Broomtail Wrasses, where are they?

[alfon76]

Anyone knows what is the status on the Red Sea shipments/fishes? I have been waiting for Broomtails to come in as it is the last show piece for my tank and they are nowhere to be found. The few I have seen here and there are going for VERY high prices for the size they are (I saw one online for $289 and listed at 8 inches).
Is anyone familiar with what, if anything, is happening with Red Sea shipments or if the Broomtails themselves are not being allowed out? I have seen many of the Red Sea species around but not broomtails yet.
Any info will be appreciated.
Ivan

 

[renogaw]

there's some prince that decided they were taking too many fish out of the red sea and pretty well squashed any more farming

 

[jon321]

Originally Posted by renogaw
there's some prince that decided they were taking too many fish out of the red sea and pretty well squashed any more farming
Do you have any sources for that? Id definitely like to read the whole story and I cant seem to find anything on the web.
Jon

 

[alfon76]

Renogaw appears to be right. I started asking a lot more people and pressuring for Broomtail availability and the answers from different sources were all the same. It appears Saudi Arabia is not exporting to the USA but still exporting to Germany and thus we are not getting the larger variety of Red Sea fishes we used to. I also heard that this "ban" is coming to an end soon and that we should see more of the usual Red Sea variety even if it is in limited quantities.
Ivan