Working at a wholesaler I've seen and worked with everything here except the peppermint. They really are flown in first class. Generally they are purchased before they even arrive at the facility, in some cases they are collected specifically for a client.
Candy Basslets aren't as reclusive as you suggest. When 1st added to a tank, they will find a cave to dwell in and usually can be spotted hanging out there (although usually very hard to spot). After several months, they are usually easily spotted and will swim from in and around your nooks and crannies. Then during feeding time can even be seen in "open" water.
I seen some of these fish in Petco in the states. Yes I have a saltwater fish aquarium. I started back up again. Been while like 2016. I see now salt water tank s are getting easier. They can be cheap but not . I start off simple and easy just let it grow.i have 55 gallon. I'm thinking starting up 60 or 75 .
These fish are all really beutiful but one reason why i never got into salt water tanks is due to most fish being taken from the wild instead of captive bred. I still know that some species are captive bred but not a lot from my experience.
McCulloch clownfish from Lord Howe Island Australia were sold to the US for $5000 USD each. They live in protected waters also but are tank bred available in the US pretty cheap now I believe. I managed to get a couple wild caught ones and to my knowledge are the only ones in Australia 🤔
I listen to your videos when I drive to work in the morning (so I can dream of having a ginormous saltwater tank in my classroom or house) and every time you curse and you cover it up with a car horn my heart jumps out of my chest😂 even though I live in the middle of nowhere and no one honks their horns here😂
My wife made me sleep on the couch when I bought a regal angel and a interstellar bounce mushroom for a total of 550 dollars without her knowing. I can't imagine what would happen to me if I bought even one of these fish.
@@bummbrotha1065... it's been discovered that they eat sponges in the wild. Consequently, if you feed them specialist sponge based food in the aquarium, they'll stand a chance of lasting for some time. Trouble is, they grow big if they do last a long time, and the sponge food gets really expensive when they pile on body mass.
I just visited my local fish store and they had a Deepwater angel fish not sure of the name but it wasn't the Peppermint one though it was $30,000 dollars. So yea there are definitely fish out there that cost more than my car!
I know they are large angels and not for reefs. But you must touch on the Annularis Angelfish. Imo they are the most beautiful fish, when kept in a fish only tank with plenty of white light
@scoot manke you only ever see the expensive corals in the LFS, fish a relatively cheap in comparison. That is the point I'm making. But thanks for the abuse - hope this makes you feel better.
This was where I found the hybrid Kingi going for £15K last year ... which now ranks as the most expensive fish I've ever been up close and personal with :)
Awesome - I would say you covered all the fish - there are a few below $1000 that are crazy expensive and difficult (femininus and some special fairy wrasse, ventralis anthias, yellow hawkfish and the peppermint hogfish - all of those fish I'd be happy owning if they were under $200 but really all the ones you have on your list are better. I would say that the Candy Basslet is a great fish and I am planning on getting the swales. Also I have seen captive bred multibars (I want to get a pair) and these are deeper water angels so should be reefsafe. The masked angelfish are also totally reefsafe as are all the geinacantus - all of those are great alternatives - I like the spotbreast ;) What you should do is a popular Hawaiian fish list and alternatives
About 6 months ago, I encountered a hybrid angel at a shop near me that had a whopping £15,000 price tag. Probably the most expensive fish I've ever seen up close and personal, so to speak. For the same money, a local car dealer was offering a second hand Mercedes convertible. :) Pretty much puts this into perspective!
As an American I was shocked and saddened to learn that we had lost Hawaii as a state on a Brit fish channel. Well, Bugger off! I say! We didn't need the blighters!
i know this is off topic but i can’t seem to find a good balance for my reef breeder lights. i was wondering if you could share your light settings and mounting height so i could get a better idea to be at! for context: i’m looking to mainly keep LPS and some SPS if that helps at all. thank you!
Varies massively with fish and because these are rare there's not much information. Clownfish can live for 20+ years whereas others like some blennies only 3-4. Not that helpful an answer but it's the best I can do!
Me, used to freshwater fish, seeing the prices of the cheaper alternatives: [gags] "Wow, that's pretty expensive!" Seeing that of the expensive ones: [faints].
There's too many to list here but Abyss Aquatics in the north, Reefkeeper Rugby in the midlands and The Ocean Project in the south is where I'd start. Ask on a Facebook group or forum for more.
Buddy I used too get cod from my Chinese takeaway it went that exspensive now they palm everybody off with basa😆 I supose if your a millionaire and get people in to set up reef tanks and let them maintain it you can afford it just don't get sucked into the hype some fish shop I used b4 had a yellow tang with blotches all over it it look awful too me but it was 3 grand and some muppit bought it and had it delivered ide rather spend my money on good lighting and coral
It's amazing how deep the pockets are of some people in this hobby. Also, just a little nit-pick, but I'm sure you're aware Hawaii is a state, and not a country. haha
That nearly happened to me a couple of days ago, took the cover off to wash the weir combs and when I came back from the kitchen my Harlequin Tusk was flapping on the floor! Thankfully he’s just fine.
Hawaii isn't a country, it is the 50th state in the United States of America. The Mailed/Reticulated butterflyfish is a close match for a wrought-iron butterfly. As is the white-faced butterflyfish.
I don’t get the appeal of candy basslets. They look cool but not cool enough to be $1000. An lfs had one near me I think it was closer to $2000 but I don’t get why they are so crazy. Plenty of nice fish that look similar for less than a 10th of the price.
Holy shit, 30K for a fish LOL. That's crazy haha. Don't have that ind of money but I'm going to the LFS tomorrow to (hopefully) get me some nice fish and some corals. Can't wait!
I like all these fish but I don’t find them that interesting to keep. I’m more of a predator fish type of guy and I really just don’t like the “center piece” fish. I like cichlids or bass because first Their not expensive (some times) and secondly you can just catch them and grow them out they’ll probably be more interesting than some 10, 000 dollar limited edition blue tang. I would rather pay 500 dollars for a pond or huge tank than for just one fish.
"$1000 fish is 6 months of your mortgage payments" what. shit bro how long ago did you buy your house cuz my 1200 sq 1.5 story house in Ontario is almost $2000 a month!
I think it's strange people pay more for a hybrid, I'm a pure bread kinda guy. Take a macro shot of the face of a scopas tang and tell me that's not a bad ass looking fish.
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"Divorce inducing" 👏🤣
Hahaha, !!!!!!!
Working at a wholesaler I've seen and worked with everything here except the peppermint.
They really are flown in first class. Generally they are purchased before they even arrive at the facility, in some cases they are collected specifically for a client.
Have you gotten a flathead perch?
I have never heard of the descriptive term "divorce-inducing" in my life. Absolutely brilliant.
I bet you could do a similar list of corals in the hobby! Thanks for the entertaining video. I love your commentary!
That would be awesome
Really funny and informative video Alex! Interesting how often your cheaper alternatives are actually prettier than the expensive version 👍🏻
Picked up my Longnose Hawkfish after seeing in one of your videos. Love that fish. So much fun to watch.
Candy Basslets aren't as reclusive as you suggest. When 1st added to a tank, they will find a cave to dwell in and usually can be spotted hanging out there (although usually very hard to spot). After several months, they are usually easily spotted and will swim from in and around your nooks and crannies. Then during feeding time can even be seen in "open" water.
0:51 wow, that powder brown looks MASSIVE!
8:06 what is that goby/blenny in the background called? I want to get one of those.
The little red guy? He's a scarlet dragonet - very finicky eater
@@ReefDorkThanks for telling me I didn’t think you would respond to a video that was posted 2 years ago
@@bowLoqR 🙂
Newer subscriber here from Arizona- this has been my favorite video yet. Thank you!
I love how this dude give the alternative so easy for us
Cheers for the clip. I caught the peppermint in your video . It was a nice day with a couple of other beauty’s as well
Good wroughtiron alternative would be the Marine Betta/Comet if you want that black with white speckles type look imo.
Thats known as living your life on the edge...
Nice collection of information.
Flame angelfish is really a great addition to the tank.
I seen some of these fish in Petco in the states. Yes I have a saltwater fish aquarium. I started back up again. Been while like 2016. I see now salt water tank s are getting easier. They can be cheap but not . I start off simple and easy just let it grow.i have 55 gallon. I'm thinking starting up 60 or 75 .
I'm from the states and really enjoying your channel
These fish are all really beutiful but one reason why i never got into salt water tanks is due to most fish being taken from the wild instead of captive bred. I still know that some species are captive bred but not a lot from my experience.
It's getting better, but there's still a long way to go
@@ReefDork flathead perch was missing its one of the most beautiful fish and My dream
That wrought iron angel looks Aamazing!!
McCulloch clownfish from Lord Howe Island Australia were sold to the US for $5000 USD each. They live in protected waters also but are tank bred available in the US pretty cheap now I believe. I managed to get a couple wild caught ones and to my knowledge are the only ones in Australia 🤔
I listen to your videos when I drive to work in the morning (so I can dream of having a ginormous saltwater tank in my classroom or house) and every time you curse and you cover it up with a car horn my heart jumps out of my chest😂 even though I live in the middle of nowhere and no one honks their horns here😂
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Clicked on a few ads for you buddy 😉😆🤣
😅 THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is how it's done!
with a divorce enduring 30 thousand pounds.
Best thing ever 😂👏👏👏👏
Great video those are some very expensive fish
hey ReefZa! haha! awesome video as always! have a great day!
My wife made me sleep on the couch when I bought a regal angel and a interstellar bounce mushroom for a total of 550 dollars without her knowing.
I can't imagine what would happen to me if I bought even one of these fish.
I say regal angels are definitely worth all that! :)
@@DavidSmith-ki2we ya but they have a very bad survivability record in captivity
@@bummbrotha1065... it's been discovered that they eat sponges in the wild. Consequently, if you feed them specialist sponge based food in the aquarium, they'll stand a chance of lasting for some time.
Trouble is, they grow big if they do last a long time, and the sponge food gets really expensive when they pile on body mass.
To diversify your list some you could add the gem tang as it sells for about $1,000 US.
I typically see it for around 400$ in stores
Another great video Alex, just missed you the other week down at the ocean project, you need to do a video on them guys
I'll have him on a livestream soon - I've got a lot of time for Shaun 🙂
I think your picks are a hell of a lot better looking!
Loved your video Alex! keep em coming matey! 😀👍
Very entertaining and informative. Please keep making these excellent videos.
I just visited my local fish store and they had a Deepwater angel fish not sure of the name but it wasn't the Peppermint one though it was $30,000 dollars. So yea there are definitely fish out there that cost more than my car!
I've been to Rarotonga and I didn't see the peppermint angel but I saw some beautiful saltwater fish
Awesome flame angel. I really like the coral beauty angel and theres not many fish more beautiful than the mandarine goby
Great upload. Love your commentary.
Excellent and amusing survey. Thank you.
I know they are large angels and not for reefs. But you must touch on the Annularis Angelfish. Imo they are the most beautiful fish, when kept in a fish only tank with plenty of white light
Ocean Project has the best fish imo including the king angle, great Video :)
I can't believe the fish are more expensive than corals! Enjoyed the video - thank you 👍
@scoot manke you only ever see the expensive corals in the LFS, fish a relatively cheap in comparison. That is the point I'm making. But thanks for the abuse - hope this makes you feel better.
A lot easier to get a coral and frag it , than catching a single reef fish!
Great video recently got my 240l tank can't wait to set up
Your tank is looking awesome. Like the new scape
I’m lucky living in Australia where you can dive and see some of these fish in the wild
I have velvet problem how can i fix my tank just only fairy wrasse survive
Seen the Tigerpyge angel for £699 and the Kingi at Finest Aquatics Widnes , haven't been for a week so might have been sold but a great shop.
Bargain!
This was where I found the hybrid Kingi going for £15K last year ... which now ranks as the most expensive fish I've ever been up close and personal with :)
Well this video really made me laugh but also great information on alternatives.
That’s some list of fish Alex I’ll have 2 of each please!!,!!
Great video as always 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Is the Goldflake juvenile a captive bred one from Bali Aquarich? I’m going to use this image for what a pure Goldflake Angel looks like when small.
Don't know I'm afraid...
Awesome - I would say you covered all the fish - there are a few below $1000 that are crazy expensive and difficult (femininus and some special fairy wrasse, ventralis anthias, yellow hawkfish and the peppermint hogfish - all of those fish I'd be happy owning if they were under $200 but really all the ones you have on your list are better.
I would say that the Candy Basslet is a great fish and I am planning on getting the swales. Also I have seen captive bred multibars (I want to get a pair) and these are deeper water angels so should be reefsafe. The masked angelfish are also totally reefsafe as are all the geinacantus - all of those are great alternatives - I like the spotbreast ;)
What you should do is a popular Hawaiian fish list and alternatives
Great idea!
About 6 months ago, I encountered a hybrid angel at a shop near me that had a whopping £15,000 price tag. Probably the most expensive fish I've ever seen up close and personal, so to speak.
For the same money, a local car dealer was offering a second hand Mercedes convertible. :)
Pretty much puts this into perspective!
Just found the photo and the documentation ... it was a hybrid kingi × trimaculatus. If it's still at the shop, £15K and it's yours.
I'll take the Merc thanks!
As an American I was shocked and saddened to learn that we had lost Hawaii as a state on a Brit fish channel. Well, Bugger off! I say! We didn't need the blighters!
when the world reopens you should come over to Australia and see some of our reefs and marine shops!
Great video as always but the peppermint angel is not a house deposit but a whole bloody house ha ha
Where you live maybe Dave 😁💪
Another great inclusion would have been the conspicuous angel which is generally close to $5k USD for a captive bred specimen. Beautiful fish too.
Loved that vid 🙌👌🙏😍
Alex.. do the longnose hawkfish eat bristle worms? I just found some in my tank and hate them . Regards Paul
Nope, afraid not - I have loads of Bristleworms and everything avoids them when I lift up a rock and they blow around the tank!
@@ReefDork thanks Alex much appreciated.
Those black and white clownfish are so badass
Great video! Despite the cost they are absolutley not the 10 nicest looking fish are they! 😂 some great and better looking alternative suggestions 👍
Surprised the old conspic angel wasn't on the list along with the tinkers butterfly 😉
Great Fishes 👍
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i know this is off topic but i can’t seem to find a good balance for my reef breeder lights. i was wondering if you could share your light settings and mounting height so i could get a better idea to be at!
for context: i’m looking to mainly keep LPS and some SPS if that helps at all. thank you!
About 10 inches off the surface - check the community tab of my RUclips channel for the full settings 👌
@@ReefDork thank you so much!
Hawaii is not a country, its a state belonging to the US but yes you are correct, they have banned exporting any sealife. Great video!
I have an arowana but really want a bass
so whats the lifespan approx of these fish.probably hard to say but try
Varies massively with fish and because these are rare there's not much information. Clownfish can live for 20+ years whereas others like some blennies only 3-4. Not that helpful an answer but it's the best I can do!
@@ReefDork thanks for your reply
I love the commentary 😂😂😂
Me, used to freshwater fish, seeing the prices of the cheaper alternatives: [gags] "Wow, that's pretty expensive!"
Seeing that of the expensive ones: [faints].
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Need that "Divorce Inducing" fish! Hope that does the trick. 😅😅
I guess alot of these angles would be in a fish only system. So you could pay the price as your not spending on coral.
Hey reef dork know this video is old but I’m looking for a marine shop that has everything sick of maidenheads stock always the same things
There's too many to list here but Abyss Aquatics in the north, Reefkeeper Rugby in the midlands and The Ocean Project in the south is where I'd start. Ask on a Facebook group or forum for more.
what does deep water man? 5m 10m 20m 50m?
Deeper than 50m
I’ve seen the top two expensive fish with some chips in a newspaper, expensive Friday meal!!
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is there something stopping people from breeding the more expensive fish? that's the only part I'm confused about, how their prices stay so high
Some of them are, including the masked angel. It's just difficult to work out so takes a lot of time and expertise so doesn't happen for many fish.
@@ReefDork i see, thanks for the response
Could you link the shops you've named? :)
I've just updated the description 🙂
I’ve recently seen a zebra tang going for over $7000 it recommend the convict tang for $100 lol
What is the fish in the thumbnail?
I'm not sure, some kind of wrasse is as close as I can guess!
My partners parent live in Verwood how have I never known about ocean project?!
New shop! Only been open for a few months...
@@ReefDork just been on there Facebook page.. trip there on the weekend😂
Great video now to start saving hahaha
Buddy I used too get cod from my Chinese takeaway it went that exspensive now they palm everybody off with basa😆 I supose if your a millionaire and get people in to set up reef tanks and let them maintain it you can afford it just don't get sucked into the hype some fish shop I used b4 had a yellow tang with blotches all over it it look awful too me but it was 3 grand and some muppit bought it and had it delivered ide rather spend my money on good lighting and coral
It's amazing how deep the pockets are of some people in this hobby. Also, just a little nit-pick, but I'm sure you're aware Hawaii is a state, and not a country. haha
Yeah, someone else pointed that out! Schoolboy error!
They are found all in the seas near my hometown lol
Gramma dejongi could have made your list :)
Thought Odontanthias katayamai would have been on here, only one in the hobby and can be yours for $20k.
Ooh, fathead anthias would have been a great alternative to this too!
I was waiting for the Gem Tang. Well I guess it aint that expensive in the Queens.
They're down to £600 in the UK now...
I live in south Africa so I see tiger Angel's all the time
Saw a kingi in finest aquatics very pricey indeed
Fancy getting up in the morning having forgotten to replace your jump guard and there on the floor lies your deceased Peppermint Angel fish.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
That would suck so bad!! That's reason for a trip to a therapist LOL!
That nearly happened to me a couple of days ago, took the cover off to wash the weir combs and when I came back from the kitchen my Harlequin Tusk was flapping on the floor! Thankfully he’s just fine.
@@freddycrea 😵 well saved 👏
@@freddycrea Easily done Freddy.
A wrought iron is my holy grail.
And I'm out here thinking the flame hawkfish is expensive at around £120
Hawaii isn't a country, it is the 50th state in the United States of America. The Mailed/Reticulated butterflyfish is a close match for a wrought-iron butterfly. As is the white-faced butterflyfish.
I don’t get the appeal of candy basslets. They look cool but not cool enough to be $1000. An lfs had one near me I think it was closer to $2000 but I don’t get why they are so crazy. Plenty of nice fish that look similar for less than a 10th of the price.
If they look as bright in the flesh as they do on the live aquaria picture, they'd be awesome 🙄
You forgot Tuna, definitely one of the most expensive 😂
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Holy shit, 30K for a fish LOL. That's crazy haha. Don't have that ind of money but I'm going to the LFS tomorrow to (hopefully) get me some nice fish and some corals. Can't wait!
Arowana, albeit fresh water, can be hundreds of thousands.
Australian Lungfish $2,500. Plus the large tank.
I like all these fish but I don’t find them that interesting to keep. I’m more of a predator fish type of guy and I really just don’t like the “center piece” fish. I like cichlids or bass because first Their not expensive (some times) and secondly you can just catch them and grow them out they’ll probably be more interesting than some 10, 000 dollar limited edition blue tang. I would rather pay 500 dollars for a pond or huge tank than for just one fish.
The Pakistani butterfly is $1- $2 in India.
It's hard being in this hobby as a college student
"$1000 fish is 6 months of your mortgage payments" what. shit bro how long ago did you buy your house cuz my 1200 sq 1.5 story house in Ontario is almost $2000 a month!
This is why I keep a firemouth that I bought as a baby from a private breeder for just £ 1! 😃 PS My grandad was Jewish.
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I got a candy basslet for 35$
I think it's strange people pay more for a hybrid, I'm a pure bread kinda guy. Take a macro shot of the face of a scopas tang and tell me that's not a bad ass looking fish.
conspicuous angel ?
Who's paying 6k for tigers I got mine earlier this year for $1200