No hippo tangs? - Page 2

clownfish14 · 02/28/2012, 11:55 PM

my LFS has like 3 of them! i think they were going for $25 too.

tebstan · 02/29/2012, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by robs.mark

I live in Perth, Western Australia, it's actually funny reading about what fish cost over in the states, prices over here are so different by comparison. Here's a few examples;

Yellow Tangs 120 ish
Blue Tangs 80 ish
Naso Tangs 40 ish
Powder blues 80 ish
Chevron Tangs 350 ish
Black Tangs 1500 ish
Purple Tangs 250 ish
Tomini Tangs 30 ish
Orange shoulder Tangs 30 ish
Achilles Tangs 600 ish
Scopas Tangs 30 ish
Sailfin Tangs 50 ish
Unicorn Tangs 50 ish
Clown Tangs 50 ish
Kole Tangs 100 ish
Convict Tangs 40 ish

Thats all I can think off!

Wow. Some things common to me cost you a fortune, but because they're common to me I don't care for them. Fickle, and shallow, I know.

Still want that black tang though. Dreaming of a whole house built around the tank that is needed to support him, so ultimately the price tag on the fish is pretty small.

tebstan · 02/29/2012, 02:09 AM

I had a hippo in a 90g for a while. I bought one of the tiny ones at the LFS for about $20. The little booger destroyed a few hundred dollars worth of coral. It's rare and unlikely, but it was a result of my decision to put him in too small of a tank with more aggressive inhabitants.

Maybe look for a different species?

indyjaco · 02/29/2012, 08:29 AM

If I found a 1 or 2" hippo i'd consider it for my 75G, I would have no problems pulling him when he hit 4" for someone with a bigger tank.

02/28/2012, 11:55 PM	#26
clownfish14 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Newbury Park CA Posts: 67	my LFS has like 3 of them! i think they were going for $25 too. __________________ -Nick

02/29/2012, 02:09 AM	#28
tebstan Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 961	I had a hippo in a 90g for a while. I bought one of the tiny ones at the LFS for about $20. The little booger destroyed a few hundred dollars worth of coral. It's rare and unlikely, but it was a result of my decision to put him in too small of a tank with more aggressive inhabitants. Maybe look for a different species? __________________ Washington's Rule #110: Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

02/29/2012, 08:29 AM	#29
indyjaco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 726	If I found a 1 or 2" hippo i'd consider it for my 75G, I would have no problems pulling him when he hit 4" for someone with a bigger tank. __________________ Jacob SCA 120G RB 48 V2