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06-06-2008, 09:49 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Greer, SC
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I've evidently got very expensive taste.
So I went to my LFS and was talking about tangs, they recomended a Zebrasoma type. So I got on fishbase and looked up all species of Zebrasoma. Hmmm this spotted one looks very pretty and stays comparitively small, I wonder how much one of those would cost.
OMG!!!!!
Zebrasoma gemmatum - the most expensive fish I've seen - I won't be getting one of those.
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/produ...id=883&cid=287
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06-06-2008, 10:00 PM
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Duper Mod !
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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They are cool looking though aren't they?
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06-06-2008, 10:41 PM
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Non-Hypocritical
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hillbillyville Alabama
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They are cool looking but nowhere near worth that much. I think I would spend that kind of money on a dive trip and video it. Sheesh that thing is expensive.
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06-06-2008, 11:09 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: south of Dimples
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There's an acanthurus species that looks much like that... and that I'd much prefer. Still, a cool fish!
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06-07-2008, 07:49 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 34,128
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You should get ten !,they do better in scools!
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06-07-2008, 07:59 AM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Denham Springs, LA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Loverotties
You should get ten !,they do better in scools!
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06-07-2008, 05:21 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Greer, SC
Posts: 1,239
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Haha! It was just so surprising, I mean $3000 for a TANG? I thought it was a typo, and had to look at another place to be sure. I wonder why they are so expensive.
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06-07-2008, 09:17 PM
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Non-Hypocritical
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hillbillyville Alabama
Posts: 8,064
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Difficulty in finding them in the wild (rarity).
Difficulty in collection, shipping, maintaining.
Demand versus supply will also drive the price up. If you only have 1 and 100 people want it, the price can go up a lot.
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06-07-2008, 10:02 PM
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Non-Hypocritical
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hillbillyville Alabama
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06-08-2008, 06:13 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Greer, SC
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Yeah, I noticed that... I understand the rarity, shipping and everything... I have seen candy basslets that come from extremely deep water, and the divers have to use like 4 different types of air tanks just to dive down to get them, and its VERY dangerous. These fish, I understand why they are like $100-200, and if you want one, you are paying a person to risk their life to get you one. $3000? I guess its kinda like a really expensive car, just having one makes you special. I was never into that kind of thing. I'm going to get a purple tang.
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Last edited by tlgreve; 06-08-2008 at 06:14 PM.
Reason: the candy basslet thing was in a recent TFH mag, very interesting.
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06-08-2008, 08:19 PM
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Keeper of the Kracken
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
Posts: 11,407
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Traci, I will buy you one when I hit the lottery if you are still interested in it. 
Now, the only trick is that you have to get me to start buying tickets for it. |
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