Common fish show off!!!

[Slocke]

Inspired by this thread:
Thread 'Rare fish show-off !!!'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/rare-fish-show-off.647659/

Rare fish are cool... but sometimes I think we see a big price tag and assume they are better then the common, cheap fish we see all the time. So to fight the elitists let’s show off our common fish!

Rule is you have to be able to get the fish at a LFS more often then not and has to be less then the average price for a saltwater fish. Finally you have to justify why it is just as good or better then a "rare" fish without the arguments or availability and/or price.

So for $20 I will begin with the common firefish. Easy and in my opinion prettier then all helfriki and purple thanks to its vibrant red and orange colors.

Sticking with Gobidae
I think this court jester goby is beautiful and at $30 bucks is great. Also supposedly is one of the few critters that helps against cyano.

Finally the most common leopard wrasse but in my opinion possibly the cutest. Macropharyngodon bipartitus!

 

[Reefering1]

The blue smudge. My 8" Regal tang, a perfect specimen.

 

[Gtinnel]

It’s hard to beat the common clownfish. They’re the most well known saltwater fish and in my opinion one of the prettiest. Plus watching them try to find things to host them is absolutely adorable.

 

[ChiCity]

elacatinus puncticulatus

red-headed goby

 

[PharmrJohn]

It’s hard to beat the common clownfish. They’re the most well known saltwater fish and in my opinion one of the prettiest. Plus watching them try to find things to host them is absolutely adorable.

Ya got that right. They're so popular it borders on cliché, but I don't care. They're one of my favorites as well. Especially the Maroon.

 

[timmyrules]

 

[Stang67]

Bad picture but coral beauty gets my vote.

 

[Slocke]

It’s hard to beat the common clownfish. They’re the most well known saltwater fish and in my opinion one of the prettiest. Plus watching them try to find things to host them is absolutely adorable.

Agreed. I just regret getting a fancy breed as I now think a common, regular occelaris is the prettiest.

Ya got that right. They're so popular it borders on cliché, but I don't care. They're one of my favorites as well. Especially the Maroon.

I have a maroon. It is pretty. Can’t say anything else nice about it though.

 

[phillyb614]

I’ve had her longer than any other fish. Have plenty that are more rare and more expensive, but this one hands down holds a bigger place in my heart than any other fish. Great idea for a thread btw!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

elacatinus puncticulatus

red-headed goby

Great picture! I love how it almost blends in with all of your coral!

 

[ChiCity]

thank you,
he’s got more personality than actual body..,
def one of my favorite fishes, full of character!

 

[littlefoxx]

Ghost :) the most commonly kept eel, the snowflake!

 

[ieatbugman]

Ya got that right. They're so popular it borders on cliché, but I don't care. They're one of my favorites as well. Especially the Maroon.

Maroons scare me

 

[ieatbugman]

My two black and white clowns (Emo and Jerome) in front of my giant gsp carpet (gillifred) the clowns were 30$ each, and the gsp was 4$

Aaaaaaaand a random blue cromis we can call jeff

 

[PharmrJohn]

Maroons scare me

Mine was a sweetheart. Great gal, that fish.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

My larger than life blue green Chromis

And my trigger

 

[JoJosReef]

Quite common

 

[voelter76]

Quite common

Crappie taste better than those!

 

[JoJosReef]

Crappie taste better than those!

Better smile on my kid's face, though!

 

[voelter76]

These guys