Joe Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 What fish do you regret purchasing or selling, or fish that you wish you had bought but instead decided to leave them at the shop? I really regret selling my Orange Flash cockatoos. They were very peaceful and had lovely personalities and their colouration was really nice :tears: And they hadn't even grown much when I took them back to the shop. The biggest was only about 5cm including the tail. Here's a photo of him: I also regret not buying some Sundadanio axelrodi when they were imported, and by the time I convinced myself of how much I wanted them they had all sold in the shops And I kind of regret buying the Super Red cockatoo - he's really cool, and I'd love to buy a female and breed them, but he's the most aggressive fish I've ever owned and continuously harasses my female trifasciata and the Licorice Gouramis, so I have put him back in the net breeder. In one of my breeding tanks I have a pair of Apistogramma trifasciata, and I'm going to put my Green Neons in the other one. So I don't really have anywhere else to put him. I think I'll move the couch out of my room, put my bed where the couch is, and then I will have room for a couple more tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I think I'll move the couch out of my room, put my bed where the couch is, and then I will have room for a couple more tanks Good plan :thup: I regret selling a young group of fronts and not buying a snowball pleco when I was in chch last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I regret giving up my Mutant gold Severum, had him for 5 years, no top jaw just a bottom jaw that flapped up and down like the aliens from the muppet show. looked kinda like this one but gold form and a bit less top jaw. might have to hunt him down again when I have a bigger tank. I've never regretted purchasing any fish, they are all perfect in their own ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critter_crazy Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I regret selling my ghost knife :tears: I was planning to shut down the tank but later decided to keep it. Now looking at getting a much bigger tank (400Lish) so will get another one I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 i miss both my oscars - badly! lucky my favourite one went to my mates tank. i collect cockroaches and visit her frequently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 i regret buying, toby (he half ate my fire shrimp) dragon wrasse (p.i,t,a but awesome fish) magenta dottyback and talbots damsel (bullys to my fire fish) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I regretted having 2 sparkling gourami. They were pretty interesting little fish but I would have had much more CPD fry if they hadn't been chomping on the eggs. Other than that I think I'm happy with all my fish choices, even if some were a little short lived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Betta Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I regret buying my first fish because it led to a strange addiction for more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 :rotf: I know what you mean Aaron. I regret selling all of my corys as they would really come in handy lately the way they stir up all the pleco poo on the substrate and the filter picks it up from the water column Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I really regret not buying the three Apistogramma pertensis I saw at Organism. I'm pretty sure that there was a definite male and a definite female and they would have been a cool little fish to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I regretted both selling and buying most of my fighters. Most of them were super agro and sensitive but they're really cool characters and look awesome so it's sad to see them go. The fish I regret most would have to be a 6" male EBJD, he ate my danios and black orchid PK but refused to eat the pellets I tried to feed him :an!gry But I got him for free so I passed him on for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 i regret buying, toby (he half ate my fire shrimp) dragon wrasse (p.i,t,a but awesome fish) magenta dottyback and talbots damsel (bullys to my fire fish) did you also regret not listening to advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 did you also regret not listening to advice yep :roll: :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I'm sure we've all done that before :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 oh yes :smln: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I wonder if it's one of those things that we have to learn ourselves, regardless of how right we know the advice is? :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomsam1001 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 My Swordtails, used for cycling and 2 have just died for no apparent reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 I don't regret selling my babies of anything that I've bred, but I do regret selling or giving away any adult fish. I need to sell on some discus soon as I have too many in the tank and am regretting having to do it already :tears: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 I would like to also add that I wish I hadnt sold my Albino Oscar when I went from big nastys to Africans, I should of set up a tank to keep only him/her in. Was such a stunner and now I want another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 I would like to also add that I wish I hadnt sold my Albino Oscar when I went from big nastys to Africans, I should of set up a tank to keep only him/her in. Was such a stunner and now I want another really, really wish i had kept my albino red oscar. she's in a mates 1200l tank now, and i visit her often. i miss her. i miss keeping oscars. i have been seriously considering moving all my fish on and investing in another 600+ litre tank for a pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Selling my breeding pair of cuban's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 I "regret" selling my first black aro, but having moved house 12 times in three different cities in the 11 or so years since then I know there is no way I could ever have maintained the size tank I needed to keep it. TBH I don't have many such regrets, perhaps the only other fish I could have actually avoided was selling my big clown loaches, everything else I've sold has been to make way for something cooler or because of downsizing tanks. As for fish I regretted buying, not much springs to mind. Even my first firemouth that rapidly decimated my original community tank I don't regret as it sparked an interest in cichlids. Actually, I really regret not buying a big group of L46 10-15 years ago when they were fairly frequently available and well priced..... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Actually, I really regret not buying a big group of L46 10-15 years ago when they were fairly frequently available and well priced..... :lol: Now you mention it i had the chance to buy a blue eye in sydney about 10 years ago for the mid $200AU mark now there in excess of $4000NZD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Yep they're #2 on the 'should have bought hundreds before they were rare' list! I recall having a conversation with the LFS owner up here years ago along the lines of "why would you pay fancy-pleco-price (probably ~$100 at the time) for something that looks like a boring old common pleco with a blue eyes"..... :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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