Where can i get this fish

[leo12345]

Any one know where i can get one of these and why there not on live aquaria anymore?

 

[Tired]

Tiny fish, like pico gobies, are probably at risk from a full-grown waspfish. The clownfish will be fine, though.

 

[Aspect]

That Pet Place - thatpetplace.com is their site. They say they carry either that exact species or another species of the same genus.

Just wanted to say that I do not ever recommend this store. Been here in person, all fish are kept on the same system, and it is very very dirty and fish are diseased and unhealthy.

 

[Aspect]

Any one know where i can get one of these and why there not on live aquaria anymore?

I'd message all the fish stores online that you can find and send them the common name, latin name, and picture to see if they can get one in for you.

 

[leo12345]

Thanks guys

 

[i cant think]

Tiny fish, like pico gobies, are probably at risk from a full-grown waspfish. The clownfish will be fine, though.

Pico Gobies can be anything from 1 inch or less just to clear that up from any confusion.

 

[Tired]

Yeah, that wasn't very clear, was it? "Pico goby" refers to the various gobies that do well in pico tanks. Trimma gobies, eviota gobies, and so on. They're generally not much over an inch long, so a lot of things can eat them.

 

[leo12345]

Yeah, that wasn't very clear, was it? "Pico goby" refers to the various gobies that do well in pico tanks. Trimma gobies, eviota gobies, and so on. They're generally not much over an inch long, so a lot of things can eat them.

It was clear for me.

 

[leo12345]

I found out they are two different fish, the one in the picture is called red fin velvet fish Paracentropogon rubripinnis and the one lion king has are pygmy red roosters Paracentropogon zonatus, i have no idea where I’m going to find the other fish now.

 

[lion king]

Paracentropogon rubripinnis

You will never find that fish, you will be lucky if you find a P. zonatus. You may be right about your pic being a P. rubripinnis, but I have never seen one offered, ever, Doing a quick search I found one guy post a pic of that fish ina bag almost 10 years ago. The similarities of those 2 fish are so close, even to the size; but the P. zonatus is much more colorful.

 

[leo12345]

You will never find that fish, you will be lucky if you find a P. zonatus. You may be right about your pic being a P. rubripinnis, but I have never seen one offered, ever, Doing a quick search I found one guy post a pic of that fish ina bag almost 10 years ago. The similarities of those 2 fish are so close, even to the size; but the P. zonatus is much more colorful.

Dang, of course the fish i like is the rarest fish on earth. Thanks for your help though, might as well keep trying even if it takes me 5 years to get one.

 

[Tired]

Why not try for a rooster waspfish? Very similar, and much less rare. You can always get your dream fish later if you find one. Heck, they might get along in the same tank.

(Confirm that with research. I don't actually know.)

 

[lion king]

Dang, of course the fish i like is the rarest fish on earth. Thanks for your help though, might as well keep trying even if it takes me 5 years to get one.

There are many reasons you may not see some fish in captivity, alot of times it's because they don't survive long, being disease prone or difficult to feed. These fish will have initial feeding difficulties, but it's easy to address. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if those 2 fish aren't the same fish, they are so similar other than the red fins. To find 2 different species with everything the same except some minor color differences, it could be a regional thing.

Oh this why you will never see a P. rubripinnis; their distribution is the Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and southern Korean Peninsula. If you were to find one, expect to pay about $3000, basically for the same fish as a P. zonatus

 

[leo12345]

Took me a year to get a pair of them. Sorry for the crappy pic quality this was after a cyano outbreak in my nano.

How much did you pay for them

 

[Tiki_Reef]

How much did you pay for them

$100.00 a piece I think the price reflected how much I bugged them to order them.

 

[leo12345]

There are many reasons you may not see some fish in captivity, alot of times it's because they don't survive long, being disease prone or difficult to feed. These fish will have initial feeding difficulties, but it's easy to address. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if those 2 fish aren't the same fish, they are so similar other than the red fins. To find 2 different species with everything the same except some minor color differences, it could be a regional thing.

Oh this why you will never see a P. rubripinnis; their distribution is the Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and southern Korean Peninsula. If you were to find one, expect to pay about $3000, basically for the same fish as a P. zonatus

Dang 3 grand, I expected to pay at max a 500 bucks for a pair especially if i imported them from japan .

 

[leo12345]

$100.00 a piece I think the price reflected how much I bugged them to order them.

Do you know if the place you got them from ships?

 

[Tiki_Reef]

These were special order in the store I had to pay a deposit. WWC list fish on their site but in the year since I have gotten the 2 I have not seen one on there site or in their 2 stores. I literally go there 2 times a week.

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[leo12345]

These were special order in the store I had to pay a deposit. WWC list fish on their site but in the year since I have gotten the 2 I have not seen one on there site or in their 2 stores. I literally go there 2 times a week.

I was going to see if they could order one for me online if I paid extra because i dont live in Florida

 

[Tiki_Reef]

I was going to see if they could order one for me if I paid extra

Yeah not trying to be rude but it took me bugging them 2 times a week for 10 months to get them to order them, and I buy a lot of stuff from them. Not gonna happen my friend.

 

[leo12345]

Yeah not trying to be rude but it took me bugging them 2 times a week for 10 months to get them to order them, and I buy a lot of stuff from them. Not gonna happen my friend.

Ill still try even if theres a 90% chance it wont happen.