Most overrated fish or fish species and the most underrated

[Syed123]

I was feeding my fish and while watching my purple tang I got to wondering, why the heck did I buy this fish for $200? I mean the purple colouration is cool and it's active but so are coral beauty angelfishes. Got me thinking purple tangs maybe a tad bit overrated as a species.

So any fish you guys think are overrated and underrated?

 

[PghReef]

Crazy priced "one of a kind" hybrid fish that are dull or just plain ugly. Not saying there aren't good looking hybrids but most of them are pretty ugly IMO.

Also black scopas tang, just a black fish I don't get it.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Royal Gramma overrated.
Possum and Pink-Streaked Wrasses, underrated.
My opinion of course.

 

[Syed123]

Crazy priced "one of a kind" hybrid fish that are dull or just plain ugly. Not saying there aren't good looking hybrids but most of them are pretty ugly IMO.

Also black scopas tang, just a black fish I don't get it.

True about the black scopas. That and the black tang. Though at least the scopas has a better shape than the black tang.

Also I'll mention aberrant scopas tangs. Honestly don't get what's so special about them. Look like bad painted fish.

 

[malacoda]

Underrated: fang blennies. Curious, bold (as in not easily frightened, active throughout the water column, pretty reef safe, and get along with pretty much any fish (except other fang blennies). And yet their combtoothed cousins always seem to take center stage whenever talk of blennies comes up on the forums.

I think many folks mistakenly jump to the conclusion they'll have a venomous, bloodthirsty piranha on their hands if they get one ... when nothing could be further from the truth.

 

[rkpetersen]

Underrated: fang blennies. Curious, bold (as in not easily frightened, active throughout the water column, pretty reef safe, and get along with pretty much any fish (except other fang blennies).

My canary fang blenny is great. It is a perfect reef resident, and manages to thrive in a very competitive and fast-paced environment.

 

[Jamie7907]

Bartlett’s anthias. They all turn male and fight with each other all day long. The males are pretty but replacing them gets old. Started with 12 in a 600gallon and there’s 6 left after two years.

 

[saltyhog]

Over rated....flavor of the month clown fish varieties...remember how expensive lightening maroon clowns were a few years ago?

Under rated....Black Cap Basslet, Halichoeres chrysus, C. laboutei, C. isoscoles.

 

[melypr1985]

Over rated: black and gem tangs

Underrated: Pink/Orange Skunk clowns

 

[recreative]

Not Overrated: Black Tangs are rated just fine! IMO Though maybe a bit expensive . . . nice size and personality, perfect black. Add the long nose and they are winners in my book. So many brightly colored fish, to have one of these again will be a pleasure and is a goal.

Underrated: Griffis Angel.

 

[madweazl]

Over rated: Hybrid clowns (all of 'em)

Under rated: Firefish

 

[sfin52]

Ebilii Angel and cinnamon clown underrated. Overrated the flame angel they just don't play nice.

 

[Mrod]

Underrated: Talbot damsel. I picked a damsel knowing most of you are running away, lol. Really is a pretty fish and not as aggressive as your typical damsel.

Overrated: royal gramma

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

Over rated: kole tang, deformed clownfish

Underated; assessors, chysiptera damsels, bar gobies.

 

[Dodgersfan]

Overrated: all clownfish. Most Tangs are a close 2nd.

Underrated: blennies: the $12 fish that will have the most personality in your tank AND keep it clean for you

 

[crayon]

Over rated: Gem Tangs
Under rated: Assessors

 

[Brian1f1]

Overrated: Naso tangs. They are attractive, but really just get far to large for the vast majority of aquaria they are kept in.

Underrated: mystery wrasse. They are lumped in with the rest of their family as hyper-aggressive, only wrasse even in a big tank types. That has not been my experience. I’ve had a mystery wrasse in a 130g with a peppermint hog, rubmarginius fairy, flame fairy, and many many non-wrasses, off years, I never saw any aggression, and it was a beautiful fish.

 

[rtparty]

Overrated: Any clown fish, especially "designer". I will never put a clown in any of my tanks again.

Underrated: Firefish but specifically the Helfrichi. I rarely see them and they are easily my favorite

 

[Kmsutows]

Overrated: bandit angels... I just don't see the appeal even if it wasn't crazy expensive.

Underrated: marine betta and chalkbass

 

[PaulS]

Under rated yellow tang. First fish I would put in a tank