjoy him, and I think he's neat too but ... $35 for a mantis shrimp?!?!

I think I've heard of people paying more than that to have them removed from reef tanks!

(You should know that I remember when damsels were $2, clown triggers were $100 (cheaper now!) and it was tough to find any tang or angel that couldn't be bought for <$35. I think, back than, the few mantis shrimp I saw go through the LFS were $5-$7.)

 

[guppygirl123]

Most I ever spent on fish was 8.99 for a Ram. I walked around the LFS for almost an hour trying to decide whether or not I wanted to spend that much money. I know, I'm cheap.

Same here. The most I've spent was $10 on my ram. At first I was hesitant to spend that much money (there was no guarantee so if it had died I would have been mad) but my ram is so pretty that he was worth all the money spent on him.