What's Your Most Expensive Livestock?

[Kamden Uelton]

Crinoid??? Like the fossil?? Had no idea those were still around.

check my thread i have some pictures

 

[saltyhog]

Fish....C. rhomboidalis terminal male I paid $285 for, C. laboutei I paid $275 for. No super expensive corals but several I paid $100+ for including a spathulata colony from Unique Corals.

 

[Unregistered User]

800 bucks for a short body red tail catfish.

For those of you reading who don't keep freshwater.
Its basically a catfish with a deformity making it "stubby"

How big is the tank? Dont those get carp size?

 

[Fizzicks]

How big is the tank? Dont those get carp size?

Normal ones will get 4-5 feet.
Short bodies will get about half that, maybe more maybe less depending on how severe the deformity is.
My guy in particular I dont see getting over 2.5'
Hes currently about 14" in a 5'x2.5'

 

[Unregistered User]

Normal ones will get 4-5 feet.
Short bodies will get about half that, maybe more maybe less depending on how severe the deformity is.
My guy in particular I dont see getting over 2.5'
Hes currently about 14" in a 5'x2.5'

Ive only seen the small ones at lfs. Very cool.

 

[Fizzicks]

A few photos of the fat boy in question.
I call him Shogun.
For size reference each one of the tiles is 6"x6"

 

[RussiReef]

Paid 350 for nice www biohazard shroos

 

[blueface]

I’m not allowed to divulge but the pics say it all.

 

[Syed123]

$200 Purple Tang. Worth it.

 

[BenitaSolo]

I’m not allowed to divulge but the pics say it all.

The pics say it all indeed.

 

[Forsaken77]

I’m not allowed to divulge but the pics say it all.

What is that fish in the first picture? I've never seen anything like that before. I like different, abnormal or odd looking fish.

My first salt tank, which was a 72 bow 20 years ago, had a Volitan Lionfish, Panther Grouper, Harlequin Tuskfish, Long-Horned Cow Fish, Clown Trigger, Huma Huma Trigger, Niger Trigger, Lunare Wrasse, Angler (frog fish), and I hatched a baby Banded Cat Shark egg.

This tank had the most awesome display of unique and different looking creatures all peacefully coexisting. Unfortunately no one told me how big each would get. This was pre-internet btw. The tank sprung a leak and wiped out every fish I had. But they were gorgeous to watch.

That's why I want to know what fish that is. He fits my "unusual species" fetish, lol.

 

[Steam fan]

I paid 130 a piece for a magnificent foxface and a betta.

 

[blueface]

What is that fish in the first picture? I've never seen anything like that before. I like different, abnormal or odd looking fish.

My first salt tank, which was a 72 bow 20 years ago, had a Volitan Lionfish, Panther Grouper, Harlequin Tuskfish, Long-Horned Cow Fish, Clown Trigger, Huma Huma Trigger, Niger Trigger, Lunare Wrasse, Angler (frog fish), and I hatched a baby Banded Cat Shark egg.

This tank had the most awesome display of unique and different looking creatures all peacefully coexisting. Unfortunately no one told me how big each would get. This was pre-internet btw. The tank sprung a leak and wiped out every fish I had. But they were gorgeous to watch.

That's why I want to know what fish that is. He fits my "unusual species" fetish, lol.

Wrought Iron Butterfly

 

[Forsaken77]

Wrought Iron Butterfly

Gorgeous fish! Waaayyy over my budget, lol.

 

[Goldenvue]

Spent a small fortune on sunbursts but that was the good lol days:/

 

[gig 'em]

$800 on an anemone

 

[64Ivy]

800.00+ Master Scoly.
500.00+ Genicanthus semifaciatus trio.

 

[Elgringodiablo]

I don't want to mention prices, since I paid a lot less than common retail for all of the below, but I definitely spent enough to not tell my wife on all of the following:
- Crosshatch Trigger pair
- Jason Fox Homewrecker frag
- WWC Kung Pow Monti frag

Paid live sale prices on the frags and transshipped the fish from a diver/collector.

 

[blazeby]

$100 for a Moyeri Leopard Wrasse, but have some more expensive fish that I got lucky and cheap (Regal, Blotchy)

 

[Maddlesrain]

$600 lightning maroon,$150 clam, $450 challis.......... list goes on and on lol

$600?! They’re $200 here