$75,000

[dthoffsett]

Came across this article today, though you all might enjoy. Too bad they're going to eat it.

Restaurant forks out $75,000 for lucky fishTue Apr 3, 10:31 AM ET

A Chinese restaurant has paid $75,000 for a giant golden-colored tiger fish, a symbol of wealth and good fortune, state media said Tuesday.

The fish, weighing in at 48 kg (105 lb), was caught Sunday off the coast of Zhanjiang in the booming southern province of Guangdong, the China News Service said.

"The restaurant agreed to display the fish... It is about 1.75 meters long and its scales shine like gold," it said.

The restaurant paid 580,000 yuan ($75,050), bargaining down from the market price of 800,000 yuan ($103,500) -- but it was still almost three times the amount someone paid for a giant tiger fish the same weight three years ago.

The fish, named "golden cash tiger fish" in Chinese, would be sold to diners at about 2,000 yuan per kg, the China News Service said, without explaining the prospect of losing money on a dish that cost the restaurant 12,000 yuan per kg.

($1=7.728 Yuan)

 

[DeepSeaFishin]

And, what if the fish dies due to the change in environment? Or am I reading that wrong, and it is dead?

 

[dthoffsett]

If I understand it correctly, they're going to display it for a short time, then cook it and sell it.

 

[karmagl]

are they going to eat it?

 

[paul_219]

WOW does it gives gold. I wonder what is special?

 

[PRW1988]

It's considered to be a lucky fish because it's gold in coloration and the gold color of anything is meant to bring good luck... Most likly they will have it on display in their shop to lure the crowds in and then they will say it's because of the lucky golden colored fish they have so much business...

 

[Dorkhedeos]

its actually 127k

http/www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1888899.htm

 

[Amunet]

Poor unlucky fish.
Good luck to the people... bad bad luck for the fish

 

[Griz]

I wonder what they taste like.

 

[Amunet]

I wonder what they taste like.

I'm just guessing here.. but I'd have to say like fish *nodnod* lol My bad.... I couldn't help myself! My smart allick came out and had to respond hehe

 

[SnBMeg]

It's considered to be a lucky fish because it's gold in coloration and the gold color of anything is meant to bring good luck... Most likly they will have it on display in their shop to lure the crowds in and then they will say it's because of the lucky golden colored fish they have so much business...

Well, technically speaking, it is because of the "lucky" golden fish that they'd have so much business. Just because the fish is considered to be fortuitous and therefore makes a spectacle, rather than it necessarily bringing good luck in and of itself.

(Although that can open up the can of worms as to what "luck" really is--does it just happen, or does it happen because we make it so?)

 

[tetraqueen]

its actually 127k

http/www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1888899.htm

From that website it looks kinda dead to me but not something I would care to eat.

 

[PRW1988]

It's dead on a butcher block, there was a pic in the toronto star this morning, and apparently the cost was $87000 canadian...

 

[cheesy feet]

Some cultures are a but weird ey?! .Nice big fish though

 

[adamgreen240]

nice fish, wouldnt buy it 4 my tank tho