I understand jasontammy and I agree that not all LFS rob their customers, and as far as the 3-5 dollars that was just a figure I through out, it was just an example but it is doable.
I am sure there are some divers unemployed in the FL. area, the Ric. MRooms I am talking about are from FL. area. Just saying that a unemployed diver could get permits or what ever FL. law requires and do very well at $5.00 each they could take pictures of the exact group they collected sell them over the internet and sell to the public straight from the ocean and to the you or me, I mean come on even at $50.00 fuel a day that would still be $450.00 a day or $2250.00 for a 5 day week profit. But then the greedy biger companys would come in with with low wages on a lot of divers to collect them and would beat the $5.00 price just to get the sales
Why don't people post a list of LFS that do good buisness including correct info on what they sell, no price gouging, ( Example on gouging: LFS may pay $5.00 for a Purple Fire Fish but they sell it for $ 29 - 35.00 here) The broker I talked to told me the prices about a week ago and he said that most LFS he sales to marks up 300 % per fish at least! which is way high but a lot cheaper then I would have to pay here and if the fish dies to bad!
NOT ALL ARE LIKE THAT but most are.
Most people you talk to that won't go from fresh to saltwater is because of $30 -hundreds of dollars per fish depending on the type and or corals same thing!
I know some fish are higher because the diver may have to go deeper and that takes more time I get it. But that is not the case most of the time.
I also understand that a mom and pop LFS can't compete with the large chain store on the prices, however again if the mom and pop store can't buy a fish cheaper then say $25.00 then why not buy from the sellers on the internet where that same fish is $12.00 and add say $5.00 to the fish and they could sell it for $17.00 thats a savings of almost half to us the customer!!
LIKE I SAID SELL AND MAKE MONEY ON VOLUME INSTEAD ONE CUSTOMER THEN WE WILL BUY MORE FISH, Then if skippy the mantis shrimp eats my fish OH WELL I will go get another one but not at $30 bucks!!
Look, if any body knows i am wrong explain why, I don't try to be mean spirited and I hope I have not affended anyone! I try real hard not to name names or point the finger at any specific person or company and If you are not the one guilty of the things I bring up then you should know I am not refering to you! If you feel insulted then you are guilty and I or nobody else owes you an apoligy you owe the public one
I am not right about all things, know body is but this all started along the way of me trying to check out this sight and I found where a noobie had asked a question and NOBODY responded for hours, so I took a shot at it and was attacked by another for my oppionion, maybe I just should have not tried to help the guy and I feel bad he thought he had started this (he thought) was a heated discussion, to me it opened up somethings that need to be addressed and I won't get heated at anyone. But I will say what I think and if Someone explains why I am wrong I have no problem admitting it if I agree, the things I bring up are things that I have personally been through or have witnessed except some of the figures were examples only give or take a couple bucks.
Sorry for all the bad spelling and writing!
Wife is an accountant as well lol. 
