Want this clown fish!

ashtree68 · 04/02/2010, 09:33 AM

Any one have any locally?

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/produ...d=331&pid=5929

driftin · 04/02/2010, 09:37 AM

Actually it went to Matt who up until last year lived in Rogers Park.

ashtree68 · 04/02/2010, 09:38 AM

Really? That's cool that it was someone locally, any idea how they're doing?

fijiblue · 04/02/2010, 09:41 AM

How pathetically gouging the price is...

Piscinarii · 04/02/2010, 09:42 AM

Great looking fish but wowsa on the price.

Dana19620 · 04/02/2010, 09:44 AM

If I had money to blow (which obviously I do not), I'd buy a pair.

ashtree68 · 04/02/2010, 09:45 AM

Yea, there's no way I could afford them, but they would be neat to have.

Manwolf · 04/02/2010, 09:54 AM

2,500 for a fish? If i was Bill Gates i still wouldnt pay that much for a fish

arioch · 04/02/2010, 10:52 AM

Apparently they only have that one and it's gone to a breeder who did not pay anything close to $2500.

http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com/

kdog420000 · 04/02/2010, 11:26 AM

Very cool looking clown!

joe1584 · 04/02/2010, 11:41 AM

Ya Matt Pederson is a breeder from chicago that recently moved to duluth minnesota thats is gunna try and breed this fish with a normal maroon clown.

beetlenut33 · 04/02/2010, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by joe1584

Ya Matt Pederson is a breeder from chicago that recently moved to duluth minnesota thats is gunna try and breed this fish with a normal maroon clown.

Wont the normal maroon clown fish be electrocuted by this lightning maroon clown fish?

fijiblue · 04/02/2010, 02:09 PM

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Wont the normal maroon clown fish be electrocuted by this lightning maroon clown fish?

arioch · 04/02/2010, 02:27 PM

To acclimate the potential mate first he puts the normal maroon in a tank with leaking current

Ret_Talbot · 04/04/2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by fijiblue

How pathetically gouging the price is...

Actually I'm not sure I agree. First, keep in mind the actual sale price was not disclosed publicly. What we do know is that the price briefly showed up on Blue Zoo's Collector Choice page at $2,500, but Blue Zoo decided to get the fish to a reputable breeder instead of to the highest bidder (and bids came in that were well in EXCESS of $5000). Consider too that the fisher was well compensated for the fish, as that is a hallmark of the SEASMART Program. While I would be hard-pressed to pay four figures for a fish, the economics do make sense to me (and let's remember that Matt funded the purchase by selling lots of fish!) :-)

fijiblue · 04/04/2010, 05:50 PM

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Consider too that the fisher was well compensated for the fish, as that is a hallmark of the SEASMART Program.

Define "well" compensated. Do you mean "well "for his/her social and/or economical standing in their own country or "well" as in a ratio fair to a price tag of $2500 in the States?

On a side note, I want to say congrats to Matt on the ownership of a truly unique fish.

tomek77pl · 04/04/2010, 06:05 PM

thats an awesome fish but to much for my poor *** lol

Ret_Talbot · 04/04/2010, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by fijiblue

Define "well" compensated. Do you mean "well "for his/her social and/or economical standing in their own country or "well" as in a ratio fair to a price tag of $2500 in the States?

Straight-up well is my perception. I'll see if I can get permission to share the payment amount, but you may have to wait until the CORAL Magazine article for that one. I can tell you the fisher was paid several times what he would have been paid for the highest value fish on the order. Also, keep in mind that the actual sale price has not been publicly disclosed. While there were bids of well over $5000, Matt paid less than the $2500 figure ************ reported seeing on the BZA site. When I interviewed Mark Martin at Blue Zoo and he outlined the time he had spent on the phone finding and negotiating with the right breeder, not to mention the article Blue Zoo published about the fish, it's pretty clear the fisher (and PAF) probably did the best of most folks along the chain of custody.

Does that help to clarify what I meant by "well"? I'm really not trying to be difficult, and transparency is the name of the game in my book. :-)

fijiblue · 04/04/2010, 06:31 PM

Fair enough - thanks for the clarification

moon jelly · 04/04/2010, 09:56 PM

that fish looks like it was photoshopped!

Arc Katana · 04/05/2010, 02:18 AM

No, that fish wasn't shopped. And the price of something is whatever the person that wants it will pay. Heck 2500 is NOTHING - if Matt can breed them true he'll make that up with the first 10 fish he sells (if not less!).

I'm still saving for Peppermint Angels - I wish they were that cheap!

04/02/2010, 09:33 AM	#1
ashtree68 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lincoln Park-Chicago Posts: 1,922	Want this clown fish! Any one have any locally? http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/produ...d=331&pid=5929 __________________ -Ashton

04/02/2010, 09:37 AM	#2
driftin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,247	Actually it went to Matt who up until last year lived in Rogers Park. __________________ -Jim Current Tank Info: 70 gal custom room divider

04/02/2010, 09:38 AM	#3
ashtree68 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lincoln Park-Chicago Posts: 1,922	Really? That's cool that it was someone locally, any idea how they're doing? __________________ -Ashton

04/02/2010, 09:45 AM	#7
ashtree68 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lincoln Park-Chicago Posts: 1,922	Yea, there's no way I could afford them, but they would be neat to have. __________________ -Ashton

04/05/2010, 02:18 AM	#21
Arc Katana Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 238	No, that fish wasn't shopped. And the price of something is whatever the person that wants it will pay. Heck 2500 is NOTHING - if Matt can breed them true he'll make that up with the first 10 fish he sells (if not less!). I'm still saving for Peppermint Angels - I wish they were that cheap! __________________ Don't care much for fancy parties. Too rough.

04/02/2010, 09:41 AM	#4
fijiblue Moved On Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: unfortunately here Posts: 1,895	How pathetically gouging the price is...

04/02/2010, 09:42 AM	#5
Piscinarii Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Chicago, IL Posts: 281	Great looking fish but wowsa on the price.

04/02/2010, 09:44 AM	#6
Dana19620 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 1,383	If I had money to blow (which obviously I do not), I'd buy a pair.

04/02/2010, 09:54 AM	#8
Manwolf Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buffalo Grove Posts: 391	2,500 for a fish? If i was Bill Gates i still wouldnt pay that much for a fish

04/02/2010, 10:52 AM	#9
arioch Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: S. Elgin, IL Posts: 795	Apparently they only have that one and it's gone to a breeder who did not pay anything close to $2500. http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com/

04/02/2010, 11:26 AM	#10
kdog420000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pleasant Prairie Posts: 478	Very cool looking clown!

04/02/2010, 11:41 AM	#11
joe1584 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: wheeling illinois Posts: 2,038	Ya Matt Pederson is a breeder from chicago that recently moved to duluth minnesota thats is gunna try and breed this fish with a normal maroon clown.

04/02/2010, 02:27 PM	#14
arioch Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: S. Elgin, IL Posts: 795	To acclimate the potential mate first he puts the normal maroon in a tank with leaking current

04/04/2010, 06:05 PM	#17
tomek77pl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Elk Grove Village Posts: 363	thats an awesome fish but to much for my poor *** lol

04/04/2010, 06:31 PM	#19
fijiblue Moved On Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: unfortunately here Posts: 1,895	Fair enough - thanks for the clarification

04/04/2010, 09:56 PM	#20
moon jelly Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: a fine sturdy box by the airport Posts: 3,430	that fish looks like it was photoshopped!