The fish you want but cant have

[vetteguy53081]

I have had my naso for over 6 years and it's currently in a 180g. I don't think they get as large as what is listed as their max size.

I agree. Maybe 8-9". Ive seen a 12" one but was in a 1100 gallon store display

 

[Rmckoy]

Oil not water

I only strain it , mix with mayo and add yellow mustard .
Oil or water doesn’t matter

 

[paragrouper]

Said the universe: "just get a bigger tank "

Said the wife “not till I get a new embroidery machine”

 

[BurtG]

I just want a breeding pair of megladons.

 

[Stang67]

I just want a breeding pair of megladons.

 

[alprazo]

Goliath Grouper

 

[Rmckoy]

So
Many beautiful butterflyfish but rarely ever seen . Actually .. I can honestly say I’ve never seen them for sale in any lfs

 

[Rmckoy]

So many but this is just a few easy google screenshots

 

[Seagre]

What's that one fish that you absolutely love and want to have but can't. Whether it's because of tank size, tank type, budget or some other reason.
I would love to have a queen angel but my tanks not big enough, I have a Mixed reef, and they can be difficult to get.
They are my favorite fish to see when I go diving.

Flame Angel. Beautiful fish sadly it would murder all my corals.

 

[Brymac1]

Chaetodon larvatus. Due to the fact that they are obligate corralivores, I’m not sure I will ever have the time or skill set to properly care for one.

 

[Doctorgori]

Barracuda.

ha ha I was gonna say Coelacanth

moorish idol havnt built up the courage to try one after reading all the negatives about em also a lavatus butterfly due to cost and rarity but my favorite saltwater fish

biggest trick is getting one thats healthy and eating, after that next issue avoiding ich and idol on idol murder … diet should include veggies

Anyway I want another Rock Beauty, lost last two from ich…hurt a lot as these were both eating and not bothering corals….sucked

 

[Rmckoy]

Indian Ocean Redfin butterflyfish
Myers butterflyfish
Clown butterflyfish

If they ever come available .
I’d grab one in a heart beat !

 

[MT. Reefer]

Helfrichi Firefish. Such a gorgeous little fish, so expensive. Of course my limits on what an 'expensive' fish looks like have been going up over the years. First it was semi-fancy bettas coming in at 20-30 bucks, THEN I got into saltwater, and $50 for a single shrimp.

I just dropped $100 on a very lovely clownfish though, so maybe another year or two and $200 will seem like the norm.

I'd also like to keep a Coral Beauty, but 1. tank size and 2. soft corals. Alas.

Helfrichi Firefish $106.00 on Reef Beauties. They supply really nice fish.

 

[Narideth]

Helfrichi Firefish $106.00 on Reef Beauties. They supply really nice fish.

Oooh. Oh no what have you done!?

(Thanks!)

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Enter my favorite fish, canthigaster solandri. I don't even care that they are cheap and common. Best fish ever.

Of course until they eat your millepora.

 

[saltyhog]

I have two.....Genicanthus personatus (Masked Angelfish) . Obviously because of the price. The other is an Ornate Butterfly (Chaetodon ornatissiumus)...because they are obligate corallivores and I love my SPS.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

How about the humphead wrasse, or at least a tank large enough for one, and I guess a house big enough for the tank also

 

[Rmckoy]

How about the humphead wrasse, or at least a tank large enough for one, and I guess a house big enough for the tank also

How big does it grow ?
Pictures v

 

[ThaBeast]

A Conspic…Poma Labs has some nice looking ones but I told my wife I’d do a peaceful ‘flowy’ tank this time…hammers/frogspawn/octospawn and a couple alveopora

 

[LadAShark]

Cheek lined maori wrasse. Supposedly exists in the aquarium trade, but I have literally never seen it for sale.

If anyone has, I would like to know.

To a lesser extent, hawaiian black triggerfish. It seems many just stock the indian triggerfish and don't realize that it is a different species.

Butterflyfish, moorish idols, angelfish and other coral eaters. Port jackson and epaulette sharks as they would demolish any cleanup crew and potentially fish. Morays/cat sharks/other benthic sharks that would otherwise work in a large aquarium, but threaten to damage rockwork, corals (due to being able to bulldoze through them), or livestock.