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http://wamas.org/forums/topic/60989-nice-fish/

 

<--- Did you just Re-post??? or stumble upon this also, by some rare Co-Inky-Dink???  Just about an hour ago This was posted, that's why I ask.lol....

Didn't see the other post...saw an email blast from nyaquatic and simply shared what I thought was news

Thank you nonetheless. Crazy tho'. Huh?? lol

They are going for about 20-25K.  NYA and Living Reef Orlando listed at 20K.  Still pretty exclusive club and I doubt you'll see this many hit again for a long time.  One guy in New York got 2 and a narcosis.   I need to figure out a way to get myself invited over.  

Yea ill take two. If you get them to reproduce their fry would be better than a pot o gold.

As diving technology and safety gets better and better, these will become more accessible.  I predict they become more commonly available and the price will drop correspondingly.  Just like L. carmabi.  5 years ago it was a pipe dream fish, now you can get one on Diver's den every week.  They're not rare in the wild, just hard to reach.  Once somebody like Todd Gardner gets a pair (which I'll guess will happen soon) then that will really open the floodgates.  My corollary prediction is that the current marine fish breeding golden age we're starting into right now will show its fruit in about 3-5 years, where nearly all scarcity will essentially vanish.

As diving technology and safety gets better and better, these will become more accessible.  I predict they become more commonly available and the price will drop correspondingly.  Just like L. carmabi.  5 years ago it was a pipe dream fish, now you can get one on Diver's den every week.  They're not rare in the wild, just hard to reach.  Once somebody like Todd Gardner gets a pair (which I'll guess will happen soon) then that will really open the floodgates.  My corollary prediction is that the current marine fish breeding golden age we're starting into right now will show its fruit in about 3-5 years, where nearly all scarcity will essentially vanish.

 

 

 

 

I'm hopeful that this happens.  There's a lady on reefcentral who has just gotten a pair of interruptus and is trying to breed them.  Already been successful with a few other angels, though not on a commercial scale.  

 

I don't really get the appeal of the narcosis but would love a pair of peppermints if they ever got to a "normal person" budget.

 

The reason for the price is that they are typically found at depths that you need to use a rebreather to get to.  It's technically and physical arduous so the price is commensurate. 

Depth  is defiantly reason for the cost, you really need a rebreather to get to them, and you risk your life every time you attempt to collect at that depth.

Depth is defiantly reason for the cost, you really need a rebreather to get to them, and you risk your life every time you attempt to collect at that depth.

Someone remind me why anyone should remove these and put them in our shallow brightly lit tanks???? Humans are selfish

 

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Someone remind me why anyone should remove these and put them in our shallow brightly lit tanks???? Humans are selfish

 

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well, why do we keep any fish in our tanks?  peppermints are not endangered.  those people that can afford to keep them usually have systems that are tailored to them and probably provide them a better home then most of us do for our run of the mill yellow tangs.

 

The guy that has 2 set up a separate 90 gallon tied together with a chiller to a 2000 gallon system just for these guys.  

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