Whats the most expensive fish you ever bought???

[Blakewater]

On one fish, $400 on a datnoid. My concentration in the hobby is on the different Cichla species. By themselves none are usually more than $200. But, the awesome (and for my wallet, not so awesome) thing about bass is that they school and no two ever look exactly the same. So, when I find cichla that excite me I tend to blow my aquaria allocated savings all at once getting multiple. Most I’ve ever spent in one order was $980

My fiancé says I’m crazy. My response is, to be the best at what you love one day you’re going to need to get a little crazy along the way.?

 

[TwoHedWlf]

It's been a long time, but I think it was a $100usd for a yellow tang.

Later that week I saw a site in the US selling them for $2.

 

[BIG-G]

For me it was saltwater fish. An Australian Harlequin Tusk. For 350. But that did include shipping.
Most expensive fish I’ve ever heard of :

Expensive Koi Fish and Why They are Worth so Much — Koi Story

Of all the animals people would expect to be worth millions of dollars a koi fish rarely makes the list, but in reality koi are among the most expensive - the most expensive koi ever sold was worth 2.2 million dollars in todays money! When we talk about expensive koi fish we aren't talking about the

koistory.com

 

[beau1990]

my 75$ lap

 

[twentyleagues]

For me it was saltwater fish. An Australian Harlequin Tusk. For 350. But that did include shipping.
Most expensive fish I’ve ever heard of :

Expensive Koi Fish and Why They are Worth so Much — Koi Story

Of all the animals people would expect to be worth millions of dollars a koi fish rarely makes the list, but in reality koi are among the most expensive - the most expensive koi ever sold was worth 2.2 million dollars in todays money! When we talk about expensive koi fish we aren't talking about the

koistory.com

Me too. $650 for a crosshatch trigger male. That's a good price too about half of what they normally go for.
Recently say last 3years $175 for my schoutdeni puffer.

 

[tlindsey]

2 Marbled Catsharks $300. That price was year 1995 .

 

[MrsE88]

$65-$75 each
Price is reflected by size not quality

I have yet to spend over 100 on one fish.

 

[Gourami Swami]

I can't remember the exact amount but I know I paid a good bit for a large ornatipinnis bichir I used to have. I think like 100$ which is actually a good deal for a big ornate.

 

[duanes]

I never buy just one fish (unless I already have one of the opposite sex) because I like to grow out a group of 6 or 8 to juvies to allow the cichlids to choose their own spawning partners. And breeding was always my intention.
One of my most expensive groups was shoal of 6 Paretroplus nourisatti, where the vendor had a purchase price limit of $350 (shipping extra, @ another $100), so I bought 6.
As it turned out, a 150 gal tank turned out to be too small, and they started killing each, so within 6 months the remaining pair had only spawned once (but eaten the eggs) and one killed the other, leaving 1 loner.

 

[BIG-G]

Me too. $650 for a crosshatch trigger male. That's a good price too about half of what they normally go for.
Recently say last 3years $175 for my schoutdeni puffer.

That was a good price the cheapest I ever seen them (when I was into salt anyway)
Was 1,000 of a male and 1,500 for a pair