Overrated fish

[BaliReefBox]

Clownfish and anemones are what brought a lot of people to reef aquarium. Most interesting of symbiotic relationship. And Oh so beautiful. I am so sorry that you guys missed out.

wow some super great shots here...luv ya work

 

[blaxsun]

I'm just gonna say it: tangs. You almost need to have them perform a short series of basic survival techniques before taking them home. Because if there's one type of fish that keeps coming up with new and bizarre ways to die - it's tangs.

 

[Slocke]

Tangs and FoxFace are hardy, fat healthy and beautiful if you even 1/2 way provide them with what they needed to thrive. I am sorry taht you cannot get your tangs to do well.

Never owned one actually. My foxes, in my opinion are easier, prettier, and less risky. Along with that Tangs just aren’t as pretty as wrasses and angels to me. Maybe some tangs are fine but I see too many dead ones at the LFS. Also I’m trying for fully peaceful tanks. All those reasons combined mean I've had no will to add a Tang to a tank.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Is it because they cost so much??

Super expensive but pretty boring IMO

 

[i cant think]

Balistidae
Some Amphiprion/Premnas (The common ones - Rarer wild ones aren’t as bad)
Cardinals
Pomacanthus paru
Pomacanthus arcuatus
Pygoplites diacanthus (Small CB)
Blenniidae
Chelmon rostratum
Forcipiger Flavissimus
Most Pseudocheilinus spp.

And that’s just the beginning of my list :)

Bandit Angels

Zebrasoma gemmatum
Zebrasoma flavescens
Apolemichthys arcuatus
Zanclus zanclus
Chromis spp.

Just to add a few more :))

I’m back ;)

Acanthurus leucosternon
Acanthurus japonicus
Acanthurus coeruleus
Acanthurus sohal
Acanthurus lineatus
Acanthurus leucocheilus
Acanthurus pyroferus
Acanthurus tristis
Acanthurus fowleri
Acanthurus mata
Acanthurus bariene
Acanthurus dussumieri
Acanthurus nigricaudus
Acanthurus auranticavus
Acanthurus gahhm
Acanthurus nubilis
Acanthurus polyzona
Acanthurus nigroris
Acanthurus leucopareius
Acanthurus guttatus
Acanthurus thompsoni
Acanthurus monroviae
Acanthurus bahianus
Paracanthurus hepatus
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Ctenochaetus striatus
Ctenochaetus marginatus
Zebrasoma scopas
Zebrasoma xanthurus
Zebrasoma scopas (hybrid)
Naso brevirostris
Naso lituratus
Naso unicornis
Naso annulatus
Naso tuberosus
Siganus guttaus
Siganus lineatus
Siganus virgatus
Siganus punctatus
Siganus vulpinus
Siganus unimaculatus
Apolemichthys kingi
Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus
Apolemichthys guezei
Centropyge argi
Centropyge bicolor
Centropyge acanthops
Centropyge collini
Centropyge debellius
Centropyge eibli
Centropyge shepardi
Centropyge flavicaudus
Centropyge fisheri
Centropyge heraldi
Centropyge cocosensis
Centropyge hotumatua
Centropyge interruptus
Centropyge joculator
Centropyge multispinis
Centropyge nox
Centropyge nigrocellus
Chaetodontoplus chrycosephalus
Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus
Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus
Chaetodontoplus meredithi
Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi
Genicanthus semifasciatus (M)
Genicanthus watanabei (M)
Genicanthus semicinctus (M)
Holacanthus bermudensis
Holacanthus africanus
Holacanthus limbaughi
Holacanthus clairionensis
Holacanthus passer
Pomacanthus annularis
Pomacanthus chrysurus
Pomacanthus maculosus
Pomacanthus rhomboides
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Chaetodon assarius
Chaetodon auriga
Chaetodon auripes
Chaetodon bennetti
Chaetodon flavirostris
Chaetodon litus
Chaetodon miliaris
Chaetodon nippon
Chaetodon oxycephalus
Chaetodon pelewensis
Chaetodon rafflesi
Chaetodon reticulatus
Chaetodon sedentarius
Chaetodon smithi
Chaetodon humeralis
Chaetodon trifascialis
Chelmon mulleri
Chelmonops trunctatus
Coradion chrysozonus
Forcipiger flavissimus
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Prognathoides brasiliensis
Lipropoma carmabi
Lipropoma eukrines
Lipropoma mowbrayi
Lipropoma rubre
Lipropoma swalesi
Manoichthys paranox
Manoichthys splendens
Pictichromis diadema
Pictichromis pacagnellae
Pictichromis coralensis
Pictichromis porphyrea
Pseudochromis dutoiti
Pseudochromis flavivertex
Pseudochromis fridmani
Pseudochromis pylei
Gramma brasiliensis
Assessor flavissimus
Calloplesiops altivelis
Calloplesiops argus
Opistognathus rosenblatti
Opiatognathus whitehurstii

Oops… I didn’t mean to make it quite so long so I’ll stop here

 

[SaltyT]

I’m back ;)

Acanthurus leucosternon
Acanthurus japonicus
Acanthurus coeruleus
Acanthurus sohal
Acanthurus lineatus
Acanthurus leucocheilus
Acanthurus pyroferus
Acanthurus tristis
Acanthurus fowleri
Acanthurus mata
Acanthurus bariene
Acanthurus dussumieri
Acanthurus nigricaudus
Acanthurus auranticavus
Acanthurus gahhm
Acanthurus nubilis
Acanthurus polyzona
Acanthurus nigroris
Acanthurus leucopareius
Acanthurus guttatus
Acanthurus thompsoni
Acanthurus monroviae
Acanthurus bahianus
Paracanthurus hepatus
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Ctenochaetus striatus
Ctenochaetus marginatus
Zebrasoma scopas
Zebrasoma xanthurus
Zebrasoma scopas (hybrid)
Naso brevirostris
Naso lituratus
Naso unicornis
Naso annulatus
Naso tuberosus
Siganus guttaus
Siganus lineatus
Siganus virgatus
Siganus punctatus
Siganus vulpinus
Siganus unimaculatus
Apolemichthys kingi
Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus
Apolemichthys guezei
Centropyge argi
Centropyge bicolor
Centropyge acanthops
Centropyge collini
Centropyge debellius
Centropyge eibli
Centropyge shepardi
Centropyge flavicaudus
Centropyge fisheri
Centropyge heraldi
Centropyge cocosensis
Centropyge hotumatua
Centropyge interruptus
Centropyge joculator
Centropyge multispinis
Centropyge nox
Centropyge nigrocellus
Chaetodontoplus chrycosephalus
Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus
Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus
Chaetodontoplus meredithi
Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi
Genicanthus semifasciatus (M)
Genicanthus watanabei (M)
Genicanthus semicinctus (M)
Holacanthus bermudensis
Holacanthus africanus
Holacanthus limbaughi
Holacanthus clairionensis
Holacanthus passer
Pomacanthus annularis
Pomacanthus chrysurus
Pomacanthus maculosus
Pomacanthus rhomboides
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Chaetodon assarius
Chaetodon auriga
Chaetodon auripes
Chaetodon bennetti
Chaetodon flavirostris
Chaetodon litus
Chaetodon miliaris
Chaetodon nippon
Chaetodon oxycephalus
Chaetodon pelewensis
Chaetodon rafflesi
Chaetodon reticulatus
Chaetodon sedentarius
Chaetodon smithi
Chaetodon humeralis
Chaetodon trifascialis
Chelmon mulleri
Chelmonops trunctatus
Coradion chrysozonus
Forcipiger flavissimus
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Prognathoides brasiliensis
Lipropoma carmabi
Lipropoma eukrines
Lipropoma mowbrayi
Lipropoma rubre
Lipropoma swalesi
Manoichthys paranox
Manoichthys splendens
Pictichromis diadema
Pictichromis pacagnellae
Pictichromis coralensis
Pictichromis porphyrea
Pseudochromis dutoiti
Pseudochromis flavivertex
Pseudochromis fridmani
Pseudochromis pylei
Gramma brasiliensis
Assessor flavissimus
Calloplesiops altivelis
Calloplesiops argus
Opistognathus rosenblatti
Opiatognathus whitehurstii

Oops… I didn’t mean to make it quite so long so I’ll stop here

Wow is there any fish you do like besides wrasses? :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:

 

[i cant think]

Wow is there any fish you do like besides wrasses? :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:

I mean… Yes but they’re dang well rare over here!
Would die for a Genicanthus personatus female, just I’m not willing to drop a house for it.

 

[Sailaway]

Cardinals, clownfish (even though I now have 2 pairs), gobies and most blennies.

Noooo! not the blennies!

 

[Sailaway]

Purple.

Agreed. Purple is the worst color.

 

[Andreas' Reef]

Gobys and blennys.
Can't stand em
D

Gobies?

 

[Slocke]

Agreed. Purple is the worst color.

Not as bad as yurple

 

[Rusty_L_Shackleford]

CLOWN FISH!

We all own them
I always have a pair in my tank(s)
they're pretty to look at
but they're JERKS!

Thats an interesting clownfish, what type is it?

 

[Slocke]

I’m back ;)

Acanthurus leucosternon
Acanthurus japonicus
Acanthurus coeruleus
Acanthurus sohal
Acanthurus lineatus
Acanthurus leucocheilus
Acanthurus pyroferus
Acanthurus tristis
Acanthurus fowleri
Acanthurus mata
Acanthurus bariene
Acanthurus dussumieri
Acanthurus nigricaudus
Acanthurus auranticavus
Acanthurus gahhm
Acanthurus nubilis
Acanthurus polyzona
Acanthurus nigroris
Acanthurus leucopareius
Acanthurus guttatus
Acanthurus thompsoni
Acanthurus monroviae
Acanthurus bahianus
Paracanthurus hepatus
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Ctenochaetus striatus
Ctenochaetus marginatus
Zebrasoma scopas
Zebrasoma xanthurus
Zebrasoma scopas (hybrid)
Naso brevirostris
Naso lituratus
Naso unicornis
Naso annulatus
Naso tuberosus
Siganus guttaus
Siganus lineatus
Siganus virgatus
Siganus punctatus
Siganus vulpinus
Siganus unimaculatus
Apolemichthys kingi
Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus
Apolemichthys guezei
Centropyge argi
Centropyge bicolor
Centropyge acanthops
Centropyge collini
Centropyge debellius
Centropyge eibli
Centropyge shepardi
Centropyge flavicaudus
Centropyge fisheri
Centropyge heraldi
Centropyge cocosensis
Centropyge hotumatua
Centropyge interruptus
Centropyge joculator
Centropyge multispinis
Centropyge nox
Centropyge nigrocellus
Chaetodontoplus chrycosephalus
Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus
Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus
Chaetodontoplus meredithi
Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi
Genicanthus semifasciatus (M)
Genicanthus watanabei (M)
Genicanthus semicinctus (M)
Holacanthus bermudensis
Holacanthus africanus
Holacanthus limbaughi
Holacanthus clairionensis
Holacanthus passer
Pomacanthus annularis
Pomacanthus chrysurus
Pomacanthus maculosus
Pomacanthus rhomboides
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Chaetodon assarius
Chaetodon auriga
Chaetodon auripes
Chaetodon bennetti
Chaetodon flavirostris
Chaetodon litus
Chaetodon miliaris
Chaetodon nippon
Chaetodon oxycephalus
Chaetodon pelewensis
Chaetodon rafflesi
Chaetodon reticulatus
Chaetodon sedentarius
Chaetodon smithi
Chaetodon humeralis
Chaetodon trifascialis
Chelmon mulleri
Chelmonops trunctatus
Coradion chrysozonus
Forcipiger flavissimus
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Prognathoides brasiliensis
Lipropoma carmabi
Lipropoma eukrines
Lipropoma mowbrayi
Lipropoma rubre
Lipropoma swalesi
Manoichthys paranox
Manoichthys splendens
Pictichromis diadema
Pictichromis pacagnellae
Pictichromis coralensis
Pictichromis porphyrea
Pseudochromis dutoiti
Pseudochromis flavivertex
Pseudochromis fridmani
Pseudochromis pylei
Gramma brasiliensis
Assessor flavissimus
Calloplesiops altivelis
Calloplesiops argus
Opistognathus rosenblatti
Opiatognathus whitehurstii

Oops… I didn’t mean to make it quite so long so I’ll stop here

After extensively going through this list I've come to a few conclusions:

1. I wasted an evening
2. Awwwwwww Chelmon mulleri!! I had no idea that the gaudy, show off Chelmon rostratus had a humble cousin! (I apologize for my random dislike of CBBs. Not even I understand it.)
3. Hemitaurichthys thompsoni?? Who's overrating that? That is unquestionably ugly!
4. Manoichthys paranox & Manoichthys splendens; stop making up fish!
5. You only managed to offend me twice!!

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

After extensively going through this list I've come to a few conclusions:

1. I wasted an evening
2. Awwwwwww Chelmon mulleri!! I had no idea that the gaudy, show off Chelmon rostratus had a humble cousin! (I apologize for my random dislike of CBBs. Not even I understand it.)
3. Hemitaurichthys thompsoni?? Who's overrating that? That is unquestionably ugly!
4. Manoichthys paranox & Manoichthys splendens; stop making up fish!
5. You only managed to offend me twice!!

You actually read that list!!

 

[BlueDamselReef]

Thats an interesting clownfish, what type is it?

Bullet Hole Snowflake Clown (Ocellaris)

 

[Slocke]

You actually read that list!!

I may have cut a few corners.

I’m back ;)

Acanthurus leucosternon
Acanthurus japonicus
Acanthurus coeruleus
Acanthurus sohal
Acanthurus lineatus
Acanthurus leucocheilus
Acanthurus pyroferus
Acanthurus tristis
Acanthurus fowleri
Acanthurus mata
Acanthurus bariene
Acanthurus dussumieri
Acanthurus nigricaudus
Acanthurus auranticavus
Acanthurus gahhm
Acanthurus nubilis
Acanthurus polyzona
Acanthurus nigroris
Acanthurus leucopareius
Acanthurus guttatus
Acanthurus thompsoni
Acanthurus monroviae
Acanthurus bahianus
Paracanthurus hepatus
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Ctenochaetus striatus
Ctenochaetus marginatus
Zebrasoma scopas
Zebrasoma xanthurus
Zebrasoma scopas (hybrid)
Naso brevirostris
Naso lituratus
Naso unicornis
Naso annulatus
Naso tuberosus
Siganus guttaus
Siganus lineatus
Siganus virgatus
Siganus punctatus
Siganus vulpinus
Siganus unimaculatus
Apolemichthys kingi
Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus
Apolemichthys guezei
Centropyge argi
Centropyge bicolor
Centropyge acanthops
Centropyge collini
Centropyge debellius
Centropyge eibli
Centropyge shepardi
Centropyge flavicaudus
Centropyge fisheri
Centropyge heraldi
Centropyge cocosensis
Centropyge hotumatua
Centropyge interruptus
Centropyge joculator
Centropyge multispinis
Centropyge nox
Centropyge nigrocellus
Chaetodontoplus chrycosephalus
Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus
Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus
Chaetodontoplus meredithi
Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi
Genicanthus semifasciatus (M)
Genicanthus watanabei (M)
Genicanthus semicinctus (M)
Holacanthus bermudensis
Holacanthus africanus
Holacanthus limbaughi
Holacanthus clairionensis
Holacanthus passer
Pomacanthus annularis
Pomacanthus chrysurus
Pomacanthus maculosus
Pomacanthus rhomboides
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Chaetodon assarius
Chaetodon auriga
Chaetodon auripes
Chaetodon bennetti
Chaetodon flavirostris
Chaetodon litus
Chaetodon miliaris
Chaetodon nippon
Chaetodon oxycephalus
Chaetodon pelewensis
Chaetodon rafflesi
Chaetodon reticulatus
Chaetodon sedentarius
Chaetodon smithi
Chaetodon humeralis
Chaetodon trifascialis
Chelmon mulleri
Chelmonops trunctatus
Coradion chrysozonus
Forcipiger flavissimus
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Prognathoides brasiliensis
Lipropoma carmabi
Lipropoma eukrines
Lipropoma mowbrayi
Lipropoma rubre
Lipropoma swalesi
Manoichthys paranox
Manoichthys splendens
Pictichromis diadema
Pictichromis pacagnellae
Pictichromis coralensis
Pictichromis porphyrea
Pseudochromis dutoiti
Pseudochromis flavivertex
Pseudochromis fridmani
Pseudochromis pylei
Gramma brasiliensis
Assessor flavissimus
Calloplesiops altivelis
Calloplesiops argus
Opistognathus rosenblatti
Opiatognathus whitehurstii

Oops… I didn’t mean to make it quite so long so I’ll stop here

It’s Manonichthys not Manoichthys! What a pain that was to figure out! Luckily I know my hand is a fish!!

 

[i cant think]

I may have cut a few corners.

It’s Manonichthys not Manoichthys! What a pain that was to figure out! Luckily I know my hand is a fish!!

I knew I misspelt something haha.
Knowing scientific names isn’t always great especially when it’s 9pm.

After extensively going through this list I've come to a few conclusions:

1. I wasted an evening
2. Awwwwwww Chelmon mulleri!! I had no idea that the gaudy, show off Chelmon rostratus had a humble cousin! (I apologize for my random dislike of CBBs. Not even I understand it.)
3. Hemitaurichthys thompsoni?? Who's overrating that? That is unquestionably ugly!
4. Manoichthys paranox & Manoichthys splendens; stop making up fish!
5. You only managed to offend me twice!!

Chelmon mulleri is nice I will agree but they’re riskier than Chelmon rostratum IME.
Great to hear I only offended you twice haha. I thought with those tangs I’d be getting questioned a lot more!

 

[Nemo&Friends]

i cannot think of any over rated fish, but there are plenty of overpriced ones.
I love my clowns, who have never bitten me, my sixline who never gave me any trouble, my 7 green chromis who spawn regurlarly, my Eibli angel who is not very common but active, my firefish which stay out all the time and even my pajama cardinal who are always there. I also love my hippo, so blue, but it does have a tendency to get itch.