Holy Grail Fish

[ct_vol]

Also, YOU'RE getting blind.

Saw it, just chose to cut Rob some slack and figured it was an autocorrect or something.

They say dogs get mean when they're old and blind. I guess the same goes for cougars...

 

[EvilMel]

Ding dang. The slams keep coming.

 

[ct_vol]

I'm 3 hours from home with a flat tire. -17 with windchill. No fun.

 

[cee]

I see Clarion angels are available again (doesn't happen often). $4000 is all you need.

 

[ct_vol]

So, the most I've spent on a fish is $100... I think I'd go higher for the right fish... I can't envision ever spending $4K on a fish, no matter how much money I had... Definitely willing to pay more for a coral than a fish...

 

[EvilMel]

Agreed. At least with a coral you can eventually frag it and make some of the money back.

I can't exactly produce a new fish from a fin clip.

 

[ct_vol]

I can't exactly produce a new fish from a fin clip.

If anyone can do it, its the Fullbright Scholar PHD Microbiologist... I think you just need more drive...

 

[EvilMel]

Oh, I'm not saying I COULDN'T do it. I'm sure if I were given the right tools I could probably accomplish it. hah hah. Heck, I clone stuff all the time...just not usually animals.

 

[Runner]

Oh, I'm not saying I COULDN'T do it. I'm sure if I were given the right tools I could probably accomplish it. hah hah. Heck, I clone stuff all the time...just not usually animals.

Let Mel have a free hand and in no time we'll be adding Blinky to our tanks here locally.

 

[EvilMel]

hah hah...maybe.

 

[ct_vol]

I'd stab it in its third eye. That's the evil one.

 

[EvilMel]

Yeah but which one is the third eye? The middle one? The right one?

How do you know you're stabbing the correct eye?

 

[Runner]

Stab the left eye. Everybody knows the lefty is evil.

 

[EvilMel]

Hmmmm...wonder why?

 

[ct_vol]

Stab them all, just to make sure...

 

[EvilMel]

That sounds like a better plan...just completely blind the fish.

 

[Fishboy42]

Although not a "holy grail" fish, I've always wanted to keep a Garibaldi damsel--it's just that they get sooo big and need a chilled tank to be healthy.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+28+1421&pcatid=1421&N=0

I think it would be cool to try some of the "rare" Centropyge someday--would be good candidates for a breeder looking to invest once the process for the more common species has been worked-out.

 

[EvilMel]

Good grief, Matt! A 14" damsel would kill anything else in the tank, easily. Hah hah.

Do they stay orange like that? Or brown out like a bunch of the other colorful ones?

 

[Fishboy42]

Hah, yes, I think it would have to be the only fish in the tank, or at least only be kept with other big fish (horn sharks?!). It'll have to be a big tank

The Garibaldi damsels do lose their blue spots as they age, but they stay bright orange even when they are mature--really cool for a damsel.

Mel, when you get done cloning everyone a $4K 3-eyed angle fish, you have to do something to keep the Garibaldi small and with blue spots (induced neoteny?). Donny would also like you to make him a small shark.

Anemone and fish look great Randy!

 

[EvilMel]

That is really cool.

Man, I would love to be able to genetically miniaturize fish. You know how much I love tiny fish. Could you imagine if I could make any fish stay small.

OMG, I could make even smaller gobies. Oh the possibilities.