5" Black Tang

mitch91175 · May 31, 2018

Question guys, if you had the opportunity to buy a 5" Black Tang for $849, what would you do? Beautiful fish. Guy offering it to me today only for $849, but after he wants $999. These are super hard to find.

Obviously I gotta get my wife's permission for sure.

themcnertney · May 31, 2018

awesome. too rich for my blood, but if you can afford it, without a doubt go for it.

mitch91175 · May 31, 2018

Yeah that is what I am debating. It's a local guy that sells stuff. I just bought a freaking Achilles and a Chevron from him. Wish I had known he was getting that in before I bought those. It wouldn't even be a question. I would have been all over that in a heartbeat.

evolved · May 31, 2018

mitch91175 said:
Guy offering it to me today only for $849, but after he wants $999.

That itself raises a bit of a red flag for me. Why use a sales tactic with a sense of urgency?

mitch91175 · May 31, 2018

evolved said:
That itself raises a bit of a red flag for me. Why use a sales tactic with a sense of urgency?

Mainly because he knows that it'll sell for the $999. He is just offering it to me at that price since I have been a good client of his. So I have first pick so to speak

. I have spent a small fortune with him (at least to me).

evolved · May 31, 2018

mitch91175 said:
Mainly because he knows that it'll sell for the $999. He is just offering it to me at that price since I have been a good client of his. So I have first pick so to speak . I have spent a small fortune with him (at least to me).

Fair enough

andrewkw · May 31, 2018

If I was buying a black tang I'd want a small one. They look much nicer when they are small imo. Also given the price point I'd prefer the longest possible life. That being said a small one may not suit your other livestock so if it's big or bust and a fish you want go for it!

mitch91175 · May 31, 2018

I told him that I am gonna sit on the bench for this one. Got a few other things that I want to get for my tank right now.

revhtree · May 31, 2018

On a side note I have yet to see a fully healthy Black Tang not showing some signs of HLLE. Somebody help me shed the stigma!

ca1ore · May 31, 2018

I don't personally think the black tang is 'worth' $850. I got lucky and picked one up locally for $500 (still a lot for a fish), but it's a total wimp and has ended up in my refugium. No HHLE on mine that I can see; though it did come to me with a raging case of ich.

revhtree · May 31, 2018

ca1ore said:
I don't personally think the black tang is 'worth' $850. I got lucky and picked one up locally for $500 (still a lot for a fish), but it's a total wimp and has ended up in my refugium. No HHLE on mine that I can see; though it did come to me with a raging case of ich.

Ok I might be wrong. Maybe it's just they always look faded or have some type of issue with their color, markings etc.

Tft12 · May 31, 2018

evolved said:
That itself raises a bit of a red flag for me. Why use a sales tactic with a sense of urgency?

Exactly what I was thinking.

ca1ore · May 31, 2018

revhtree said:
Ok I might be wrong. Maybe it's just they always look faded or have some type of issue with their color, markings etc.

They do lose that 'jet black' look as they get older; rather like the gem loses some of its appeal as it ages.

Tallison · May 31, 2018

They have Black hybrid on Divers den for $799. $50 cheaper and you get the 2 week guarantee.

https://www.liveaquaria.com/divers-den/product/407735/black-longnose-hybrid-tang

cracker · May 31, 2018

pretty fish But I don't have that kind of money.

revhtree · May 31, 2018

ca1ore said:
They do lose that 'jet black' look as they get older; rather like the gem loses some of its appeal as it ages.

Ah ok I see. That makes since because most of the ones I am talking about were older for sure.

mitch91175 · May 31, 2018

Good info. Black Tang off the list, lol

mitch91175 · May 31, 2018

Most of my tangs are 4-5 inches now and my poor 1.5-2” Chevron is having a hard time in the tank. He is eating so that is a good sign. I am not gonna rescue him again. He gotta figure it out with the others. If he don’t make it, that’ll be a $200 dollar mistake.