What is your Most desired fish if Hawaii Ban is lifted?

[Sophie"s mom]

I just want one yellow tang that isn’t a teeny tiny baby and isn’t $1,000!

My sentiments exactly!

 

[b1llvance]

Potters angel and flame wrasse

 

[Northern Flicker]

Behavior for one.. something about gaining the trust of a wild fish- I like getting them to go from skittish soon as you walk into the room to eating from your fingers. I never owned a biota, but I'm sure there are other behavioral differences/ defects

They are legitimately the exact same. I’ve kept both and you wouldn’t know they weren’t from the same shipment.

 

[areefer01]

Just for fun I did a quick scan of the 82 posts so far and created a list, below, to see what was popular and available. By available I mean captive bred, raised, knowing prices may be different or availability limited. I'm not trying to open that can of worms.

Yellow tang, Cleaner Wrasse, and Potters are available. If I counted correctly Potters Angel is the most popular. I personally wasn't thinking of a Moray but it was mentioned a few times. Chevron tang is right up there with the Yellow. Rest sort of hung in there with the Crosshatch Trigger showing a strong presence.

A few fish I forgot what they looked like so this was fun to go back and see. Pretty fish all.

 

[AydenLincoln]

For for 20g?

No! I have a four foot tank too.

 

[Northern Flicker]

No! I have a four foot tank too.

Ah ok!

 

[Michael Adam]

Potters Angel and Yellow Tang.

 

[Slocke]

Potter Leopard wrasse

Macropharyngodon geoffroy

I’m not saying I don’t want it but would you really want it over a red tail tamarin, Anampses chrysocephalus??

 

[knockout]

There is none. When you read posts like those it really comes down to the hobbyist wanting to pay $25 vs $165.

And they are $165 captive bred and aside from size there is no difference and they will never be $25 again

 

[Tcook]

 

[knockout]

I’ve noticed there’s some form of defect in captives but I have yet to figure it out.

I am very confused by this statement

 

[JoJosReef]

I’m not saying I don’t want it but would you really want it over a red tail tamarin, Anampses chrysocephalus??

In a world where I am supported in my hobby and can buy a big ol tank that would fit Anampseses.. yeah, still want the potters

But a chrysocephalus is up there, too! Behind a jordani, though.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Hawaiian Dwarf Golden Moray pls.

 

[knockout]

It would be nice to have a trio of Cirrhilabrus jordani, the Flame Wrasse & Ctenochaetus strigosus, the Kole Tang

 

[FoD]

Bandit
Tinkeri

 

[Slocke]

In a world where I am supported in my hobby and can buy a big ol tank that would fit Anampseses.. yeah, still want the potters

But a chrysocephalus is up there, too! Behind a jordani, though.

In a world where I am supported in my hobby and can buy a big ol tank that would fit Anampseses.. yeah, still want the potters

But a chrysocephalus is up there, too! Behind a jordani, though.

I see your geoffroyi and raise you cyanoguttatus. A not Hawaiian fish

 

[mrpontiac80]

A healthy blonde Naso

 

[wickedxreef]

Flame Wrasse. Too pricey with the “ban”

I’d love to find a pair of them.

 

[JoJosReef]

I see your geoffroyi and raise you cyanoguttatus. A not Hawaiian fish

I like cyanoguttatus, too. Have you seen one lately?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just for fun I did a quick scan of the 82 posts so far and created a list, below, to see what was popular and available. By available I mean captive bred, raised, knowing prices may be different or availability limited. I'm not trying to open that can of worms.

Yellow tang, Cleaner Wrasse, and Potters are available. If I counted correctly Potters Angel is the most popular. I personally wasn't thinking of a Moray but it was mentioned a few times. Chevron tang is right up there with the Yellow. Rest sort of hung in there with the Crosshatch Trigger showing a strong presence.

A few fish I forgot what they looked like so this was fun to go back and see. Pretty fish all.

This was great work/stats.