Fish you wish you had

[beowulf]

To add the the lovely succinctfish's thread about your favorite fish, what fish have you never owned but wish you could have and why?

I would love to have a monster tank with some cool "oddballs" including an arrowana.

[sdivell]

When I get a big tank I'd like to keep a pair of Oscars....

and unrealistically when I get the big tank i'd like to keep local species...like a rock bass or a sun fish... ahh to dream

[renadia]

A few years ago we had a 32 gal and my son caught a small catfish (grey) we call it a "barbus" in French. Well the thing grew to about 9 to 12 " and either the other fish jumped out from small openings at the back of the tank cover or he ate them! We had bought 12 goldfish to bring some color to the tank and in a few days most of them were gone.

[BigMomma]

I wish I had a dolphin!

When we get our salt tank up and running I would like to get a few peppermint shrimp, I think they're so cool looking!

[KLKelly]

I LOVE seahorses.  I also get a kick out of the salt water cardinals and the Moorish Idol.

[OrchidNow]

I want a Nemo. LOL...can't remember what it is called but so cool looking. In fact, my son and I were at the store the other day, we found Nemo and some of the other fish from the movie.

[dan2x38]

I love these guys wish I add one even though they are a common run of the mill character- Red-Tailed Black Shark. They would have to have rich colouring like in the photo. Also would like to keep- Tiger Barbs. Again very common species but would love a tank with these guys & the Red-Tails. Plus some nice bottom feeders, planted of course with tough plants.

[PaleoFishGirl]

Arowana for sure.  Stingrays!  I'd also love a tank full of eels, especially after seeing one at the VP of the Saskatoon club's place a couple of weeks ago.

[DavidJohnson]

I want to get/build a large river tank (hopefully 10' long) for my clown loaches and then add a school of tinfoil barbs to it.  I love the look of a school of tinfoil barbs.

[Zoe]

I want a Nemo. LOL...can't remember what it is called but so cool looking. In fact, my son and I were at the store the other day, we found Nemo and some of the other fish from the movie.

Clown fish?  Whatever you do, don't call them "nemos" to saltwater hobbiests... seems to tick some of them off for some reason

[Aiglos]

Clown fish?  Whatever you do, don't call them "nemos" to saltwater hobbiests... seems to tick some of them off for some reason

I call them Nemo's for that Exact reason ( wink )

[busdriver]

If I ever do a saltwater setup I only want one fish, I think it's called a lion fish, (not really sure of the name) awesome looking fish, though.

[Crumpet]

If I ever do a saltwater setup I only want one fish, I think it's called a lion fish, (not really sure of the name) awesome looking fish, though.

Very pretty fish, to be sure!  I love their "mustaches" and flowing fins.

[RedFish]

The fish I want these days is Koi!   I want a pond!

[RoxyDog]

snowflake moray eel, or some kind of small shark.  which of course would require a tank upgrade!   

[yellowtang]

If I had a very large tank ,I mean Large
Love to have small white tip reef sharks along with their respective
remora fish......and of course lepard sharks.......
guess I 'am a shark freak..
I just love the elegance and characteristics of sharks.

[washefuzzy]

I want, I want, where would I even start.
I would like a pond with slim goldfishes with flowing tails.
I think gourmas are very pretty. Maybe soon!
Koolie loaches.
Or a huge aquarium with Oscars, now that would be soooo... cool.
Or maybe killfish.

[kennyman]

Oh boy!

Bamboo shark or  cuttlefish. No wait an octopus! I don't know they are all so cool 

[Fishnut]

I want a red arowana!  They have got to be the coolest fish!  I've already had a silver arowana and I thought he was amazing.  This time I'de put him in a tank with some sevrums and maybe a tiger shovelnose catfish.  They're an absolute fortune though!

[busdriver]

Oh boy!

Bamboo shark or  cuttlefish. No wait an octopus! I don't know they are all so cool 

Octopus doesn't live very long in captivity, I think I heard somewhere, maybe a year.