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redtailfool
04-26-2005, 10:54 PM
What do you think is the rarest, most expensive monster fish out there?
The platinum asian aro is one... i forgot how much it was but its more than a downpayment for a house!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/wesleyian/Fish/IMPERIAL-20K.jpg
piranha45
04-26-2005, 11:01 PM
very slick fish, yes.
This flowerhorn (http://www.arofanatics.com/members/holland23/fishlovecatbchampion/) sold for $35,000. The key selling feature of the fish was the distinct black-ringed heart-marking, plainly visible below the dorsal fin in the first pic.
redtailfool
04-26-2005, 11:10 PM
Very nice!! Its crazy for 35K though.
Cmon guys post some pics of crazy expensive fish youve seen or owned!!
rayman45
04-26-2005, 11:13 PM
i got one of a leu. asian aro on my other computer or albano and leu frt
redtailfool
04-26-2005, 11:16 PM
Post em pics Rayman!!
rayman45
04-26-2005, 11:18 PM
on other computer
can move too sore
digging a POND all day
redtailfool
04-26-2005, 11:20 PM
LOL ok... well be waiting though. ;)
neoprodigy
04-26-2005, 11:54 PM
Platium Red Tailed Catfish
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/1platinumredtailedcat.jpg
neoprodigy
04-26-2005, 11:55 PM
Platium Alligator Gar
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/1platinumgar.jpg
neoprodigy
04-26-2005, 11:56 PM
albino tracycorystes tracycorystes
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/1albino_tracycorystes.jpg
The TRUST
04-27-2005, 3:03 PM
Neo,
C'mon share pics of your most valuable fish. The ALBINO DOJO LOACH!!!!!!!!!
WckedMidas
04-27-2005, 3:36 PM
what about the golden gars? and where the hell u get the platinum red tail from and how much u want for it
The TRUST
04-27-2005, 3:54 PM
1 MILLION DOLLARS!
http://www.pocketpclouisville.com/images/dr_evil.jpg
Just kidding. I don't think that is his.
redtailfool
04-27-2005, 5:28 PM
LOL !!! I LOOOVE GOLD
very slick fish, yes.
This flowerhorn (http://www.arofanatics.com/members/holland23/fishlovecatbchampion/) sold for $35,000. The key selling feature of the fish was the distinct black-ringed heart-marking, plainly visible below the dorsal fin in the first pic.
Some people have way to much money, there are houseboats (out of Manaus) that sleep 12 you can lease @ $12000/wk inc. meals and side trips via zodiac. They will arrange help for shipping and permits. Add in airfare for everyon and a chance to catch something new and a little spending money and you have that one fish. I know the choice I would take!
rayman45
04-27-2005, 8:38 PM
#1 (http://www.reptimart.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/classifieds.cgi?db=a_lizard&website=&language=&session_key=&search_and_display_db_button=on&results_format=long&db_id=2129&query=retrieval)
#2 (http://www.reptimart.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/classifieds.cgi?db=a_lizard&website=&language=&session_key=&search_and_display_db_button=on&db_id=2132&exact_match=on&show_temp_ads=on&results_format=long&query=retrieval)
piranha45
04-27-2005, 8:55 PM
#1 (http://www.reptimart.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/classifieds.cgi?db=a_lizard&website=&language=&session_key=&search_and_display_db_button=on&results_format=long&db_id=2129&query=retrieval)
#2 (http://www.reptimart.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/classifieds.cgi?db=a_lizard&website=&language=&session_key=&search_and_display_db_button=on&db_id=2132&exact_match=on&show_temp_ads=on&results_format=long&query=retrieval)
now what in the HELL has that guy been smoking?
redtailfool
04-27-2005, 11:57 PM
Yeah the animals are rare and flawless but 30K for a FRT? Cmoooon... if that frt ****s
live m.tigrinus every 2 mos then maybe we could talk.
piranha45
04-28-2005, 12:19 AM
million dollars for a leucistic gator, haha. what kinda nutsack does this kinda stuff..
redtailfool
04-28-2005, 12:30 AM
LOL... but its a very rare gator!
neoprodigy
04-28-2005, 12:47 AM
sick stuff.... :screwy:
The only reason they are rare is that in the wild they are bird food
neoprodigy
04-28-2005, 9:22 AM
The only reason they are rare is that in the wild they are bird food
yes indeed...
BlackGhostKnifelovr
04-30-2005, 6:16 PM
haha
rayman45
04-30-2005, 6:25 PM
i want a frt that big :drools:
redtailfool
04-30-2005, 6:54 PM
Ditto!
I think the rarest fish avalible is the freshwater toungefish.
piranha45
05-07-2005, 10:39 PM
I think the rarest fish avalible is the freshwater toungefish.
is that a real thing or just an ambiguous term that i cant figure out?
guppy
05-07-2005, 10:54 PM
I don't know but still would not touch that line
Robert
05-07-2005, 11:49 PM
What do you think is the rarest, most expensive monster fish out there?
The platinum asian aro is one... i forgot how much it was but its more than a downpayment for a house!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/wesleyian/Fish/IMPERIAL-20K.jpg
this aro definitely will cost the owner a bomb in the pocket
Robert
05-07-2005, 11:50 PM
very nice flowerhorn. I like the tailfin
BIG REDD
07-26-2005, 10:36 PM
THAT FH WAS CRAZY, NEVER SEEN AN ALL GREEN ONE AS AN ADULT.
Killduv
07-27-2005, 12:28 PM
Freshwater sawfish I have seen on in a old copy of TFH.
jelly
07-28-2005, 12:18 PM
Channa Barca. Only 6-7 know in captivity. Very rare in the wild. A pair for sale in the UK for £5000. about $9000 i think.
Living fossil fish.... South Africa..dunno how much it would cost to import some ova here...
phene4grene420
07-28-2005, 9:21 PM
the platinum fish.....ring
http://www.furthers.com/images/R10N-RoseSilver-Small2.jpg.jpg
fishyboi
07-28-2005, 9:32 PM
WOW!!
redtailfool
07-28-2005, 10:33 PM
Living fossil fish.... South Africa..dunno how much it would cost to import some ova here...
coelacanth definitely qualifies.
Heres the lowdown (http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/coela.htm)
Miles
07-28-2005, 11:05 PM
I thought the highest paid price for a fish was a Koi...?
The highest paid Aquarium fish was an Red Asian Aro..? Following by Flowerhorns..
Rarest Fish? Now that is a toss up!! Don't forget about all the coldwater, deepwater, and other crazy fish, as well as fish that aren't able to live in captivity!
Anything that has been selectively bred to bring out coloration or pattern, IMO, should be thrown out the window. So that would mean you would have to get rid of all the oriental color morphs, and narrow it down to wild-caught Aquaria fish.
The hairy-puffer T. Borleyi (sp) that Rare Aqua got in recently, is VERY VERY Rare. Also, C. Psittacus from South America is a VERY rare FW puffer. I also like the impressive Leopoldi morphs, they are awesome! T. Pustulatus is another gorgeous puffer, you might recognize it as the red spotted puffer from the MFK ads in TFH.
I am very partial to this ray, However!!
Vince
07-28-2005, 11:28 PM
I second that...is that ray one of your stocks ? Very nice :drool:
Fruitbat
07-28-2005, 11:32 PM
Rarest one?? Let's not forget Polypterus ansorgii. There are NONE of these fish in captivity at all so the price of one can't be estimated. In fact....according to Frank Schaefer in the Aqualog Polypterus book, there are only three known preserved specimens!
Now THAT is a rare fish!
-Joe
redtailfool
07-28-2005, 11:36 PM
any pics of this bichir?? Interesting... Guinea bichir right?
Fruitbat
07-29-2005, 8:00 AM
This is a picture from the Aqualog Polypterus book and is shown here only for reference purposes. All rights to the picture remain with the publishers of Aqualog.
Polypterus ansorgii - a preserved specimen.
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/fruitbat/Pansorgiiaqualog.jpg
-Joe
Channa Barca. Only 6-7 know in captivity. Very rare in the wild. A pair for sale in the UK for £5000. about $9000 i think.
5 in captivity, 3 preserved. including two that are for sale in the UK.
Copied form a Uk magazine artical.
"Most people have never seen a single specimen alive, even if they may have lived their whole life along the riverbanks of its natural distribution area."
Tom says that the species is so rare that even museum collections have very small numbers of preserved fish available for study.
He told us: "Although the species was described in 1822, worldwide, as far as I know, there are only eight specimens in total.
"One specimen is privately owned and kept in a tank in Switzerland; two were shipped to Japan and their whereabouts is not known, and the remaining three specimens are preserved in Asian museum collections."
MANGCH1
01-01-2006, 5:48 AM
what about the hopilas microlepis? arent they rare?
kalvin
01-02-2006, 7:15 AM
whaou awesome !!!!
The platinum asian aro is one... i forgot how much it was but its more than a downpayment for a house!
They had a platinum aro for sale at a store when I first started the hobby... I didn't know what it was and decided that 160 USD was too much for a fish...
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