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michael_cb_125
07/20/2009, 05:34 AM
This is a fish that I place right with my recently acquired L. carmabi as my holy grail fish. I simply love this little deepwater fish. Rest Assured, if any of these ever hit the US, I will snatch one up very quickly.

http://www.reefbuilders.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/lipogramma.jpg

http://www.reefbuilders.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/lipogramma3.jpg

http://www.reefbuilders.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/lipogramma2.jpg


http://www.reefbuilders.com/2009/07/19/blue-harbor-shows-off-some-lipogramma-klayi-gems-bicolor-basslet/#more-8658


Thanks ReefBuilders for bringing us this news!

Thanks BlueHarbor for engulfing all the Rarest, Amazing fish before we Americans even have a chance. ;)

~Michael

Congrats to whomever gets these amazing little fish.
cox519
07/20/2009, 05:38 AM
beautiful.....
dvmsn
07/20/2009, 08:47 AM
That is one cool fish. Has one ever been imported? I have never seen one offered.
michael_cb_125
07/20/2009, 09:28 AM
I believe that all that have been collected have been sent to Japan.

~Michael
SnookSlayer08
07/20/2009, 09:36 AM
Gourgeous fish, another one I'd like to have some day. One thing i don't understand is why do all these deepwater fish from the atlantic/carribean that are caught in florida waters or very close by go to japan, I know they'll pay more for these fish but I know that certain people in the us would happily pay the same price for one of these gems.
Bernie21
07/20/2009, 09:45 AM
Very nice fish, unfortunately too pricey!!
coralite
07/20/2009, 09:56 AM
I am just as much a rare fish nut as anyone but this fish really dirves home the point that we are all CRAZy!!!!

Seriously though, L. klayi is smaller, paler and weaker than a royal gramma and it is 100 times more expensive!

But yeah, if I had the cash i would get 2.
michael_cb_125
07/20/2009, 10:05 AM
"I am just as much a rare fish nut as anyone but this fish really dirves home the point that we are all CRAZy!!!!

Seriously though, L. klayi is smaller, paler and weaker than a royal gramma and it is 100 times more expensive!

But yeah, if I had the cash i would get 2."

We have problems.......... and I LIKE IT! ;)

~Michael
SDguy
07/20/2009, 10:31 AM
Look at the size of the tail!
AC11337
07/20/2009, 11:23 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15383093#post15383093 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by coralite
I am just as much a rare fish nut as anyone but this fish really dirves home the point that we are all CRAZy!!!!

Seriously though, L. klayi is smaller, paler and weaker than a royal gramma and it is 100 times more expensive!

But yeah, if I had the cash i would get 2.

^ that's what i was thinkin
Western_reefer
07/20/2009, 11:27 AM
Very nice!
snorvich
07/20/2009, 01:12 PM
I asked Kevin if he could get one for me, but the price was about 10K so . . . not today.
Western_reefer
07/20/2009, 02:06 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15384257#post15384257 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by snorvich
I asked Kevin if he could get one for me, but the price was about 10K so . . . not today.
WOW! 10k for that fish?!?:eek2: :eek2: :eek: :eek1: :eek1:
Bonta
07/20/2009, 02:06 PM
Nice color combo.
michael_cb_125
07/20/2009, 02:07 PM
I could handle maybe 2, but unfortunately not 10K for that little guy. :(

~Michael
coralite
07/20/2009, 02:18 PM
The fish are about $2500 each in Japan so i bet we could reasonably procure them here in the US for $1200 each.
michael_cb_125
07/20/2009, 02:21 PM
"The fish are about $2500 each in Japan so i bet we could reasonably procure them here in the US for $1200 each."

I would be all over one of these fish at this price.

~Michael
glassbox-design
07/20/2009, 02:28 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15384683#post15384683 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by coralite
The fish are about $2500 each in Japan so i bet we could reasonably procure them here in the US for $1200 each.

Price drops significantly with quantity... there were more than just those two Koji took photos of. Group Buy? :lol: