Peppermint angelfish

Tab28 · Oct 10, 2013

A lfs got one of these beauties in. I saw it and thought very pretty fish. Then i saw the price they are going for on open market. I am guessing the lfs will being keeping this fish as a display since it is hard to think of someone spending that on a fish.

Ethically i was wondering should this rare fish even be caught at all.

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FishLipz · Oct 10, 2013

Ethically I see nothing wrong with it. It's not an endangered fish, just difficult to collect. As far as the price, it's supply and demand.

AquaAngel · Oct 10, 2013

I'm going to see it today too when I go for other things.
These guys had a pair of Narcosis Angelfish before too. Crazy $$
Completely not true, but my husband is wondering how this little store can have that kind of cash without a 'back room' business of some sort. Lol.

Tab28 · Oct 10, 2013

AquaAngel said:
I'm going to see it today too when I go for other things.
These guys had a pair of Narcosis Angelfish before too. Crazy $$
Completely not true, but my husband is wondering how this little store can have that kind of cash without a 'back room' business of some sort. Lol.

It seems you got the same email i did. At one time had a jewel tang which is another high end fish. They have lots of high end chalices too. Some go for over $1000 an eye.

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Tab28 · Oct 10, 2013

FishLipz said:
Ethically I see nothing wrong with it. It's not an endangered fish, just difficult to collect. As far as the price, it's supply and demand.

You are right i had to read up on it and rare in capture not in the wild. I also read they prefer water temps in the low 70's. A good chiller running almost constantly would be needed. Many corals and fish that would be too cold. But i guess if you pay that much for it. It would have its own tank.

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evolved · Oct 10, 2013

Tab28 said:
Ethically i was wondering should this rare fish even be caught at all.

Rare in the trade does not imply rare in the wild.

Tab28 said:
You are right i had to read up on it and rare in capture not in the wild.

Correct.

Tab28 said:
I also read they prefer water temps in the low 70's. A good chiller running almost constantly would be needed. Many corals and fish that would be too cold. But i guess if you pay that much for it. It would have its own tank.

Although these were collect at around 400ft, the water temp was 76F.

3Twinklets · Oct 10, 2013

Although the Peppermint Angel is a beautiful fish, I am not sure it is any more so than my Regal Angel or some of my wrasses. Just my opinion.

Tab28 · Oct 10, 2013

3Twinklets said:
Although the Peppermint Angel is a beautiful fish, I am not sure it is any more so than my Regal Angel or some of my wrasses. Just my opinion.

There are several angels I thought were prettier. It was a dwarf so the field was a bit smaller.

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Dtech07 · Oct 10, 2013

Check this out

http://www.nyaquatic.com/servlet/the-1419/Peppermint-Angelfish-(Centropyge-boylei)/Detail

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dna4ya · Oct 31, 2013

Angel was purchased

I was at this lfs this past weekend. The fish was only "for sale" for 2 days when purchased by a first time purchaser at the store for $20,000! He has also requested two more and is having them build a 200+ aquarium for just these fish! They said he walked in "off the street" so to speak and said "yup I'll buy it" and wired them the money...crazy, huh?