Which fish have disappeared from LFS and online lists you would love to have in your tank?

[vetteguy53081]

I’d love to add a Borbonius anthias pair and a gem tang

These are available currently and NY Aquatics and Reef Pro has had great deals on both species

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

A wild yellow tang! And why are white tail bristletooth tangs hard to come by? I really want to get one in person. But it has to be ordered specially most places or they are super expensive.

We have the whitetail bristletooth readily available at LFS's here in So. Cal, I just flat out refuse to pay the current price for them.

 

[Kapachuka3]

I’ve been trying to get my hands on a tailspot blenny for like 3-4 months now. I thought they were really popular but i guess not.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I’ve been trying to get my hands on a tailspot blenny for like 3-4 months now. I thought they were really popular but i guess not.

Great algae eaters and ive seen them here by me but it depends on which suppliers LFS are getting fish from

 

[Kapachuka3]

Great algae eaters and ive seen them here by me but it depends on which suppliers LFS are getting fish from

Ive heard they eat a ton of alagae, but what about pellets or flakes, are they omnivores? Im prepared to feed them nori but just wondering.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ive heard they eat a ton of alagae, but what about pellets or flakes, are they omnivores? Im prepared to feed them nori but just wondering.

Pellets occasionally , algae flakes, nori seaweed and LRS nano frenzy.

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

I have seen them online, but I have not seen any flame hawkfish in any LFS for a while now (maybe due to the stuff going on with Hawaii?)... I really would like another, so will probably have to order online.

 

[Bpfor3]

Not a whole lot I want I can't find these days. The internet vs. LFS makes it a lot easier to find what I want. I do want a Potters Angel that is also pretty much unobtainium thanks to Hawaii.

I have no link to them whatsoever, but Biota just posted some captive bred ones. They are pricey though.

 

[EliMelly]

Earmuff wrasse…

 

[Cell]

I say pink streaked wrasse/cryptic sixline wrasse

I had one targeted from my LFS a couple years ago. The day it came out of QT I stopped by after work and someone else had sniped it. It took almost a full year to finally snag one and another 7 months or so until I could land another. Now I have a happy pair though! I don't know what changed with these guys, but they are very hard to find these days.

 

[Kapachuka3]

Pellets occasionally , algae flakes, nori seaweed and LRS nano frenzy.

Haha the day I post this, one finally comes in the store. Just added it to the tank.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Haha the day I post this, one finally comes in the store. Just added it to the tank.

And No pics?

 

[KevinC]

Joculator angels. Why the hell are they $1999 from a online source now?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Joculator angels. Why the hell are they $1999 from a online source now?

I noticed that price when one shows up.

 

[Kapachuka3]

And No pics?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have no link to them whatsoever, but Biota just posted some captive bred ones. They are pricey though.

Most all fish are now pricey and with import costs, you'd think captive bred would be cheaper all across the board

 

[Vsnutz]

I say pink streaked wrasse/cryptic sixline wrasse

I love my sixline wrasse. I'd say they are readily available though, my LFS always has at least 1 available.

 

[zoomonster]

Most all fish are now pricey and with import costs, you'd think captive bred would be cheaper all across the board

Most of the Pacific country's collectors are probably getting pennies to a couple dollars for stuff but yeah when you add air and sometimes multiple levels of distributors and more air before it gets to a LFS or online we pay the price. Even at that we are paying 100's of percent markups most of the time. Aquaculture is just not very cost effective for fish. Basically, like trying to run a 50000 gallon aquarium with equipment, utilities and selling a few fish to pay for it.

 

[KevinC]

Most all fish are now pricey and with import costs, you'd think captive bred would be cheaper all across the board

hm in that sense does it justify the current price for the joculator?

anything changed with its collection?

 

[ConnorDaReefa]

Hands down, definitely a Kole Tang.