New ORA fish

bignose · #1 05-30-2009, 01:25 AM

$750/fish!!

total rip off. I'd rather spend that cash on a tank controller or a vortech.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #2 05-30-2009, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bignose

$750/fish!!

total rip off. I'd rather spend that cash on a tank controller or a vortech.

Well I think most of the people buying these fish might already have several vortechs and controllers

subman · #3 05-30-2009, 02:58 AM

I might consider it if they moved the decimal place 2 spots left!

JDigital · #4 05-30-2009, 03:43 AM

+1 Ugly is an understatement.

Zoaelite · #5 05-30-2009, 03:53 PM

Holy that's one horrible looking fish, I'm in agreement with the fungus comment. Really though, why on earth would they charge $750.00 per fish that's a COMPLETE rip off. Can you imagine the mark up, I'm sure there's over head but really now that's high way robbery.
Levi

Chaloupa · #6 05-30-2009, 04:16 PM

Well....guess I'm not going with the majority. I LOVE these fish....I like a different clownfish. I have 3 Picasso's and a pair of Naked Clownfish and would LOVE to add these to my collection. Been trying to get a pair of Snowflakes forever...and have not been successful...hopefully these appear at J&L or such...with a slightly lowered price tag, one more in line with the Snowflakes....and I'd be all over it!

karazy · #7 05-30-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaloupa

Well....guess I'm not going with the majority. I LOVE these fish....I like a different clownfish. I have 3 Picasso's and a pair of Naked Clownfish and would LOVE to add these to my collection. Been trying to get a pair of Snowflakes forever...and have not been successful...hopefully these appear at J&L or such...with a slightly lowered price tag, one more in line with the Snowflakes....and I'd be all over it!

haha, i totally love weird clownfish too, but these are just a little..not sleek looking?

but im definitely in the same boat as you for weird clownfish. i wanna get a pair of picassos for my new tank.

Leah · #8 05-30-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by zoaElite

Holy that's one horrible looking fish, I'm in agreement with the fungus comment. Really though, why on earth would they charge $750.00 per fish that's a COMPLETE rip off. Can you imagine the mark up, I'm sure there's over head but really now that's high way robbery.
Levi

I thought that was the name of the game

Zoaelite · #9 05-30-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Leah

I thought that was the name of the game

Welcome to the reefing hobby, now DESTROYING ALL OF MY MONEY. Have a good stay

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Levi

GreenSpottedPuffer · #10 05-30-2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by zoaElite

Really though, why on earth would they charge $750.00 per fish that's a COMPLETE rip off. Can you imagine the mark up, I'm sure there's over head but really now that's high way robbery.
Levi

Because they know they can get it

I don't have any problem with this because ORA does distribute a heck of a lot of regular captive bred clowns and are good for the hobby in that way. Plus I am guessing that to get one of these morphs, it takes a heck of a lot of breeding. I think it probably is a lot of work.

One thing I read about ORA is that for retailers to sell their corals, they have to buy a certain amount of their clowns as well. This is a good thing since they are captive bred and means a store selling ORA corals probably only have captive bred clowns.