Wasp fish I believe...are they typically very expensive?

[livinlifeinBKK]

Found a vendor selling this fish and just started a new nano that's currently devoid of other fish and am planning to primarily only add corals. what is a standard price range? Although it would obviously be different here the guy is asking 1250 baht and Greissenger gobies cost 1200...do they generally cost that much (equal to a Greissenger Goby)? Yeah, that may seem rieally cheap if you do the conversion but for here that's top dollar. Maybe @lion king would know?

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Found a vendor selling this fish and just started a new nano that's currently devoid of other fish and am planning to primarily only add corals. what is a standard price range? Although it would obviously be different here the guy is asking 1250 baht and Greissenger gobies cost 1200...do they generally cost that much (equal to a Greissenger Goby)? Yeah, that may seem rieally cheap if you do the conversion but for here that's top dollar. Maybe @lion king would know?

Just checked the prices. In america, the waspfish usually goes for around $150 (the one you have is $35) and gressingeri gobies usually go for $100-$150 so yea, that's a good price

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Just checked the prices. In america, the waspfish usually goes for $150 (the one you have is $35) and gressingeri gobies usually go for $100-$150 so yea, that's a good price

Oh ok, then it's a fair price for here...I had no idea they generally ran that much. Again, expensive is a relative term so it's better to ask if they usually are the same price or higher than another expensive fish but it seems they are which makes that a fair deal.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

@Reefkeepers Archive do you have any personal experience with them?

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Also, any idea regarding the common name of this particular species? Prices seem to vary pretty widely....

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

@Reefkeepers Archive do you have any personal experience with them?

I have not kept many fish species, so I don't have any experience with waspfish, however they are anglers so they do need to be kept either solitary or with large tank mates, they are venomous like lionfish as an FYI, they can be a bit tricky to get eating though

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Also, any idea regarding the common name of this particular species? Prices seem to vary pretty widely....

Common name is red rooster pygmy waspfish, species name paracentropogon zonatus

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Common name is red rooster pygmy waspfish

Ok...thanks! It's a nano tank but I don't plan on many fish at all because I want to keep nutrients low for SPS so I'd be happy with only one fish honestly.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Ok...thanks! It's a nano tank but I don't plan on many fish at all because I want to keep nutrients low for SPS so I'd be happy with only one fish honestly.

Though as an FYI I don't know much about this particular species, just did a bit of research for the species name and price, though I do know a bit about general care as my LFS gets them in often

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Though as an FYI I don't know much about this particular species, just did a bit of research for the species name and price, though I do know a bit about general care as my LFS gets them in often

@lion king certainly knows plenty about them which is why I tagged him...I'm the type of guy to feed each polyp of a sun coral by hand nightly so I'm not particularly discouraged by feeding challenges but obviously I want to know as much as I can first

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

@lion king certainly knows plenty about them which is why I tagged him...I'm the type of guy to feed each polyp of a sun coral by hand nightly so I'm not particularly discouraged by feeding challenges but obviously I want to know as much as I can first

So this is a coincidence, I was just talking about potentially getting a sun coral a few minutes ago lol

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

So this is a coincidence, I was just talking about potentially getting a sun coral a few minutes ago lol

Wow haha that is funny! I can help you out there! I've kept all kinds, including black sun corals which are actually my favorite!

 

[Paul B]

Just checked the prices. In america, the waspfish usually goes for around $150

I have two of them. One was about $50.00 (US) and I got the other one for about $30.00 (US)
If I see another one, I will get it.

Very cool fish, stays in the front and eats anything. (I don't use any dry food)

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I have two of them. One was about $50.00 (US) and I got the other one for about $30.00 (US)
If I see another one, I will get it.

Very cool fish

Well that makes the price here seem ridiculously high...online I was seeing $150. I know there are deals sometimes and having connections goes a long way. What are the care requirements?

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Wow haha that is funny! I can help you out there! I've kept all kinds, including black sun corals which are actually my favorite!

Can i keep them in a no-flow spot? I have a really dark cave that I want to keep them in

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Can i keep them in a no-flow spot? I have a really dark cave that I want to keep them in

They really prefer to have medium to strong flow IME. I wouldn't place them there if I were you or at least not before you've trained them to eat regularly. When you first buy them they likely won't want to eat initially.

 

[Paul B]

They do rest a lot and rarely swim. They kind of crawl or jump around the bottom. Mine stay in the front and are good eaters.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

They really prefer to have medium to strong flow IME. I wouldn't place them there if I were you or at least not before you've trained them to eat regularly. When you first buy them they likely won't want to eat initially.

I don't really have any low-light spots like that, most of my tank is low flow (I keep LPS)

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I don't really have any low-light spots like that, most of my tank is low flow (I keep LPS)

They don't absolutely need low light...you can train them to eat while lights are on...I would just suggest any spot with at least some flow. In the wild they are mostly in high flow areas. If you place them in lighted areas you can begin feeding them during lights out time and transition to daylight hours

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

They don't absolutely need low light...you can train them to eat while lights are on...I would just suggest any spot with at least some flow. In the wild they are mostly in high flow areas. If you place them in lighted areas you can begin feeding them during lights out time and transition to daylight hours

Do they have any sweepers or just feeding arms?