Hawaiian Fish pricing

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by George

Did your LFS list the blue tang as coming from Hawaii? LOL. Blue tang is not even native to HI. I think there is something fishy here.

"The Blue tang, Palette surgeonfish, Regal tang, Hippo tang, Indo-Pacific tang, Flagtail surgeonfish or Blue surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus, is a fish often found in marine aquaria, the only member of the genus Paracanthurus. It has a royal blue body, yellow tail, and black ‘palette’ design. It grows to a maximum of generally 12.25 inches and is mostly herbivorous. Its range varies widely and can be around the reefs of East Africa, Hawaii, Japan, Samoa, New Caledonia, and the Great Barrier Reef."

Source: http://www.redorbit.com/education/re...380/blue_tang/

I may be wrong though

[George]

You are not wrong. The source you quoted from may be wrong. Anyway, in the same source you quoted from, there is a paragraph about tangs (not sure they mean tangs in general or the blue tang)

"Tangs are found in the Atlantic Ocean from New York and Bermuda to the Gulf of Mexico, south to Brazil. They are also abundant in Florida, Bahamas, and the Caribbean Sea. In the eastern Atlantic Ocean it occurs near Ascension Island. It has also been introduced into Hawaii through the release of aquarium fish."

Originally Posted by mrhasan

"The Blue tang, Palette surgeonfish, Regal tang, Hippo tang, Indo-Pacific tang, Flagtail surgeonfish or Blue surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus, is a fish often found in marine aquaria, the only member of the genus Paracanthurus. It has a royal blue body, yellow tail, and black ‘palette’ design. It grows to a maximum of generally 12.25 inches and is mostly herbivorous. Its range varies widely and can be around the reefs of East Africa, Hawaii, Japan, Samoa, New Caledonia, and the Great Barrier Reef."

Source: http://www.redorbit.com/education/re...380/blue_tang/

I may be wrong though

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by George

You are not wrong. The source you quoted from may be wrong. Anyway, in the same source you quoted from, there is a paragraph about tangs (not sure they mean tangs in general or the blue tang)

"Tangs are found in the Atlantic Ocean from New York and Bermuda to the Gulf of Mexico, south to Brazil. They are also abundant in Florida, Bahamas, and the Caribbean Sea. In the eastern Atlantic Ocean it occurs near Ascension Island. It has also been introduced into Hawaii through the release of aquarium fish."

Eventually, the word "Hawaii" will become the "genre" of expensive fishes just like "rare", "deepwater" and "LE" And that's not far away from certain activities that are being carried out in Hawaii.

[Coralgurl]

Soo, avg pricing should be.......?

They are found in Hawaiian reefs as a result of dumping from aquariums, but no not native....

^^posted the same time as me...lol

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Soo, avg pricing should be.......?

They are found in Hawaiian reefs as a result of dumping from aquariums, but no not native....

I am guessing you bought it from ocean today evening?

[RumRunner]

Only buy captive breed livestock that originates from Hawaii or Australia...Please

[maron6977]

Getting back to your question : I've found blue tangs aren't cheap !
I haven't priced one lately but my guess is $40 - $90 depending on size .

[Coralgurl]

Originally Posted by maron6977

Getting back to your question : I've found blue tangs aren't cheap !
I haven't priced one lately but my guess is $40 - $90 depending on size .

Thank you....well it falls in the high end of this pricing. She's smallish (2.5-3 inches), but not teeny. They had some really small babies but wasn't comfortable taking one that small as all my fish are quite a bit bigger and was concerned a tiny one would get picked on or just hide in the rocks and not eat.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Thank you....well it falls in the high end of this pricing. She's smallish (2.5-3 inches), but not teeny. They had some really small babies but wasn't comfortable taking one that small as all my fish are quite a bit bigger and was concerned a tiny one would get picked on or just hide in the rocks and not eat.

I bought a tiny tiny one from ocean for $42 or something. It used to school with chromis but was eaten by my maxi mini

[Coralgurl]

Originally Posted by RumRunner

Only buy captive breed livestock that originates from Hawaii or Australia...Please

Mind providing a list or info on captive bred fish from Hawaii? I searched and this is all I could find.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/a....cfm?c=15+1500

Don't see tangs on this list....

And yes mrhasan, ocean's tonight.....will be going back tomorrow and having a chat.....