Fish from the Red Sea...are they really more colorful?

[sean obergfell]

I have heard that when you can get fish from the Red Sea...jump on it. Because they are much more colorful coming from the Red Sea...

Any truth to this? Or is this a selling point only?

Thank you,
Sean

 

[SkiFletch]

I don't know about "more colorful", that's extremely subjective. There are some species that have slightly different color patterns when coming from the Red Sea though. It's more a "different color" than "more". Not all species are like this though. I know a bunch of wrasses have slightly different color patterns, but I forget which.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I don't know about "more colorful", that's extremely subjective. There are some species that have slightly different color patterns when coming from the Red Sea though. It's more a "different color" than "more". Not all species are like this though. I know a bunch of wrasses have slightly different color patterns, but I forget which.

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I'm sure G is gonna chime in on Red Sea fishes

 

[Paramecium]

Well I think the Desjardin Sailfin coming from the Red Sea looks much better than a normal sailfin but not necessarily more colorful. Also gotta love purple tangs.

 

[sean obergfell]

Red Sea specimen seem to be more costly to purchase...just wondering if you get what you pay for in these cases....

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Well I think the Desjardin Sailfin coming from the Red Sea looks much better than a normal sailfin

they are different species

 

[teamdulski]

they are different species

I believe there is a discussion about merging them back to the same species if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I believe there is a discussion about merging them back to the same species if I'm not mistaken.

I have not heard anything about that. Regardless- it's kind of silly to compare an endemic species (or variant) to another fish from another part of the world.

Why are Red Sea specimens more costly to purchase?

 

[GMaquarium]

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I'm sure G is gonna chime in on Red Sea fishes

Yes. Please don't buy fish from Red Sea.

 

[sean obergfell]

I'm not following....why not buy fish from the Red Sea?

 

[tmz]

Prices for them seem exorbitant over the last few years. Don't know why. I don't think they are more colorful ,per se;just different. i do love my purple tang but I paid $55 for it 7 years ago. I'd also note they and other life from the Red Sea are accustomed to higher salinity than most keep. The Red Sea runs 1.029 and up. Fish from there can do fine at lower levels. Xenia too but I suspect it will have a harder time if sg slips to 1.023 or .004 than most other species.

 

[GMaquarium]

The Red Sea has some of the most stunning reefs. I visited one of them and have to say by far my favorite and I have seen reefs around the world. My opinion about avoiding fish from there may be bias. In short, high mortality rate due to poor collection, supply chain. Some fish are collected, transported and exported from/by fishermen from other counties far away from Red Sea. By buying Red Sea fish I would be supporting process and people I do not like. It's been some time but from what I remember reading the data I read from Egypt, Yasmin and Saudi did not support the data from Israel. However Israel does not allow collection and is trying to preserve the health of the sea. Israel is the only country I will export Red Sea fish from and until I legally can do so I avoid all fish from there. There is a false sense of rarity and hype in this county about fish from there. If the price is high that means its rare and people want these fish even more. In reality we are doing so much damage. I truly urge people to care where your fish come from. The education should come from your local shops. We made a stand to avoid selling popular high demand fish. But I believe that for every fish sold 100 more are collected.

 

[GMaquarium]

I was just told in pm that what I said doesn't all make sense. Sorry English is not my first language (4th)

Some fish found in the red sea are different. There are many beautiful that are only found there. Corals, clams and inverts have been banned from collection for long time.

Fish that come from there have huge mortality rates because on the way to America from middle east they take a detour to asia. High mortality rate and transport logistics raise prices. For each purple or Sohal you see here and alive, many had died.

 

[tmz]

Makes sense to me. Thanks for the information. Appreciate the position you have taken. Does explain the pricing surge somewhat.

 

[joe3196]

Good info we need to protect our reefs to keep them in our homes

 

[sean obergfell]

Thank you....

 

[block head]

I was just told in pm that what I said doesn't all make sense. Sorry English is not my first language (4th)

Some fish found in the red sea are different. There are many beautiful that are only found there. Corals, clams and inverts have been banned from collection for long time.

Fish that come from there have huge mortality rates because on the way to America from middle east they take a detour to asia. High mortality rate and transport logistics raise prices. For each purple or Sohal you see here and alive, many had died.

Your explanation, and English is coherent and more than reasonable. Keep up the good work G. We're lucky to have a great local merchant with integrity.