Snowflake Clownfish!

PinStripes · 09-06-2006, 11:19 PM

Would you pay $499 for these?Click on the link!! But These are awesome looking fish. Can I produce these myself?

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden...0363&siteid=20

Jonno · 09-07-2006, 03:15 AM

i wouldn't because i don't really like the look of them. I'm sure there stunning in real life but not my cup of tea. I would prefer either a marron or fire clownfish instead at half the price

flamingo · 09-07-2006, 04:34 AM

Half the price..try like 1/50th the price :P.

Those variations are probably one in a few hundred thousand, that's why they're so high. Personally, I think they look disgusting IMO. I don't exactly feel like paying 500 bucks for something that looks like it's dying.

**Scuba Kid** · 09-07-2006, 07:41 AM

I agree. I wouldn't pay $500 for a fish that looks diseased. I mean, i'm sure they're plenty healthy but they just look BAD in my opinion. I'd much rather buy something a little more stunning for that price.

**TheOldSalt** · 09-07-2006, 11:05 AM

Hahahahahaa!

I had envisioned something speckled and attractive when I read the word snowflake. That's very unusual, but certainly not worth 500 bucks, I wouldn't think.

CollegeReefer · 09-07-2006, 11:31 AM

Kind of ugly....the top one more so then the bottom, but still.....

**Damon** · 09-07-2006, 11:33 AM

We all know that they are hybrids that they haven't been able to isolate and thus reproduce consistently. A serious breeder could take a chance as there could be lots to be made but the average hobbyist wouldn't and shouldn't. Very few of us can afford to lose $500.00 if they don't live more than a month.

Gourami Swami · 09-07-2006, 11:36 AM

My LFS has them for 400$ a pair, but still I wouldnt pay that. I do like the way they look though. They are absolutely STUNNING in real life.

harif87 · 09-07-2006, 12:13 PM

Honestly, i dont think theyre ugly, but i dont think that theyre so amazingly beautiful that i would pay $500 on it. But i think Simpte hit it on the nose. Theyre pretty rare which means that they dont breed that consistent, so to a breeder to whom it is worth to try breeding them and might or might not be successful it might be a reasonable buy since he/she knows how to take the chance since they know more about breeding. Hobbysits dont have that extra kicker to make the deal worth it. I would say stay away....unless your loaded out of your butt....

gdwb10101 · 09-07-2006, 10:26 PM

awe don't be so mean, fish have feelings too. Just kidding, they do look diseased

leveldrummer · 09-08-2006, 03:08 PM

i think they look cool, but sure as heck wont pay 250 a fish for them. forget that!

Gourami Swami · 09-10-2006, 06:15 PM

If I had like some sort of "get stuff free" card at my LFS I'd buy them and ship them to an experienced breeder here and reap 50% profits. But I dont. *sigh*

hexi · 01-01-2008, 07:38 PM

09-06-2006, 11:19 PM	#1
PinStripes Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 14 User Feedback: (0)	Snowflake Clownfish! Would you pay $499 for these?Click on the link!! But These are awesome looking fish. Can I produce these myself? http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden...0363&siteid=20

09-07-2006, 04:34 AM	#3
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 1,892 User Feedback: (2)	Half the price..try like 1/50th the price :P. Those variations are probably one in a few hundred thousand, that's why they're so high. Personally, I think they look disgusting IMO. I don't exactly feel like paying 500 bucks for something that looks like it's dying. __________________ Color exists only in the mind. . Am I only a thought?

09-07-2006, 07:41 AM	#4
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 3,874 User Feedback: (1)	I agree. I wouldn't pay $500 for a fish that looks diseased. I mean, i'm sure they're plenty healthy but they just look BAD in my opinion. I'd much rather buy something a little more stunning for that price. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

09-07-2006, 11:33 AM	#7
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982 User Feedback: (0)	We all know that they are hybrids that they haven't been able to isolate and thus reproduce consistently. A serious breeder could take a chance as there could be lots to be made but the average hobbyist wouldn't and shouldn't. Very few of us can afford to lose $500.00 if they don't live more than a month. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

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Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,089 User Feedback: (0)	My LFS has them for 400$ a pair, but still I wouldnt pay that. I do like the way they look though. They are absolutely STUNNING in real life. __________________

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09-07-2006, 03:15 AM	#2
Jonno Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Devon, UK Age: 20 Posts: 512 User Feedback: (0)	i wouldn't because i don't really like the look of them. I'm sure there stunning in real life but not my cup of tea. I would prefer either a marron or fire clownfish instead at half the price

09-07-2006, 11:05 AM	#5
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,020 User Feedback: (5)	Hahahahahaa! I had envisioned something speckled and attractive when I read the word snowflake. That's very unusual, but certainly not worth 500 bucks, I wouldn't think.

09-07-2006, 11:31 AM	#6
CollegeReefer Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stevens Pont, Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 378 User Feedback: (0)	Kind of ugly....the top one more so then the bottom, but still.....

09-07-2006, 12:13 PM	#9
harif87 Minor Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 989 User Feedback: (1)	Honestly, i dont think theyre ugly, but i dont think that theyre so amazingly beautiful that i would pay $500 on it. But i think Simpte hit it on the nose. Theyre pretty rare which means that they dont breed that consistent, so to a breeder to whom it is worth to try breeding them and might or might not be successful it might be a reasonable buy since he/she knows how to take the chance since they know more about breeding. Hobbysits dont have that extra kicker to make the deal worth it. I would say stay away....unless your loaded out of your butt.... __________________ sorry for beating you senseless "The human torch was denied a bank loan"

09-07-2006, 10:26 PM	#10
gdwb10101 Newblit Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Miami Age: 19 Posts: 251 User Feedback: (0)	awe don't be so mean, fish have feelings too. Just kidding, they do look diseased __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb-2X8l49uQ

09-08-2006, 03:08 PM	#11
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933 User Feedback: (1)	i think they look cool, but sure as heck wont pay 250 a fish for them. forget that! __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

09-10-2006, 06:15 PM	#12
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,089 User Feedback: (0)	If I had like some sort of "get stuff free" card at my LFS I'd buy them and ship them to an experienced breeder here and reap 50% profits. But I dont. sigh __________________

01-01-2008, 07:38 PM	#13
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