Holy Grail Fish

eatbreakfast · May 23, 2019

Hmmm. I'm pretty fickle, so what is my favorite or Holy Grail fish changes frequently.

Here are some fish that I would consider Holy Grail fish for me and whether I have kept them personally:
Attenuatus wrasse- yes
Halichoeres rubricephalus- yes
Pintail/lunatus hybrid- yes
Halichoeres chlorocephalus- no
Cirrhilabrus sanguinensis- no
Cook Island Helfrich firefish- no
Liopropoma carmabyi- no
Liopropoma fasciatum- no

4FordFamily · May 23, 2019

Achilles tang, gem tang, golden puffer are atop my list!

alton · May 23, 2019

This was sold to me as a sub adult

eatbreakfast · May 23, 2019

alton said:
This was sold to me as a sub adult

Such an awesome fish...

4FordFamily · May 23, 2019

alton said:
This was sold to me as a sub adult

Stunning!

ca1ore · May 23, 2019

There are a few fish that I coveted for years that I do now have - gem tang, polyzona tang, orange-belly regal angel. Then there are others that I have kept or tried to keep, but cannot anymore - achilles tang (due to systemic ich problems), ventralis anthias or tuka anthias. Then there are the truly unobtanium - peppermint angel, black-masked angel, conspic angel. Even if you can find one, the prices are exorbitant.

ca1ore · May 23, 2019

sfin52 said:

ID please.

OrionN · May 23, 2019

ca1ore said:
ID please.

I would guess supermale Melanurus

sfin52 · May 23, 2019

OrionN said:
I would guess supermale Melanurus

It’s a male mal wrasse

Kmsutows · May 23, 2019

Mine tends to change a bit so holy grail fish I do own: Achilles, mustard tang, pictillis anthias, ventralis anthias, blue spot jawfish

Holy grail fish I wish to have: candy basslet, wrought iron butterfly, Tiger'pyge hybrid, declivis butterfly, semilarvatus butterfly pair, many rare anthias, and of course... peppermint angel

bwomac44 · May 23, 2019

My boy, Blue

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OrionN · May 23, 2019

sfin52 said:
It’s a male mal wrasse

What is a "mal wrasse"?

sfin52 · May 23, 2019

Halichoeres melanurus wrasse. Reef safe except for crabs and shrimp.

Salty Lemon · May 23, 2019

I have various fish in my mind that I would love to some day purchase that have ridiculous price tags attached to them -- the Gem Tang is at the top of the list. (But geez, they are gorgeous.)

But my holy grail fish is my purple tang. They are my favorite tangs and I waited twenty years to have a tank large enough to purchase one. He will likely always be my favorite fish and I am so proud to have him.