whats your most desired fish that you can never find in stores or online?

[hobbyorobsession]

I call this fish my unicorn, i can never find it in stores or stock lists in stock.

Chameleon Whiptail "Pseudohemiodon apithanos" image linked below


http://www.scotcat.com/loricariidae/pseudohemiodon_apithanos5.htm

post your fabled fish that your always on the hunt for but that you can't ever acquire.

 

[DMD123]

One fish I want is a vulture catfish. Calophysus macropterus
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=336

A good sized cat but not too big to keep in my 210g.

Rapps has them in. They are $65 for a 4-5" fish / $175 for a 13-14".
http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/stock.html

 

[aquaman95]

If i could llegally own one it would be a gold P.

https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTPAc8w054F94uYrgCTxYvpToa-Ov8EClSV5taENMBb_sc1w0yydw

 

[Anonymous]

Mine is the Purple Tang, you almost never see them, when you do they are 150-200 for a small!!! Had one about 8 years ago, "settled" for the Powder Blue when I finally got another Tang last year.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=purple+tang&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=rpQ&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&biw=1366&bih=638&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsfd&tbnid=ovMVH_ZlcdUxXM:&imgrefurl=http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm%3Fc%3D15%2B43%2B372%26pcatid%3D372&docid=2hrK5-c1jzl58M&imgurl=http://www.liveaquaria.com/images/categories/product/p-74331-tang.jpg&w=360&h=360&ei=ePaFT-uULKqtiQLz7MyADg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=119&vpy=51&dur=2501&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=140&ty=122&sig=105926562907489313292&page=1&tbnh=125&tbnw=143&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:109

wow that was a big link

 

[Bassman42]

Cichla Intermidia, Cichla Fogo

 

[hbluehunter]

Potamotrygon Boesemani Stingray, and also Cichla Fogo

 

[Anonymous]

A pair of blond naso tangs.

 

[sandnuka]

Tropheus moori variant..... well now there are a few local breeders of some cool ones... but not enough variety.... Wish there was a straight up African Fish Store.... maybe someday i will start one.

 

[PokeSephiroth]

For the life of me, I still can't find any Rummynose Tetras here in Kitsap... well, I guess I haven't tried online, but I really don't like ordering pets online =\

I suppose it's not any better if you buy them from petstores since they still get shipped... eh

 

[plumcuda]

The pet stores in Bremerton are bleak.The best selection is Farmland and I get so mad when I go in there that I try to avoid it. Plus they charged 15.00 for german blues and they all died within a couple weeks.
I've been getting all my fish shipped from The Wet Spot out of Portland. Healthy and even with shipping cheaper. I live in Port Townsend and it's even worse.

 

[PokeSephiroth]

I've heard so many bad things about farmland... not only do they have poor conditions for all their pets, but they are WAY overpriced! 1 Cardinal was like $6.99

Neons were $4.99 . . . no thank you. LOL

I should check out The Wet Spot, thanks for the info plumcuda!

 

[iandraco]

lamprolongus similis

 

[gobluecichlids]

A pair of blond naso tangs.

that can happen thru me. I make orders direct from the distributor. You can meet me at the seatac airport.

Orders in the summer is slow, however if I can put some together from several buyers to meet the min, i can do it

 

[gobluecichlids]

Tropheus moori variant..... well now there are a few local breeders of some cool ones... but not enough variety.... Wish there was a straight up African Fish Store.... maybe someday i will start one.

I just talked to my source and don't have to make the min requirement, I can now order more frequently , and can make it happen if I can put together about 3 boxes min. I can get one box for myself easily. A dozen adult tropheus group would do just one box.

 

[aquaman95]

realistically I am in search of a pair of severums like dmd123's(well I want the male to look like his) https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tok=aKaTgrXR6E5Fbrwc34RRVg&cp=14&gs_id=29&xhr=t&q=super+red+severum&safe=off&biw=1706&bih=889&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=6erxT8GYNsy2qQHPx_j2AQ

 

[DMD123]

Mine was sold as a 'gold' but it does have some characteristics of the red in it ... So a bit of a mix?

 

[aquaman95]

That is why I said if I find some I want the male to look like him with mild spotting.

 

[fishman09]

honestly i have all my most desired fish in my collection right now. no need for wants when i have such an awesome group of fish already in my tanks, however, up until i got my umbees a group of wild rio magdelena umbees were at the top of my list.