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Do you have a limit on what you would spend for that special fish or coral?

Theres to many variables to consider in this poll and 100-500 is WAY to broad of a range, but my vote falls in there.

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Oh come on you guys..:lol::lol:
Its only a range, I know somebody might only spend up to $250 for a fish or coral, while others may go up to $500.
Just put where your limit falls..
Eg, I may go up to $200 for a fish or coral, but I wouldn't go higher, even if someone offered me a Gem Tang for $700 bucks...well maybe..nope not even for $500.:biggrin:

Ok, sorry. $350.:lol:

When we were first setting up the tank, my wife and I were at the LFS to buy our first fish. She spotted a large piece of live rock she liked and went to pay for it. When she came back I had picked out the fish I wanted. I said $85is a lot of money for a fish. She said, "So what, I just paid $100 for a rock."

Its nice to know that so far I am the only cheap person here...

Matt

I max out at around$75 But $25 is more to my liking

I never had a problem with the $100 plus range for something I really wanted. Did that a lot.

The last fish I bought cost me $200 landed and died a week later. Kind of gave me a heads up.

$30 a day to rent a fish, sorry about your luck EmilyB. I won't pay more than about $50 for a fish, my bank account cry's when they die. As for corals I like to buy frags or small colonies, they'll grow. It's less expensive to be patient and let them grow than to buy them in larger sizes.

$60 is my comfort range, but I'll go up around $150 if it's something I really want. At my age, I can't justify pouring too much money into the tank when I should be saving up for a mortgage down payment or something like that!! :lol:

I'd like to say somewhere around 250 for some exotic corals, I'd probably max out at 100 for a fish

No livestock in any of my tanks cost me more than $100. I'd be willing to pay closer to $200 for something outstanding.

I think there is only two expensive things in my tank, a metallic foxface and a blue xenia, everything else should be under 100.

A decade ago, I spent some $200 at local stores on clams without bysalls etc...latest $200 run was for a fish that lasted a week. I think $100 now.:wink:

The most i've ever spent on:
1 coral - $100 (Solomon Island colony)
1 fish - $125 (Goldflake angel in Hawaii - what a steal)

i never spent more than 80 on coral and 60 on fish to this point. yes i know 60 is expensive for caught true perks but i couldnt resist. as one is retarded and is a nemo as he only has one pelvic fin. wel there are two but they are connected.

not saying i havent blown 300 on ls in one stop but this is a question on 1 item is it not?

Most I've spent on a coral is $120 most I would spend on a coral I thought was a diamond $300. Most I've spent on fish is $250, my queen angel god bless it passed after 5 months probally the most I would spend on a fish now no more than $150.

It sounds like the more you pay for a fish the quicker it dies. I would be willing to pay $200 for a fish/coral. However, I have always found what I wanted for less than $125.

Up till now, the most I have spent:

Torch Coral: $60
Fish: Singapore Angel: $70.

The most I would spend:
Coral: $100
Fish: $175-200

The real kicker, is that I have spent more money on damn LR than anything else... :lol:

i don't mine spending extra money on something different and that no one else would really have. but i think the most i would spent on a fish would be 100-150 and for coral 125-175..

No limit if I like it enough.

But I have to agree with one of the previous posts, the more the fish costs, the more likely it is to die in my tank it seems!

I know spending an unlimited amount on something only drives the hobby to a place where some may not want to go, but if I like it enough, I'll buy it.

You spent $250 on a Queen angel :eek: How big was it when you bought it? I spent $50 on my Queen angel and she's about six inches, still juvi colours, but still $250 :surprise: I guess I got one heck of a deal!

I haven't spent more then $60 for a fish, my 6" regal tang and my emperor angel. The most I've spent on a coral was $50 for my pink hammer coral.

If it was a fish that is fairly rare and I really wanted it, I guess I might go up to $200.

Duncan Opsammia $120.

Tough one. I would spend more on a coral, but less on a fish. Fish just seem like too much of a risk, while I have always found corals to bounce back if they don't fair too well with all the change/stress.

I'd spend no more than $100 on a coral, and no more than $70-80 on a fish. I also own a small system, so the fish I choose usually don't go past $50-60.