What fish would you like to have but probably would/could never get?

[sandtiger]

Wow...mighty list for me.

Peacock bass...though if an intermedia came my way I would snatch that up
Albino channel...unless I had a pond
Electric catfish...probably won't ever own one
Northern Pike or Musky
Sharks and rays
Some of the larger saltwater groupers and triggerfish
Siamese Carp

I almost forgot one...one that strangly enough has not been mentioned yet.

Channa argus

 

[RobD23]

I saw and octopus at the chinese "dragon aquarium" fish store. That thing was awesome, it was only about 5 inchs....but it was so cool. Wish i could have that!

 

[JimmytheCrud]

My current Holy Grail is a large black wolffish (hoplias Macrothalmus)

 

[RHole]

I've always wanted one of everything. Well, actually I've wanted a pair of everything so I could breed them, but you get the idea.

I probably won't ever have prianha - they tend to be illegal wherever I settle, though I have co-kept them in a research situation. But I like characins a lot.

I'd love an arapima too. I doubt I'll ever get a house-sized aquarium to keep one in though. But that would be my dream fish. Heck, that would be my dream aquarium.

 

[stotty]

Golden Arowana I would dearly love one in a tank on its own in my living room but my family come before my habit and I think my wife would be just a little upset at the fish costing more than her car! But then again, it not a bad idea, sell the car, get the fish! Get her a push bike sorted. I’m off to the shops

 

[e!o!z!]

The following in order: Wels catfish; bowfin;a big wolf(will have someday); paddlefish;electric eel; devil catfish; peacock bass; and tiger shovelnose cat.

limited space for tanks and size of tanks needed is the major problems.

 

[rasdbo]

all of the above are great ideas, but i would love a great white! dream fish . on the real, atf goliath and the blood red aro never seen a golden aro any pics.

for dream sake turn my garage into an aquarium couple of thousand gallons and grow alligator garfish from new orleans along with pacu's and pikes to different full grown sizes

 

[guppy]

I think it is funny that almost all the "dream" fish listed by everyone are very large except mine, the jellybean jollytail (galaxias fuscus) maxes out at six inches but is usually only around 3 1/2", it is critically endangered due to the introduction of trout into it's home waters, young trout compete with them for food and larger ones eat them. I don't know why I covet them but I really do want some.

 

[illustrae]

I think it is funny that almost all the "dream" fish listed by everyone are very large except mine, the jellybean jollytail (galaxias fuscus) maxes out at six inches but is usually only around 3 1/2", it is critically endangered due to the introduction of trout into it's home waters, young trout compete with them for food and larger ones eat them. I don't know why I covet them but I really do want some.

Oh.... I actually had a chance to buy half a dozen of these guys from someone who had apparently collected them from the wild and had managed to breed them, and I didn't because I didn't have the spare tank for them. Really beautiful little fish, though.

In my dream home there is a large indoor pond with a pair of red tailed catfish. My LFS actually has an adult red tail that I like to visit on occasion. He's over 2 feet long and could probably swallow a football without noticing. I also recently seen little 6" redtails for sale there, which worries me a lot, but maybe I'm just jealous that I know better than to bring a behemoth like that home with me.

 

[SiestaSkyy]

hard question... i think i would go with a school of barracuda. of corse living off the gulf of mexico i could go fish some up.but then i have the where do i put a school of 6' foot fish... hhhmmm its always something.