Saltwater Fish
Dartfish (Ptereleotris) — What's a Fair Price?
Based on 1 in-stock listing across 1 online reef vendor, updated September 5, 2026.
A typical Dartfish (Ptereleotris) sells for around $52.99 right now. Anything near $52.99 is at the cheap end of today's market. Prices below are the cheapest current listing per vendor.
Cheapest per vendor
| Vendor | Listing | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Shelf Aquatics | Blue Gudgeon Dartfish | $52.99 | view → |
Shipping differs by vendor (free-shipping thresholds, flat overnight rates) and can change which vendor is cheapest to your door.
Reading today's numbers
Just 1 in-stock listing is priced today, at $52.99, so there is no spread to read — treat it as a single asking price rather than a market benchmark.
Only one of the vendors we track currently lists it, so this range reflects a single store's listings rather than a cross-vendor comparison — worth keeping in mind when judging the price.
Keeping it alive once it arrives
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A new fish cares most about being acclimated gradually to your tank's own water rather than dropped straight into it — shipping bag water is best kept out of the tank — and then about being offered food it will actually take. Chewy — a general pet retailer that sells no live coral or marine fish, and is not one of the vendors this index tracks — carries reef salt mixes, saltwater test kits, marine fish food, and coral and invertebrate food.
Price history
The market median for Dartfish (Ptereleotris) has changed 7 times in 55 days of tracking. Median shifts here usually come from vendor promotion events or the in-stock mix changing rather than gradual drift (how these prices actually behave) — genuine repricings land on the price drops page as we observe them.
Common questions
Every answer below is computed from this page's own numbers at build time, and updates with the daily data refresh.
- How much does Dartfish (Ptereleotris) cost?
- The median price is $52.99, based on 1 in-stock listing across 1 online reef vendor as of September 5, 2026. Every current listing sits at $52.99. Only one of the vendors the index tracks currently lists it, so this reflects a single store's listings rather than a cross-vendor comparison.
- Which vendors sell Dartfish (Ptereleotris)?
- 1 of the online reef vendors the index tracks lists it as of September 5, 2026: Top Shelf Aquatics at $52.99. Each figure is that vendor's cheapest current listing.
- Has the price of Dartfish (Ptereleotris) changed?
- Yes. The market median has changed 7 times across the 55 days the index has tracked it. Shifts here usually come from vendor promotion events or the in-stock mix changing rather than gradual drift.
- Is Dartfish (Ptereleotris) in stock right now?
- 1 of the 4 listings the index tracks for it were in stock as of September 5, 2026, across 1 vendor.
Cite this page: Reef Price Index, "Dartfish (Ptereleotris) price," data through September 5, 2026. https://reefpriceindex.com/species/dartfish
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We check Dartfish (Ptereleotris) prices at every vendor we track, every day. How the index works.