i just got a new yellow tang for my 110 reef and when i was there i was talking to my fish guy and he told me that i was getting him at a prime time because collection of these beautiful fish has just been outlawed in Hawaii i paid 49.00 for mine from what i was told in the next few meeks to a couple of months the price is going to sky rocket to upwards of 300.00 for 1 it is a wonderfull thing that these fish are now so protected but if you like them as much as i do get them now just a thought
yellow tangs get them while you can
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kar93
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only 5 yellows can be collected a day
only 5 yellows can be collected a day
Reefjunkee
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I read the same thing in a different post.There were a few other species as well.
Chris2500DK
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Hmm my LFS just got 100 2" yellow tangs, wonder if they heard that and decided to stock up.
The yellow tang law is not a yellow tang law.
The law is totally different than originally proposed and has a long way to go to become law.
"I wouldn't worry about it. Company's will start breeding them, and eventually have mass quantities like Ocellaris clowns. Won't they? "
Sorry VaderWS6 tangs are some of the hardest fish to breed, I believe because of their really long gestation period. If they were regulated to 5 per diver you would see about as many yellow tangs on the market as you do black tangs (assuming you don't see very many black tangs).
It would be nice if it were that easy to breed all saltwater fish. Even though it would put me out of business.
The law is totally different than originally proposed and has a long way to go to become law.
"I wouldn't worry about it. Company's will start breeding them, and eventually have mass quantities like Ocellaris clowns. Won't they? "
Sorry VaderWS6 tangs are some of the hardest fish to breed, I believe because of their really long gestation period. If they were regulated to 5 per diver you would see about as many yellow tangs on the market as you do black tangs (assuming you don't see very many black tangs).
It would be nice if it were that easy to breed all saltwater fish. Even though it would put me out of business.
ccampo
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Protect species, that's the best thing humans can do to save them from extinction, yellow tangs are probably not in danger of extinction right now, but they will be if nothing is done.
That's actually a very good measure, as a hobbyist I'd like my children, grand children, great grand children, etc. to be able to see these and many other animals.
This is an already expensive hobbie, and by having these yellow tangs more expensive will force only a few people to have them, hopefully people who knows how to take care of them and not people who will let them die to buy more at the LFS.
That's actually a very good measure, as a hobbyist I'd like my children, grand children, great grand children, etc. to be able to see these and many other animals.
This is an already expensive hobbie, and by having these yellow tangs more expensive will force only a few people to have them, hopefully people who knows how to take care of them and not people who will let them die to buy more at the LFS.
