What is the hardest fish to keep in this hobby?

[Andreas' Reef]

What is the hardest fish to keep in this hobby?

 

[Paul inawhat]

blue ribbon eel, impossible to get to eat

 

[windemerejack]

What is the hardest fish to keep in this hobby?

define hardest to keep, lots of fish are hard to keep but for differing reasons.

 

[Andreas' Reef]

define hardest to keep, lots of fish are hard to keep but for differing reasons.

Like, the hardest to keep alive for a long time.

 

[PanchoG]

Moorish Idol

 

[SaltyT]

Choati leopard wrasse - very few success stories out there for this one.

 

[Renescence]

For me personally, the Blue Spot Jawfish has been impossible. We have a cover on our tank and everything and 2 have managed to Free Willy their way across the room 10 ft away.

 

[Azedenkae]

Whale shark.

:3

 

[windemerejack]

Moorish Idol

I would 100% agree with this, imo it should be kept in the ocean

 

[sixline]

blue whale?

 

[windemerejack]

blue whale?

Can't have that one not a fish

 

[ChiCity]

... a fish called wanda.

 

[sixline]

Can't have that one not a fish

Great point.

PInnatus batfish comes to mind as a contender.

 

[windemerejack]

Great point.

PInnatus batfish comes to mind as a contender.

Again another fish that should be kept in the ocean

 

[ca1ore]

For me, Tuka anthias!

 

[Rmckoy]

The first thing that comes to mind is a majority of the butterflyfish .

most are accessible but long term most starve

 

[Thaxxx]

Long term, I would say....
Quoyi Parrot Fish

 

[G Santana]

Fish n chips, they never last long in my house, and now I'm hungry!!!

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

O this poor thread... bombed by all the pps.
Lol
Id say sweetlips. Boxfish. Sure theirs others but usually its just a matter of getting them eating.
D

 

[jasonrusso]

For me personally, the Blue Spot Jawfish has been impossible. We have a cover on our tank and everything and 2 have managed to Free Willy their way across the room 10 ft away.

I've had mine for 9 months. I know it's not that long, but he's a happy camper. He has a HUGE condo he dug out. He eats every day