How much are they worth?

[t0mmy108]

5" Rhinopius Aphanes



Looks cool but that sure is a lot of money for a fish.

[t0mmy108]

I heard that some people are getting them for $80. Is that true? Are they not that rare anymore?

[Bass Master]

I've seen them for 899.00$

[pitt_prodigy]

I would say $80 is a hell of a deal for that fish. If you can get em for anything under $150 i would buy em.... that is if you want them. Let us know.

[Mad Scientist]

I think the cheapest I've even seen them for has been around $700

[VolitanLioness]

Such a cool fish, I have seen them for $500. & almost bought it..... Oh the temptations!

Kaye

[t0mmy108]

well, the store here has it for $600 and everyone is complaining that it's too high. The other one to it's right was only $300 and they complain about that too. Oh well.

[AQUAN8TOR]

Originally posted by t0mmy108
I heard that some people are getting them for $80. Is that true? Are they not that rare anymore?

I think someone left a digit out. HA! They are definitely rare.

[B Pierce]

They are still very rare; but they are going down in price because they are becoming less uncommon.

I see drab brown ones at my LFS for $200-$250. I have seen 3 in the past year or so. I don't think that any would go for $80.

I will say tho that they are one of those fishes naturally don't have a large population. I would not buy one unless you can offer it the very best captive care because of the naturally low numbers.

Bill

[SurfinJK92]

My LFS had a red one for like $500...... some guy bought it and put it in his reef tank

[B Pierce]

Originally posted by SurfinJK92
My LFS had a red one for like $500...... some guy bought it and put it in his reef tank

Man that is one lucky guy! The red ones are probally one of the rarest and most expensive!

[Trigger Fan]

I've only senn one before in a lfs, and they wanted $600-650.00, it was awhile ago though.

[sschafer]

I have one in a reef. I got this one very small, only a few inches, about a year ago. I got it for $250, but who knows what the pricess will do in the future. They were > $1200 two years ago and could easily go back that high if they only found a small area where they are/were plentiful. I have no idea what they go for now, but try to get the smallest available. They are not known to live very long, so the smaller you can get them the better off you will be. They will eat anything they can possibly get in their mouth. Mine has probably eaten $200 to $300 of fish (not feeders)! They also can be very expensive to feed. I have been unable to get mine on frozen.





-Steve

[VolitanLioness]

WoW Thats sharp!!!

Kaye

[Mad Scientist]

Great pics - what an awesome fish!

[pitt_prodigy]

This i probably not possible....but hell i'll ask anyway. Has anyone ever bred these in captivity or are they always wild caught? For $1000-1200 a piece i would think that if it was possible more people would have gave it shot?

[B Pierce]

I think they are all wild caught.

Bill

[sschafer]

I've thought about trying, but I haven't found any information on a successful breeding and raising of fry. I like these fish a lot. I'd like to find some less common fish to try to breed, clowns and cardinals just don't interest me much.

-Steve

Originally posted by pitt_prodigy
This i probably not possible....but hell i'll ask anyway. Has anyone ever bred these in captivity or are they always wild caught? For $1000-1200 a piece i would think that if it was possible more people would have gave it shot?

[Mad Scientist]

Originally posted by sschafer
I've thought about trying, but I haven't found any information on a successful breeding and raising of fry. I like these fish a lot. I'd like to find some less common fish to try to breed, clowns and cardinals just don't interest me much.

-Steve

Clowns, cardinals, and dottybacks are an exception in that their fry are actually pretty big. Most other fish have tiny, tiny fry that can't even take rotifers - breeding these types of fish is going to be extremely challenging (although the success with some dwarf angel species offer some hope).

[Absint Reefer]

I've seen like a brown tan transparent one go for $500

[AAA88]

i saw a purple one at my lfs for 80$ they didnt know what it was. I almost bought it but when i came back it was gone

[wastememphis]

Theres a red one for $300 and a purple one for $600 at my lfs... sorry this is an old thread but I'm looking for info on them