I have never had a Dory (and have no desire to get one) but I am wondering, for those people that have stores. Has the movie caused large problems with people wanting to get a Blue Tang without much/any experience? I saw some statistic that when the first Nemo came out clown fish sales went up around 3000% (is that realistic)
Out of curiosity - Has Dory been a problem?
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fishgate
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I think saying a movie "caused problems" with certain fish is largely overrated hype. It isn't like they are buying a $100 fish and putting it in a fishbowl. A marine tank is quite an undertaking for anyone and isn't typically an impulse buy. And even for those few that would shell out that kind of money for a fad fish, well that is more people in the hobby right? 
BummersReef
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I'm just a customer but I've asked people at our LFS if they have seen increase in business since movie came out and they said not really - but as customer I see more kids in there hollering "Dory Dory" ... But LFS is kind of a hang out for families anyway and I think parents bring them in for fun of just looking
I used to do the same thing when our kids were little
I used to do the same thing when our kids were little
Dogshowgrl
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Working at a LFS. We were ready for the surge of interest but didn't get the demand we expected. We did get a few people coming in asking for tanks but most understood regal tang were large fish and a captive bred clown was more in budget and tank they were looking for.
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Mrs.Shrimps
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i have one in my 14gal biocube and he loves it
Coralfuture
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For me at my LFS's here in MKE they did double when the movie came out and now that its been out for a bit they are a special order fish.
(I consider regal to be an endgame fish for me if ever)
(I consider regal to be an endgame fish for me if ever)
homer1475
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It's all supply and demand. The demand has gone up(because of the movie) so the supply has gone down. Causing the price to double, even triple. My LFS has said that his price(wholesale) has nearly doubled on them, which means retail has nearly tripled.
He's a smart guy and will not even order them in, even if someone wants one special ordered without quizzing them on tank size and fish requirements first.
He's a smart guy and will not even order them in, even if someone wants one special ordered without quizzing them on tank size and fish requirements first.
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lifeoffaith
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I agree...I can't tell if she's /\ joking or not. I don't know the other poster, but could tell by the ridiculousness of the post that he was clearly joking. Mrs Shrimps, if you do have a "Dory" in your 14 gallon, please take her back to the LFS. No matter how small she is, she will get WAY too big for that 14 gallon in NO time. She should be in a MUCH larger tank. If you're new and didn't know this, it is what it is. Now you know, now you can act to make it right. And whichever LFS sold you this fish, you need to quit shopping there, because the first question they should have asked is how big is your tank.
Lfunnyfarm
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Ich magnet is spot on! Regal tangs are very pretty but can someone engineer them to be a little hardier?!
The owner of my local LFS commented on the number of newbies wanting "Nemo" when that movie came out but the current movie doesn't seem to have sparked the same demand, probably because, as some have remarked, "Dory" will end up being much, much larger.
The owner of my local LFS commented on the number of newbies wanting "Nemo" when that movie came out but the current movie doesn't seem to have sparked the same demand, probably because, as some have remarked, "Dory" will end up being much, much larger.
i have a kole tang in my 75g reef. every kid who has looked at my tank, without fail, has said "ohhhh, you got a dory!!!".
now you're just being silly!
now you're just being silly!
Clownfish are small and unfortunately get sold at objectionable places like Walmart adapted to fresh water. So it makes sense that their sales went up because they are more accessible. But something like a blue tang is much more of an overall investment and hopefully Walmart isn't trying to sell them to kids in goldfish bowls.
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lifeoffaith
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Now that's just wrong. SERIOUSLY? How long could they possibly live adapted to freshwater? Am I being too gullible or is this really a thing? I've heard of some crazy adaptations from fresh to salt (someone told me goldfish which I have yet to see), but the other way around?
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