What are your top 3 Dream Fish?

[Mark Waltermire]

I just want to hear from some other people what fish they always have wanted but know they just can't have. Whether it's due to the size of the fish, price, difficulty, or just rarity. I'm curious to see what some of you are able to come up with.

I know what my 3 dream fish would be.
1. Emperor Angelfish
2. Moorish Idol
3. Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

 

[olecaptainj]

Ornate butterfly
Passer angel
Whale shark

 

[Brew12]

1) Humu Picasso Triggerfish
2) Regal Angelfish
3)Valentini Puffer.

Great question, btw!

 

[NotEntirelyJack]

Moorish idol
Queen Angel
Barracuda

 

[Sobo's Reef]

1) Blotched Anthia (too expensive and rare)
2) Male Blonde Naso Tang (get too big)
3) Harlequin Tusk (get too big)

One day....

 

[Mark Waltermire]

1) Humu Picasso Triggerfish
2) Regal Angelfish
3)Valentini Puffer.

Great question, btw!

Those are some nice fish you picked out. I had one of those humu's about 5 years ago, but what they sell as a "humu picaso trigger" is slightly different than what the Hawaiian call a "humuhumunukunukuapua'a". Nonetheless they are still a beautiful fish and I got mine after I came back from Hawaii. That is when I fell in love with their cleaner wrasse also.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

1. Achilles Tang
2. Moorish Idol
3. A toss up between a Emperor Angel and a Grey Angel.

 

[Brew12]

Those are some nice fish you picked out. I had one of those humu's about 5 years ago, but what they sell as a "humu picaso trigger" is slightly different than what the Hawaiian call a "humuhumunukunukuapua'a". Nonetheless they are still a beautiful fish and I got mine after I came back from Hawaii. That is when I fell in love with their cleaner wrasse also.

The first 2 fish are about the only reason I would consider a fish only system. The puffer? I'm a wienie and don't want to deal with filing its teeth.

 

[Dlionsfan09]

1. Powder blue tang
2. Blue hippo tang
3. Emperor angel

 

[Hulley]

1. Gem Tang.
2. Achilles Tang.
3. Emperor Angel.

 

[sundog101]

Morish idol
Dwarf golden eel
Blue dot stingray

 

[andrewkw]

Peppermint Angel
Conspic Angel
A new wrasse no one has but me.

Dream big.

 

[Mark Gray]

Hard Question for me, I loved my Emperor Angel, I like Angels had a Passers too, but now I like coral lol.

I think
Dog Faced Puffer
Clown Trigger
Chaetodontide Butterfly

 

[DSC reef]

Conspicuous angel
Sohal tang
Semilarvatus butterfly fish

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

I'm surprised how many would like a Moorish Idol. I had one for a couple years. Awesome fish. They need to eat a few times day. Mine ate everything. If you get them to eat and set up auto feeders they stand a chance. Five or six feedings a day.

Blotched anthias (Borbonius)
Hawaiian Deep water Anthias
Cuddle fish (Separate Tank)

 

[Greckel]

I am going to cheat and assume that we can include inverts (if not, I will accept the "boos" willingly):

(1) Octopus (I am a sucker for cephalopods, but frankly fear I don't have the skill to keep them).
(2) Peacock Mantis (I find Mantis Shrimp fascinating, but I do not have an interest in setting up a separate tank for one).
(3) Dwarf Golden Moray Eel (I love eels but have never had a tank suitable for one. The dwarf golden moray has always seemed like the perfect solution, but I am hesitant to invest so much in one).

 

[rpeters]

1) Alive fish
2) Healthy fish
3) Peaceful fish

 

[Greckel]

1) Alive fish
2) Healthy fish
3) Peaceful fish

Pick 2 of 3.

 

[Ocean Lotion]

Clown Trigger
Juvenile Emperor Angel
Blue Ribbon Eel
None go well in my reef

 

[Mark Waltermire]

I'm surprised how many would like a Moorish Idol. I had one for a couple years. Awesome fish. They need to eat a few times day. Mine ate everything. If you get them to eat and set up auto feeders they stand a chance. Five or six feedings a day.

I know for me at least that it would be a few reasons as to why I wouldn't have one in my current tank.
1 - my understanding is that they are best kept in at least a pair
2 - they need a large tank as they'll grow quite big, especially when you have two of them
3 - availability, I've never seen any in stock on any website or at any of my local fish stores.