What are some rare and pretty fish for a planted tank?

[RickyV]

Hello all,
I am looking for rare fish I can add to the Build Thread - 1000 Gallon High Tech Planted Tank I was requested to look for fish few people have, are beautiful, and are expensive. One good contender I found with this criteria are the honey blue eye rainbowfish.

The one seller I could find has them at $80 USD and limited quantity. I would likely setup a breeding project for them.

What are other less common fish like these? Although pretty and colorful are the main ones I am looking for, I am open to hear about other rare fish. Also inverts.

 

[Koan]

A giant school of these would be amazing, you'd have to breed them yourself they're critically endangered and really hard to find.



Pretty much any blue-eyes would be totally lost in your tank, they're rarely more than 3 cm long.

 

[ElleDee]

I am not an expert in this, but I keep an eye on all the expensive Hyphessobrycon over at Aquatic Clarity. One day I'll splurge and get a school of something exciting like H. myrmex, H. peugeoti, or H. procyon. There are too many to choose from.

Now, I have not ordered from him myself, but Jeff seems to have a good reputation online. I encourage you to do your homework there. He gets a lot of rare wild caught stuff and he might be a good source to look into for a hook up to source something extra special.

 

[Unexpected]

I don’t know about prices, but maybe this book could help. 100’s of fish and information.

 

[RickyV]

I don’t know about prices, but maybe this book could help. 100’s of fish and information.View attachment 5272

That is great thanks!

 

[Unexpected]

That is great thanks!

https://a.co/d/0f4B3uTO

 

[BenB]

Pseudomugil furcatus are my favorite Rainbows

 

[DTWGulo]

I just got a bunch of Thayeria red-tail tetras in. (Thayeria teles pires? Some debate about that apparently.). They're gorgeous. Got them from The Wet Spot; currently out of stock, but prices ranged from $20-60 each.
Most of the fancy/pretty danios and rasboras I like to keep in planted tanks aren't expensive. Danio tinwini, Devario auropurpureus, Danio erythromicron, etc.