rare fish in your lfs

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  1. swagger87

    swagger87 Zoanthid

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    My LFS (The Fish DR) Had a really scary Angler Fish. Not sure how rare or expensive, But I know those are deep sea fish and require a lot of pressure.
    Horribly grotesque looking thing too. Bad thing is I'm terrified of deep sea fish and I had night mares of the darn thing for a few nights. It was only about the size of A soft ball, maybe a wee bit bigger, but my god it looked like a living dead thing.
     
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  2. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    I would be happy to even have a LFS, let alone one that had rare specimens.
     
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  3. GoToSleep

    GoToSleep Torch Coral

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    Aren't there a coulple of Pet Smarts in Reno:confused:. Just kidding, and I'm sorry that you miss out on the great and sacred ritual of being able to walk into the LFS (even if it is 30-60 minutes away) and drool over a new shipment of hundreds of fish. On the upside, the internet age has made things so much easier. I've gotten messages from company presidents in Germany and it's nothing to be able to check out the stock of great stores in Indiana or Minnessota. When my last tank was up in 2001, it was look at a 1 page ad in a fish magazine.
     
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  4. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    Hah, there was an Eel for 950 at my LFS... I dont quite remember the name of it though... :S It was kinda creepy...
     
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  5. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    Cool fish i saw was at a store in Colorado Springs, Co.. At Mr Aqua.. they had a 3ft Spotted Wobbegong Shark going for i think $399..
     
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  6. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Based on price, that would be a dragon eel.
     
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  7. zjpeter

    zjpeter Ritteri Anemone

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    i think i saw a dragon eel diving in maui. it was the meanest thing i've ever seen. how does one go about catching one?
     

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  8. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    yep, that's one. They are actually quite gentle though.
     
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  9. scenario1313

    scenario1313 Tassled File Fish

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    Nice pic. They are really a cool specimen.
     
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  10. fishluver

    fishluver Sea Dragon

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    man when i went 2 maui i didnt see anything well a sea turtle.
     
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