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  1. Froc3

    Froc3 Fire Goby

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    Hey guys, just heard today about a new bilaw that is trying to be passed in Hawaii that will limit the fish that can be caught in Hawaii. You can check it out at SB3225
     
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  2. Breed

    Breed Feather Duster

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    Thats depressing considering all of the great livestock that we get from hawaii, inlcuding gorjuz yellow tangs :(

    Such is life...

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  3. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Time to start working harder on our propagation techniques. :-/
     
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  4. Executivelevel

    Executivelevel Peppermint Shrimp

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    i heard that the other day from the LFS, they said yellow tangs and a few others are gonna jump in price soon, i guess i better get em while there cheap huh? i guess thats good for the fish though, i dont want to see them over-harvested, especialy when they go to the tanks of owners who dont know how to keep fish, its for the best.
     
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  5. Froc3

    Froc3 Fire Goby

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    Yeah, i think it's about time research went into breeding some of the less willing species. Tank bred fish are a lot more suited for the aquarium environment and dont get stressed out as much.
     
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  6. wastemanagement

    wastemanagement Eyelash Blennie

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    cant say its not for the best thou
     
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  7. dh1758

    dh1758 Astrea Snail

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    I have heard about this as well from my LFS, They seem to think that this will pass and odds are Yellow Tang prices will sky rocket over $200 a piece.
     
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  8. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Anytime something gets limited in numbers, gets regulated or the demand increases, so does the price. I not sure it will get that bad($200). Only time will tell.
     
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    Froc3 Fire Goby

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    200 bucks sounds like your LFS is exploiting it :p . Anyways, i cant imagine what black tangs are gonna be like...
     
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  10. dh1758

    dh1758 Astrea Snail

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    That may be true, but likely enough for me my tank is too small and would be far overstocked to add one. So for all I care they could charge 1000 for them. I always check their prices against online prices and so far they beat them every time.
     
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