Hawaiian Flame Angel @ fish planet

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9384659#post9384659 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GreshamH
Not so. There is no cyanide used in the waters where flame angels are captured on a commercial scale. The coloration is soley due to location. Just like a coral beauty from Tonga is more blue then a PI one, and Fiji one are far more orange. They all are pretty much captured the same way, divers with nets. From what I've been told over the years, it has very little to do with food source.

Flames are mainly caught in Tuvalu IIRC. Mainy "Hawaiian's" are labled as such mainly due to most flame angel imports land in HI first

The only reason HI's cost more is, they where collected by first world divers The better treatment is just an artifact of them getting more money, and having less time in shipping/holding.

Im not trying to say that all flames that arent from Hawaii are exposed to cyanide Gresh, but it does still happen remotely, abeit not on a commercial level but wouldnt some of these fish be exposed indirectly via currents or just by being nearby even if their not the ones intended? Im not exactly sure which ones are targets for cyanide fishing to be honest with you, but from the boards and hearing what goes one when no ones looking I just dont really have high expectations . So hearing of the chances of cyanide going on more prevelant, and hearing of the errosion and sewage runnoffs, and them having to go farther out into deeper waters to find healthier fish, I could be confusing the ones I see die alot with flukes or some other parasite due to overcrowding or some other less than desirable condition.

I was being told from the person who purchased an order that the animals were actually cheaper, but it was the shipping that made it more expensive. Maybe this is because of the bunny hopping from Tuvalu like your suggesting?


-Justin

 

[dots]

I love angels, esp. Potters and Rusty angels.....but are very hard to get out if they take a liking to the polyps. So none for me....

 

[kevin95695]

I was in Fairfield today and "World of Pets" has a flame angel for $40.

 

[Paliya]

Wow, I went to fish planet today and that store is going to be HOT. Super clean in there, good tank selection and dry goods. Not too much salt water livestock, but some. The flame angels were nice. They have a 5,000 gallon saltwater tank in the works too!

Maybe this was covered in a previous thread, but this was the first time I've seen this store. I admit, I get excited any time I visit a new store, but this one looks exceptional. Though it does look like their primary focus is freshwater, I bet they'll have a nice little salt section.

-Pat