How rare is this fish? LFS near me just got one (Yurple Tang)

[jsmkmavity]

The first ones are always expensive! If there is enough interest to continue breeding them and that breeding is successful they will likely drop in price. I still cant believe people are paying$400 for a yellow tang!!!

 

[fandaga]

The first ones are always expensive! If there is enough interest to continue breeding them and that breeding is successful they will likely drop in price. I still cant believe people are paying$400 for a yellow tang!!!

The only problem is there is one vendor breeding and controlling supply. I think you would need at least two breeders for the price to drop a lot.

I also think classic yellow and purple are much nicer looking.

 

[BryanM]

If the yurple ever gets down to 400, I'll get one.

I have a purple and three yellows coming from biota. I guess I can let my imagination go wild and pretend I have a yurple!

 

[Tamberav]

I like the scopus + purple hybrid better. The marking just stand out so nice.

Quite a bit cheaper too, 2k. Ya still spendy but just saying.

There is someone on here who has a yurple and his fish looked nicer in video than pics we see online because when the light reflected off it you could see the iridescent pattern. His fish was also older so color filled in more.

 

[BryanM]

I like the scopus + purple hybrid better. The marking just stand out so nice.

Quite a bit cheaper too, 2k. Ya still spendy but just saying.

There is someone on here who has a yurple and his fish looked nicer in video than pics we see online because when the light reflected off it you could see the iridescent pattern. His fish was also older so color filled in more.

I like this too! Thats very cool.

Still way outside my comfort zone price wise.

 

[Tamberav]

I like this too! Thats very cool.

Still way outside my comfort zone price wise.

For me too...

Was just thinking if someone was going to drop 6-8k on a yurple, drop 6k on a trio of purple x scopas instead!

Photo source: https://surgemarinelife.com/products/hybrid-purple-gem-scopas-tang

 

[jsmkmavity]

I like those better too.
To me the yurple just looks like a stressed or malnourished coloration.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

I want one of these SOOOOOOOO badly! But...at that price point, it won't be in my tank anytime soon. Maybe I'll get a tattoo of it. Ha!

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

What LFS? Must be pretty well established to stock that

 

[Crabs McJones]

I want one of these SOOOOOOOO badly! But...at that price point, it won't be in my tank anytime soon. Maybe I'll get a tattoo of it. Ha!

Matching tattoos, set up the appointment!

 

[Saffer1]

Will have to sell a kidney ...

 

[antihackable]

What LFS? Must be pretty well established to stock that

Discover Aquatics in Northern Kentucky

 

[naterealbig]

To the haters: the yellow CB babies look crappy too, but are just ugly ducklings.

Anyone have a pic of a fully colored-up Yurple?