3 yr lifespan

[Flame2hawk]

A 5 inch male Scott fairy wrasse is probably already a couple of years old. Why would someone pay $300-$400 for a beautiful fish which has a remaining life span of only 3 years or so?

 

[stE26wy14]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/wrasses-life-expectancy.257535/
they are around 5-7 years
and to answer your question, people like staring at them... they look cool
and im seeing that they are from 66$ to 300$, mainly around 200, not 300-400

 

[i cant think]

A 5 inch male Scott fairy wrasse is probably already a couple of years old. Why would someone pay $300-$400 for a beautiful fish which has a remaining life span of only 3 years or so?

Don’t even go there :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:

There’s so many more wrasses that people spend like 2-3x more on large males than they do females. Some examples are;
Roseafascia
Laboutei
Lineatus
Rhomboidalis
Earlei

 

[i cant think]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/wrasses-life-expectancy.257535/
they are around 5-7 years
and to answer your question, people like staring at them... they look cool

Oh, that’s for a young male/female that you get 5-7 years out of them.

For a so called “supermale” wrasse that’s going for a good 3-500 you’re looking at 1-2 years of life, 3 if you’re lucky.

 

[Flame2hawk]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/wrasses-life-expectancy.257535/
they are around 5-7 years
and to answer your question, people like staring at them... they look cool
and im seeing that they are from 66$ to 300$, mainly around 200, not 300-400

If you can point me to a 5” super male Scott fairy for $65 that w/b wonderful. There’s 3 different vendors who have them on “sale” for 299-399. I belong to a fish club who many have had this fish and the Ave lifespan has been 3-5 years old. Other independent sources concur.

 

[stE26wy14]

If you can point me to a 5” super male Scott fairy for $65 that w/b wonderful. There’s 3 different vendors who have them on “sale” for 299-399. I belong to a fish club who many have had this fish and the Ave lifespan has been 3-5 years old. Other independent sources concur.

watch it grow, its cheaper and better

 

[BasementBox]

watch it grow, its cheaper and better

For some reason I get so much more satisfaction on watch juvie fish become big fish.

 

[Flame2hawk]

I agree washing them grow is the better option. That’s why I ask why why why would someone pay 3-400 for a pretty 5 inch male fish that will likely pass in 2-3 years..,,

 

[TheStrangler]

I'm with you. I try to get all fish as small as possible. Allows them to grow into their environment and territory, they're oftentimes cheaper, and I find that small fish tend to transport much easier. Kittens and puppies are popular, not sure why people want the fish full grown.