really cool flame angel

[brendans_life]

Got this guy yesterday, apparently he was a normal flame angel but just grew out if his black color. Still new to the tank so it hides alot.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Got this guy yesterday, apparently he was a normal flame angel but just grew out if his black color. Still new to the tank so it hides alot.

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They are bashful and this may be a misbar flame which is generally of value

 

[ilikefish69]

Got this guy yesterday, apparently he was a normal flame angel but just grew out if his black color. Still new to the tank so it hides alot.

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Beautiful fish

 

[brendans_life]

They are bashful and this may be a misbar flame which is generally of value

That funny because I really didn't pay much more that a normal flame angel price since it was full grown. $80 before discounts

 

[Dave1993]

That funny because I really didn't pay much more that a normal flame angel price since it was full grown. $80 before discounts

in the UK flame angels are like £150

 

[nereefpat]

Nice fish. Flames are variable in color, mostly depending on collection point.

 

[brendans_life]

in the UK flame angels are like £150

Not really suprised by that.

 

[brendans_life]

Nice fish. Flames are variable in color, mostly depending on collection point.

That's the funny thing, when the store sold the fish to the original owner it had the typical black bars. When it was brought back the first question was what happened to the stripes.

 

[Dave1993]

That's the funny thing, when the store sold the fish to the original owner it had the typical black bars. When it was brought back the first question was what happened to the stripes.

maybe the owner already had 1 didn't like that 1 and swapped them around?

 

[brendans_life]

maybe the owner already had 1 didn't like that 1 and swapped them around?

No, from what I was told it was someone getting out of the hobby, they kept it in a reef tank and it never ate coral so I'm keeping my eye on it

 

[Tamberav]

Flames do vary a lot. There is a region where they don’t always have prominent stripes.

This has some good info:

Hawaii’s Angelfish Diversity: Part 1

Hawaii is an immensely fascinating archipelago to study in terms of the biogeography and evolution of its shallow water marine fishes. These isolated volcanic i

reefs.com

 

[brendans_life]

Flames do vary a lot. There is a region where they don’t always have prominent stripes.

This has some good info:

Hawaii’s Angelfish Diversity: Part 1

Hawaii is an immensely fascinating archipelago to study in terms of the biogeography and evolution of its shallow water marine fishes. These isolated volcanic i

reefs.com

thats actually interesting, i knew there was some variation but with this i might actually know where it came from.

 

[Ben.QLD2]

Cool looking fish. Flames are going for between $450 and $600 after covid and the Hawaii ban... The UK price is a bargain.

 

[Tamberav]

Cool looking fish. Flames are going for between $450 and $600 after covid and the Hawaii ban... The UK price is a bargain.

Where are they 450 to 600?

 

[Cthulukelele]

Where are they 450 to 600?

Yeah that's a scary price

 

[exnisstech]

Cool looking fish. Flames are going for between $450 and $600 after covid and the Hawaii ban... The UK price is a bargain.

$100 - $120 around here

 

[Ben.QLD2]

Sorry, forgot to add Australia. That is unfortunately the rough price here.

 

[brendans_life]

Cool looking fish. Flames are going for between $450 and $600 after covid and the Hawaii ban... The UK price is a bargain.

That's ridiculous pricing. Can you only get captive bred is that why?

 

[Ben.QLD2]

Nope, that's wild caught price.