fish ID please,, and advice, good or bad qualities
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Mike Johnson
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Black and white fish looks like a Black Snapper. Can't tell for sure, fuzzy pic. They get to 30 inches.
Mike Johnson
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If you're at the LFS Kyle 
I hope you're broke & your credit cards are all somewhere else. :hammerhea
Care Level: DIFFICULT
MIN. Tank Size: 200 gallon
Why do you tend to pick out this kind of fish
I am glad you are researching before you buy...that is what you're doing, right?
I hope you're broke & your credit cards are all somewhere else. :hammerheaCare Level: DIFFICULT
MIN. Tank Size: 200 gallon
Why do you tend to pick out this kind of fish
I am glad you are researching before you buy...that is what you're doing, right?
Photo #1 looks like one of those rare "Deformities" that are so popular in Asian markets (Hong Kong LOVES them). I don't care for them personally but that's just my own personal opinion. I've seen this done intentionally in the FW market to drive the price up of "Rare" fancy fish.
Here are a couple of links about "Tail-less Angels"
http://reefbuilders.com/2013/12/07/tailless-bandit-angelfish-practically-belief/
http://blog.aquanerd.com/2012/07/rare-fish-at-pacific-island-aquatics.html
http://reefbuilders.com/2013/12/07/tailless-bandit-angelfish-practically-belief/
http://blog.aquanerd.com/2012/07/rare-fish-at-pacific-island-aquatics.html
kyle4201
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If you're at the LFS Kyle
Care Level: DIFFICULT
MIN. Tank Size: 200 gallon
Why do you tend to pick out this kind of fish
I am glad you are researching before you buy...that is what you're doing, right?
Mamma D,, you have raised me in the tank life well,, . I had plenty of money on me, just looking at fish while I was buying socks.
I am buying 2 fish sat and just researching first instead of just going in and saying ,, "O, THATS COOL, ILL TAKE 3 OF EACH". LOLSave your money on the Sweet Lips. When I first got into the hobby I bought one on an impulse after my LFS told me they get to about 6 inches in length. WRONG! They get over 2 feet long and grow-up into a big ugly fish that look nothing like the cute little spotted critters you see in the store, and more like something you'd catch out of a river on a rod & reel and throw back.
Tail-less angels are kind of an oddity. Some LFS's try to charge nose-bleed prices when they get their hands on one, but I don't consider buying a fish with a genetic birth defect an attractive attribute.
Tail-less angels are kind of an oddity. Some LFS's try to charge nose-bleed prices when they get their hands on one, but I don't consider buying a fish with a genetic birth defect an attractive attribute.