The top of my Lottery List

[stacy22]

I don't get the hype for some rare fish. This one, however, I absolutely love. In my mind it is THE</em> Holy Grail of fish. I wish I had seen them at MACNA...Karen is breeding them in captivity and I am in awe.

 

[tonymission]

Wow I love genicantus!! I wonder what they're going to go for with more on the market? Probably still out of my range

 

[glxtrix]

I thought I saw somewhere they were $2,500

 

[stacy22]

I think they are closer to $20000. Ted Krupman, Humaguy</em> on RC, has three of them.

 

[glxtrix]

Sorry, found the article on my FB...apparently a pair sold for 30K

 

[rdnelson]

stacy22;982812 wrote: I don't get the hype for some rare fish. This one, however, I absolutely love. In my mind it is THE</em> Holy Grail of fish. I wish I had seen them at MACNA...Karen is breeding them in captivity and I am in awe.

http://reefbuilders.com/2014/08/30/captive-bred-genicanthus-personatus-debuts-macna-2014/">http://reefbuilders.com/2014/08/30/captive-bred-genicanthus-personatus-debuts-macna-2014/</a>[/QUOTE]


I cry foul!!! Based on your FB posts how can you have a "Holy Grail"???? :-)

 

[stacy22]

But I love Monty Python.

 

[hiimsean]

glxtrix;982815 wrote: I thought I saw somewhere they were $2,500

I've been following the story the last few days. You need one more 0 at the end there

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As Stacy said, Ted has had three in QT for the past few months. There's another member, hegrew I think is his name, with three but I haven't seen pics of his. One more was sold to an individual in China, Hong Kong, or Japan, can't remember which.

Someone at MACNA won one in a drawing. Also, 6 died over the last two days due to what looks like overheating when someone tossed a blanket over the tank.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2438346">http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2438346</a>

Post #3547 is a good starting point for Teds thread with these fish. It's a very interesting story to read.
[IMG]http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2002370&page=142">http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2002370&page=142</a>

 

[hiimsean]

glxtrix;982823 wrote: Sorry, found the article on my FB...apparently a pair sold for 30K

I think that pair sold about 5 years ago or so, I believe someone in Asia. Karen bred these fish before about 10years ago. Ted goes on to say a handful were sold, all but one lived. It lived for about 10yrs before carpet surfing.

 

[skriz]

They're selling for $15k-$25k each.


Oops, ya'll beat me to it!

 

[jc_k]

Skriz;982832 wrote: They're selling for $15k-$25k each.


Oops, ya'll beat me to it!

Yep. Theirs someone on reef2reef selling them. You have to private message him for the price.

 

[spike]

Way to go Larry.

 

[skriz]

Bassett22;982836 wrote: That is a cool looking fish for sure, but I never understood how someone can justify the cost of these and other super high cost fish, even with an unlimited budget, that much money can do so much for so many people other then just let a fish die in your aquarium after a couple weeks. Didnt humaguy get a pepperimint that died after a week or two? 30 grand just poof, gone. So sad.

People spend money on worse things. Take smoking, for instance. It's nasty and does absolutely nothing good for anyone: a complete waste of money. Now THAT could go a long way.

Nonetheless, if you have the money, you spend it to bring yourself some joy. people make money to help themselves, not others.

 

[reeferman]

agree completely Raj

 

[tonymission]

Bassett22;982876 wrote: Oh to each their own, don't get me wrong, I'm not mad at em, I just don't understand how a fish can be so valuable. And how some would want to spend that on something that can croak at any second. To risky. Just me. Seems insane to me.

It is insane but that's our hobby.
I have thousands in a frag tank that could be wiped out at any second. Scary and pretty crazy if you take emotion out of it.

I still want one these. $2500 in my next dream tank a few years from now, maybe... $25,000??? No way no how. Even if I wiped myself with bills.

 

[rdnelson]

stacy22;982828 wrote: But I love Monty Python.

Run away! Run away!!!

 

[acroholic]

I like the juvenile form more than the adult form of this Angel.

 

[sewer urchin]

But I love Monty Python.

I have but one thing to say...... NI

 

[jdavid]

I just think I'd rather have like.. Oh, I don't know. Another car.

 

[tonymission]

Bassett22;982900 wrote: This is more what I was trying to say, I could see paying a couple grand if I could afford it, but 30grand? I just don't understand.



Also, of all these fish, none are as pretty as the flame angel, the flame back, and the cherub to me.



The multicolor is pretty nice. But still.

my flame angel is definitely my favorite too and he's not the most expensive even of my own fish. I would probably spend $30k on a fish if I had like $100 million in the bank. Seems like the ratio there.. Maybe $25 million :lol: