i am wondering if this has ever happened to you. When you walk in to your LFS and you see a fish that is not "normal" (meaning its not often/if ever you see it in stock) that you just buy it on impulse? I know it sounds like being irresponsible but you know that fish may not be around again for a long time!! For me it happens but its only happens if i have fish of the same size and temperament. i would never buy say a discus to put it in with my flowerhorn no matter how nice and good the deal is. like i said is this just me or does it happen to anyone else. last time i did this buy was a costly expense as i had to buy a 125 gallon tank set up so i could handle my other fish etc. but its so worth it in the end. the main reason why i ask this question also is a few weeks back i walked into a new LFS and he had a Red Texas for $23.00. now around here a Red Texas is almost impossible to come across. Then a week and a half after later i walk in and see the most beautiful Flowerhorn i have ever seen. In the 7+ year i have been in the hobby not one of the LFS had a flowerhorn of that magnitude(my avatar pic). so i had to buy him not to mention the wicked deal i got on him, i couldn't have possible said no. I hate to think of my self as being an irresponsible fish owner. but its sometimes is hard to pass up. Sorry if this seems like a rant.