How much for this orange shoulder tang?

[Aparker2005]

Hey everyone. Really thinking about selling our orange shoulder tang. While an enjoyable fish, it does tend to push around any butterflies we try to add, which we'd like to have more.

This one is probably 6-7 inches by now and very healthy. It's also in our 125 which I feel may be getting small for it. Any idea on what to charge for it?

 

[Lavey29]

Why don't you see if your LFS will take it for store credit that you can use towards the purchase of other fish you want?

 

[Aparker2005]

Why don't you see if your LFS will take it for store credit that you can use towards the purchase of other fish you want?

They don't have the fish we want ever lol

 

[Aparker2005]

They don't have the fish we want ever lol

Plus our nearest actually good LFS is 4 hours away unfortunately

 

[Lavey29]

They don't have the fish we want ever lol

They may have other stuff you need for your tank though like food, reagents, aminos for coral, etc...

Just saw your other post.....bummer

 

[BZOFIQ]

Wish I was closer.

 

[djf91]

Beautiful orange shoulder. Me personally, I’ve given away fish without charging anything for them as long as they’re going to a good home. Tank size and good husbandry practices are at the top of my list. This especially applies to fish that have become more of a pet to me. I want them to go to the best home.

Just my thoughts.

 

[BZOFIQ]

To answer your question I'd say fair price would somewhere between 70-100 bucks, perhaps more due to size.

This of course depends how quickly you want to let it go.

 

[fishguy242]

where at in Arkansas ?

 

[Aparker2005]

where at in Arkansas ?

Down south in Hampton. 25 or so min directly above El Dorado

 

[fishguy242]

over 8 hrs away, what a shame, good luck...

 

[Ashish Patel]

That's a show size fish now. LFS would sell that for $300-600 easily

 

[Ashish Patel]

Hobbyist maybe try $100-200

 

[Ashish Patel]

Or find it a new home thats very big for free bc you know hobbyist would put that giant in a small tank. Mine is big and I am thinking about getting it a new hone even though I have a 400g

 

[Aparker2005]

If no one local buys before March 1, our nearest LFS offered 150 which I'll do. 4 hr drive but it'll work

 

[Ashish Patel]

That's good deal. I seen a video where top shelf actually sells this size fish for $600. I think youtuber paul g spend 5k there and showed the receipt

 

[Ashish Patel]

I got my orange shoulder for 50bucks and it did this In 1 year

 

[Ashish Patel]

Now it's even larger

 

[Aparker2005]

It's a very personable fish. Just getting large for our tank, it's not my wife's favorite, and we want a marginalis butterfly. It will not allow those or copperbands in our tanks unfortunately

 

[nereefpat]

Now it's even larger

Stunner