My most expensive fish $ 1300.

[Mazain]

RTG or Red Tail Golden Arowana spent $ 1300 and size was 10 inches, has grown a few inches in pic and the rest is history. Arowanas were my 1st love and didn't disappoint. The experience was truly Asia.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

The most I have ever spent on fish was $1,000 each, But I got 10 at that time. It almost killed me to spend that much, But I had been loaned them to try and get them breeding and I succeeded. So when I was allowed to buy them. I was paying for proven breeders. However, I was able to sell enough offspring over time to cover the cost of the parents.

Like most people will say, any fish is worth only as much as one is willing to pay for it. But we both know that for sure

That is a very pretty fish you have there.

 

[Mazain]

I had an arapima before the arowana and boy he was the centre of attention. He grew up to 4 feet later transfered to a public aquarium "Water World" in Sri Lanka.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Unfortuantely, space constraints limited me to a couple of 5 foot tanks as my max size, So I have not been able to keep any ot the so named tank buster fish you can. There is something about really big fish that makes them a joy to be able to keep.

There is a gent in Florida who has created a public aquarium for such fish. he has a very long running thread on Planetcatfish.com. You might enjoy reading it if you are unfamiliar with the site. I warn you it is a very long thread- 52 pages. he has a lot of very large fish. Every year I try to donate money to outfits and causes which range from fish related to individuals in need or organizations which do good thing relating to our hobby. One year I donated to his effort.
My Public Aquarium: exhibit blues - how to make them?

Anybody reading this thread should have a look there as well. It is a fascinating projecy which also makes an effort to rescue tank busters which people need to rehome.

edited for a typo

 

[emeraldking]

The most I've spend on fish was buying high grade koi. But I also have to mention that I've earned that money back by selling other high grade koi which were born at my former place. When they grew up, I've selected the best ones and sold them for serious prices.

 

[Magnum Man]

I’ve always loved Arrowanas, I grew one to about 24 inches, when I had them before… but now that I’m back into aquariums, I have too many expensive interests to spend anywhere near that much for fish today…

 

[Back in the fold]

$5 bucks is all I ever spend on any one fish . I still manage to find them for that too . Members in the American Killifish Association rarely ask more than $5 or $10 bucks a pair and you can find some very beautiful and sometimes rare fish from there .

 

[Naughts]

RTG or Red Tail Golden Arowana spent $ 1300 and size was 10 inches, has grown a few inches in pic and the rest is history. Arowanas were my 1st love and didn't disappoint. The experience was truly Asia.

Do you still have it? If not, what happened to it? Do you have more photos to post?

 

[anewbie]

I think the most i spent on a single fish was around $55 for my wc discus of course with 8 of them it adds up

Wait - i think one of my whiptails cost $65 but i'd have to double check the receipt. I draw the line - this adds up a fast. The BEST purchased i made was my little me's they were like $8 each but they are really well behaved;

Just look at that art work of theirs - pity in a few days it will be a bunch of yelling kids.

Of course these little blue-eye wonders are also pretty nice:

oh screw it there are too many nice fishes

 

[Back in the fold]

oh screw it there are too many nice fishes

Ain’t that the truth ! Explains why some guys have whole rooms full of aquariums .

 

[Back in the fold]

Psuedepiplatys annulatus is a Killifish I’d like to try . A guy can find them pretty cheap too .

 

[anewbie]

Psuedepiplatys annulatus is a Killifish I’d like to try . A guy can find them pretty cheap too .

The ones i got were like the size of a pin; so had to feed them a lot of bbs; i found they really aren't that picky and will eat decapsulate brine shrimp and ground up bug bite just as well.

 

[Lajos_Detari]

My most expensive fish is the same as @anewbie, wild caught Heckel Discus (about US$55 each) .
But sadly, they died due to "whirling disease" which could be caused by internal bacteria or parasites(which moved to their brain) according to the internet/some research.

Fish life is too short if they contacted diseases and you are not fast enough to get the right treatment/medication.

Right now, I will focus mainly on small fish which costs only US$1 or less each.
It's easier to create a nice habitat that look like a small stream for small fish.
They look more therapeutic when you created their natural habitat in your aquarium.
For big fish, you will need a very large tanks(6ft or bigger) if you really want to create their natural habitat.

I bought my 20+ Ember Tetras for between 45 to 75cents(USD) each.
I bought another 15 Rosy Tetras for 75cents each.
And when I get bored with them, I can give them away to the LFS or friends.

 

[Mazain]

But sadly, they died due to "whirling disease" which could be caused by internal bacteria or parasites(which moved to their brain) according to the internet/some research.

I thought wild caught are more hardy fish less prone to desease than captive bred discus.

The medicine you find in your LFS or Internet always dosent work on most occasions. I find most of my fish dead when I use them.

But like I said seeing a fish for the 1st time that you want will convince yourself more to have it and buy it for home.

Right now, I will focus mainly on small fish which costs only US$1 or less each.
It's easier to create a nice habitat that look like a small stream for small fish.
They look more therapeutic when you created their natural habitat in your aquarium.
For big fish, you will need a very large tanks(6ft or bigger) if you really want to create their natural habitat.

This has kind of been a walk in my life where I started with ornamental fish, then went monster fish later settled for nano fish and planted tanks. Currently its grown towards plants and discus.
I definitely find alot of tranquillity in this hobby.

For big fish, you will need a very large tanks(6ft or bigger) if you really want to create their natural habitat.

Right now, I don't have space for a big tank but someday scaping a monster tank and having a gallery is the dream.

bought my 20+ Ember Tetras for between 45 to 75cents(USD) each.
I bought another 15 Rosy Tetras for 75cents each.
And when I get bored with them, I can give them away to the LFS or friends.

This a stinker you can't get any fish for a quarter, nickel or penny in Sri lanka.

 

[GaryE]

I could get snotty about people spending too much on fish, but I'm not sure how I'd calculate the prices on the fish I went to Gabon for and brought back. There was a whole other experience tied into that though...

I've never been into large fish. I find that create a too sharp focus on how small our tanks are for their needs. Put a shoal of amandae/embers in a 75 gallon, and you can imagine you're seeing a fish in nature. To do that with a large fish, you have to glass line and flood a house. It doesn't work for me - I always feel sorry for the big fish.

I have some expensive tetras, especially when you realize that individuals mean nothing and you need shoals. I'm working at breeding them all, slowly and methodically. I can't bring myself to buy them to look at them only. I'd never buy a single fish of a species.