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

vetteguy53081 · May 19, 2023

OrchidMiss said:
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Im looking for an 7-9"
This store has good prices and need to feed the unicorn who is showing ribs

OrchidMiss · May 19, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
Im looking for an 7-9"
This store has good prices and need to feed the unicorn who is showing ribs

They do have very good prices. They just got him in this week. He will be fattened up soon

I stop in almost weekly, so I'll keep an eye on him!

dmsc2fs · May 19, 2023

Tyler Flynn · May 19, 2023

Opus said:
I would like to get a hold of a Brazilian Flameback Angel. LFS has been trying for almost a year to get one. I'm afraid if they ever do it will be out of my price range.

J and l aquatics in vancouver had a couple last year. Price was fairly reasonable as well

JaimeAdams · May 21, 2023

I'm going with Flame Wrasses. A lot that people mention on this list, as the LFS, I have access to, Brazilian flame back Angels, Pyramid Butterflys, Pink Streak Wrasses, Flame Hawks etc. Some I just don't order because prices on the wholesale level these days on some things are pretty high.

AydenLincoln · May 21, 2023

Lbrdsoxfan said:
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.

To follow up on this I just bought one on eBay for $159 shipped! The seller has good reviews so I’m hoping it works out since that’s a really good deal on a 3-4 inch one!

The Roaming Reefer · May 21, 2023

It would be nice to see some of the tryssogobius species more readily available. I’d also like to see some urchin/yellow stripe clingfish in stores

APlusAquatics · May 21, 2023

zoomonster said:
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.

Captive Bred Potters Angelfish

Not that it's ever been in a common in a fish store, but I would love to get ahold of a Blue Face Koi Tang with similar coloring to this one. I'm pretty sure it would be well out of my price range though.

Petcrazyson · May 21, 2023

Wrasse. I love wrasse and the plan was and is to fill my tank with wrasse make it a wrasse tank. But no LFS or websites seem to carry them and if they do it’s rarely and they are for way much more than a person should pay for.

zoomonster · May 21, 2023

APlusAquatics said:
Captive Bred Potters Angelfish

Not that it's ever been in a common in a fish store, but I would love to get ahold of a Blue Face Koi Tang with similar coloring to this one. I'm pretty sure it would be well out of my price range though.

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At $900 I'll wait until maybe wild one's appear again. In another thread someone put up pictures of a couple of those Koi Tang variations. I think one was sold at $33,000 and the other still available at the bargain price of $18,000 LOL. Actually, I just saw a whole variety of those blue faces on sale for $400.

APlusAquatics · May 21, 2023

zoomonster said:
At $900 I'll wait until maybe wild one's appear again. In another thread someone put up pictures of a couple of those Koi Tang variations. I think one was sold at $33,000 and the other still available at the bargain price of $18,000 LOL. Actually, I just saw a whole variety of those blue faces on sale for $400.

Really where at? I just assumed they cost as much as a car like the other koi tangs