Top 10 Most Expensive Saltwater Fish

In this video we take a look at the top 10 Most Expensive Saltwater Fish. These saltwater fish are not all reef tank safe so its important to do your research before spending the money.
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[@tirilhaug1991]

Most expensive fish I ever had was a Inimicus didactylus. "Demon Stinger", Spiny Devilfish or Bearded Ghoul are the most popular nicknames for this fish, related to the stone fish. Paid around $250. It was beautiful, well - he too had a face only a mother can love, but damn. I loved that fish so much.

[@carradine684]

Kratos is that you?

[@biamfromphrog6890]

You forgot the peppermint angel, there’s one for display at the Waikiki aquarium. The price for one usually cost $30,000. There are thousands of fish that are in this world that cost more than the fish in this list. Great vid btw

[@garrett4299]

My most expensive fish was a red dragon flowerhorn which I paid 40 bucks for. My most expensive salt is my green mandarin dragonet which I paid 20 bucks for.

[@MrAballistar]

Ohh I am a school teacher with 2 reef tanks. Any money helps. I send all my kids to your videos for info. Thanks keep it up!

[@staceyroberts3468]

Great subject for a video!

[@shawnlancaster1634]

Love the videos. Keep it up bro

[@daviddumanski]

Awesome video man

[@PeterODoherty]

Nice list so many nice fish

[@natelink3873]

Another great video

[@mykjezz728]

Jeff, you are amazing and I love your channel!

[@rayg2005]

Great video

[@karlk1257]

Great picks, man. You had me yelling “Dayyyummm!” throughout the whole video. 😂😂

[@jaredc5789]

The most expensive fish I've bought was a black ice clown for $65. I think number one should have been the (centropyge interruptus) Japanese interrupter pygmy angel 😄 I've never seen one in person but the pictures of them are amazing! They are usually priced around $1300 and up though. There was a woman in Hawaii who started a GoFundMe to get a female so she could captive breed her male it was called "get a girlfriend for Fabio" I never heard if she was successful at breeding them though.

[@NuclearSpinach]

Just checked and saw the price was $3999.99

[@kelseyfrazier1551]

Ty for your videos

[@Shriker100]

great video!

[@windjamrr]

Looks great !

[@SirJeppy]

Great video man!!!! My favrotite fish is the Flame Angel!

[@Whiteman115]

I had an asfur angel that I bought for $85, but I've seen the price for them go anywhere from $100 to $400 for a juvenile!!

[@MadHattersReef]

You got a great deal on that fish.

[@bigchungus3692]

I got a £10 fish but wasn’t allowed an other because it was too expensive

[@ohyesitist1165]

Most expensive fish out there is peppermint dwarf angel priced at $30000

[@mikenielsen6038]

Tanks again! It is always nice to check out new fish - even if you can't afford them!

[@amberdalton5944]

This was a great video

[@cadehemond1360]

Awesome vid. Keep it up! You've helped me setup my 60 gallon cube so much! Thank you

[@alexandremcsdias]

Have all! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thanks for the list!

[@ungahaayah9565]

A face only a mother could love 😍 Classic Shade!!!!

[@krishnar1182]

Awesome video and fish, but honestly I prefer the cheaper captive bred ones

[@marklevinson5318]

Great video for every aquarist from beginner to advanced!

[@tonyvicere3977]

Love this channel

[@MadHattersReef]

Thanks!

[@baharibro4435]

regal angel is hard to keep for me, awesome aquarium you have, geeting from Bali_indonesia

[@kkrishna9791]

The best part of your channel every bideo we get something new n informative

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

Wish I could find one of those ice cap salinity readers looked everywhere for one do you know if they sell them in the uk

[@jeneanarmstrong7854]

I love these videos. They have helped me put my saltwater tank together. I wasn't the smartest by starting at 150 gallons, but can you give some videos on this size tank (not nano) on the fish that would go well together.

[@sunnygoold9449]

Oh yeah - affordable LED refugium lighting would be AMAZING. I'd also love to know of any cheap options for quarantine tank for coral

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

Great video my most expensive fish is yellow belly hippo tang £50

[@MadHattersReef]

Nice. Awesome fish.

[@matthewcautero1000]

I am a new sub and love the videos

[@Coralust]

Cool video, I love the fish.

[@jenkinscrew]

Large copperband for 75. Has such a great personality too.

[@ReidR1011]

love the videos man. keep up the great work

[@harry8130]

You forgot the bandit angelfish! Some of those fish would cost double or triple down here in Australia. Keep up the great vids 👍

[@pow383]

Awesome vid mate love ya channel

[@jagananna6572]

My List of Expensive Fish 1) Bocchu 2) Ravvu 3 ) Bommidayilu 4) pitta parigelu 5) bangaru teega 6) Sora chepa 7) korra matta 8) royyalu 9) maccha peethalu 10) balm chapa

[@tang_nabbitchannel3898]

My most expensive fish was a purple tang @ $124.00 but it never made out of quarantine. Not a road I’m willing to spend again anytime soon. Great Topic.

[@tomasrodrigo3807]

Thank you for all of the treasures of knowledge you've put up for me to absorb, without you I would have wasted so much precious time. Future fish keeping super star right here. You have been my salt water sensei!

[@heidisfishtank7543]

The most I’ve ever paid was $45 for a healthy copperband butterfly that was eating well but man would I love a gem tang!

[@MadHattersReef]

They are a great looking 🐠

[@SavageDragon999]

And here fishermen just throw copperbands away like they're trash lol. You can literally get a free copperband from them after every netting by the shore.

[@dirkmcgurk4495]

Looks like u need a sugar daddy

[@chasebaldwin5351]

Thanks for being so knowledgeable. I love saltwater fish and like this channel a lot! I love learning new things, especially about saltwater fish!

[@mikelask4106]

Most expensive fish is the one I dont know I need yet....

[@tkexotix]

Was a little surprised on this. There are plenty of fish in the 10s of thousands range.... not a bad vid tho man!

[@sybelen]

great vid

[@yourfellowreefer7145]

Man this is a good video . I always wondered what the most expensive fish were , and now I know ! Thanks mad hat

[@darthweezy]

What about Conspicuous, Personifer, Peppermint, Scribbled, and Clarion Angels? Candy Basslets? Gem Tang? The most I've paid is $300 for a perfect Purple Tang. I couldn't imagine having disposable income to spend 5 or 6 figures on a fish...

[@reefheadst.v.796]

that's what I am saying. Lol

[@eegernades]

A perfect purple tang?

[@addybaddie0]

Your list is way better.

[@javieltaino]

Your videos are awesome! Makes me want to get back into the hobby.

[@brandonlovett604]

Blue spotted jawfish $150

[@craigprice927]

I am SO happy I finally made the leap to Salt Water!

[@kjharveyy7284]

Most expensive I bought was a 5 inch Sailfin Tang and I absolutely adore him, he’s so sweet. I paid $60 for him

[@MadHattersReef]

Check out this weeks video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpjPZpR8n9yagM0

[@darksidereefer]

300 scribbled angel. 300 Australian harlequin tusk

[@rockylord7507]

Love the tusk! Always wanted one.. great episode! Love to see a list of reef safe fish with the most colors.

[@rockylord7507]

Gem tang.

[@00ninja00]

Most expensive fish I ever bought was an aberrant black tang, $1100. Now I think they can be had for under a grand. But 10 years ago they were super rare. Also back then a gem tang was super rare and $2500. Now they can be had for under $500, so I’m gonna get one soon. Always wanted one, but just couldn’t justify spending $2500.

[@James-yv1qq]

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[@holdenhohman5549]

The most expensive fish I’ve bought is a blue spot jawfish, but I’ve spent so much money on coral

[@RipVanWinkle_Nature_Discovery]

Most expensive fish I've ever caught (wild-collected) was a Pinnatus Batfish, an Emperor Angelfish (juvenile), a Scribbled Angelfish, a Volitan Lionfish (also other types of lionfish) and a Moorish Idol, as far as I can remember. I've never actually netted but have hand fed a Flathead perch and a juvenile Queen Angelfish. Meaning I'm confident that I most likely could have netted them if I'd wanted to. The most expensive fish I've ever paid money for was a Powder Blue Tang. Thumbs up on your vid.

[@anthonyscianna7893]

I got my Emperor Angel 110 it's an awesome fish

[@BlueCarbonReefing]

Jeff the king of top 10's! Most expensive fish I have bought is a chevron tang. Keep up the great vids!

[@MadHattersReef]

Hmm top 10 king, that may be a thing... Chevrons are a good looking tang for sure!

[@BlueCarbonReefing]

Mad Hatter's Reef It is a thing and you are it my friend...👊💪

[@negativeimage2445]

Thanks for the vid. Interesting. Always loved the long nose tang, such a great contrast to most reef tank inhabitants. May I add the Clarion Angelfish? That's a special import of between 5k and upwards of 8k. Ultramarine had a featured tank about 4years ago and the fella had sourced one via a specialist importer for £4750 after being quoted £8000 elsewhere.

[@stevenchacon1594]

lol love the puffer

[@mitchpowers7043]

Excellent video!! Now how about the top 10 least expensive fish for those on a budget?

[@jr8688]

30 bucks on a regular clown fish is the most I've dropped on a fish. Don't feel comfortable spending more til I get more experience

[@MadHattersReef]

I remember when I was freaking out about spending $10.00 a fish in my freshwater days.

[@mallettebrett]

Powder brown× white cheek hybrid would be most expensive ive ever bought. My favorite however has to b my 10" red sea sailfin :)

[@giovannischmit9299]

Salt water fish are the best

[@RogueAquariums]

Great video Jeff. Glad my fish made the top ten. I purchased a long nosed black tang from my LFS for $500 they were asking $750 for it. It is in my QT right now doing well. 👍you're right, some of these top ten fish can be quite expensive.

[@airtripko]

Very Interesting topic!

[@matthewstevens5078]

Awsome looking fish. Been in the hobby about 2 years, glad I found you andnyour videos. I've learned alot. My most expensive fish 8s my sailfin tang at $45. So nothing to expensive yet.

[@jamesbaker5642]

That Goldflake Angel is pretty incredible!

[@theyoutubechannel7399]

My most expensive fish is a $35 clownfish

[@jsc2087]

Only started saltwater about a year ago. I bought a coral beauty for around $40. I have been keeping cichlids for many years so I'm used to about $10 a fish, so $40 is a lot to me.

[@MadHattersReef]

It was for me too...

[@CJSAQUARIUMS]

Got my 🍪🥛 ready for the next tank update... u been holding out!

[@FuZeTrIcKzZ]

im new to the hobby only had a tank for 7 months koi fairy wrasse was mine! £45 here jumped out the tank a few days ago forgot to put the lid on :( absolutely gutted! but great video man!!! love your videos!!!

[@jackmcpherson6750]

I figured the Gem Tang would have been #1..... mine was the copperband butterfly for $53 I think lol.

[@silviadodd3356]

I would like to have a Dogface Puffer but I have a wave maker in the tank, and I was told they bite cables, is this true

[@schnouse]

Most expensive fish was a Flameback Angel. I believe it was $70. Sadly it died from velvet about a week later.

[@riles.royale376]

the most i paid was $75 for a healthy Shepard's Angel. lol it was expensive but worth it :)

[@chrisjohnson8611]

Thanks for the videos. My tank is just a 10 months old. Yellow Tang which is pretty common 50.00.

[@DoubleCFit]

The most expensive fish I have bought so far are my clowns which were only 40$. But for my 40gal breeder I plan on getting the new Black storm clownfish and the mocha storm clownfish which are 200-$400 currently.

[@MadHattersReef]

They are not cheap but in a few years the price will go down.

[@THEEGOBLINNE]

My most expensive fish was probably 45$ gramma basslet

[@claudehoarau3486]

I hope the industry invests in captive bred marine fish, I would feel a lot better about buying them

[@senthilkumarp3347]

Nice video, keep it up

[@erica.5583]

Great review! The most expensive fish I had was a powder blue tang., 60 bucks... had it for 3+ years, then my heater fucked up and it died.

[@FlipThatCardKez]

What about the Bandit angel

[@rhinot7269]

Yellow tangs are priced at 1k over here in Australia

[@MadHattersReef]

woah

[@youlolo2]

Love the vids. Hope your channel blows up.

[@williamchristian4031]

Can you do a video on stocking a smaller tank? Maybe say a 55 gallon with a 20 gallon sump with a current USA IC loop lighting system! Thanks

[@MadHattersReef]

That would be a good topic🐠

[@tonyaclark1570]

1200 for a fish! Wow. The most expensive fish I purchased was a white tail like tang for 150.00 and a purple tang for 95.00

[@tomlipare9407]

Starting up my 180 gallon tank to a marine fish tank ... would like to have some angles and other large fish so that I can see them. Anything you can suggest would help.

[@MadHattersReef]

I’m not very well versed in the angle fish side of things still need to do some research.

[@KreefAquariumhobby]

awsome fish! my most exspensive fish for now is a powder brown tang

[@joshweaver673]

Is there an actual difference between a reg Dogface Puffer and a Yellow one? In most of my research I’ve been told they are the exact same just diff colors and each shop said when they ordered a dogface it could come in white, grey, yellow, or even blue sometimes? I am in the process of setting up a 120g (4x2x2) tank currently and a dogface is going to be the centerpiece to that tank. It’s also going to be my first step into the salt world (I’ve had multiple fresh tanks for over twenty years tho). In Most of my research I also found for the dogface to reach around only 12inches which would make this tank ok for it, but if the yellow does indeed get up to 18inch then I Def don’t want to cram it into a 24inch deep tank ect

[@thakalilife9052]

I once bought a queen angel fish at $180 ...wtf was I thinking🤨

[@christianduran7978]

Hiiiiiii I love your vids keep it up and some of these fish are so expensive 😮

[@i_keelyou]

My dad had an Achilles Tang in 1994 and bought it for $50 and it lasted 4 years, he’s amazed at the price tag now.

[@aryiahashemi]

Peacekeeper maroon clown fish. Was auctioned for 8900$

[@robertrobert989]

I bought a Japanese golden hawk fish it was $400. It was very beautiful and we had only seen one in 5 years of reef keeping

[@thebouncingmushroom6657]

Love this video. So helpful!