most expensive fish for me was a Emperor angel, $80 in a juvenielle state, once home it started turning to its adult morph.... wish I still had it. was a casualty of the tank drama. even though there was absolutly no sign of the fish being in stress. one of my twin girls called me inside after they got home from school and he was dead. which is weird as it was healthy, happy eating and looking great only a few hours before that..
the Clarions look nice to but I think a queen or blue face would be a good, plus MUCH cheaper alternative. but its always the case you make a comprimise on a certain selection and ya can end up hating it for a very long time.
spent $50 twice on coral beauties first I think was just gotten in at the LFS and could of been on the way out already, second though, no real idea on why.
the thing with fish is that no matter what they can die and sometimes for no good reason at all. when my bro had the pet shop (mostly aquarium freshwater, I did get marine going there but he shut the shop down just when it was getting right.