LFS stock in trouble

[tennisace]

I don't know about u guys, but i think the prices at my fish store have gone up, and yestarday i found out y. I overheard the guy saying that they just got their first shipment since the tsunami yestarday. Thats a really long time!

 

[greatfullreefer]

personally i refuse to deal with stores that procure ocean caught fish...i stick with tank bred.

 

[ross]

So i guess you dont like any store that has tangs, angels, wrasses, etc.

 

[greatfullreefer]

Originally posted by Ross
So i guess you dont like any store that has tangs, angels, wrasses, etc.
correct

 

[knots]

How many types of fish are "tank bred"? I didn't think there were very many at all.

 

[fishcake]

How many say that they are tank bred and are not HMMM......:notsure:

 

[elvictre]

HMMM do tank bred fish come from some mad scientist or were there ancestors originally snagged from the ocean.
Vic

 

[ross]

Originally posted by GreatfullReefer
correct
So then i guess you dont buy fish at any lfs? Order straight from ORA or what? Do you own any of the fish i just listed or any fish from the ocean.

 

[swnewb]

My LFS has a bunch of Fire Angels for $50 a piece. I over heard a guy ask if they were tank breed and the store worker said "No, a tank breed fire angel would cost like $900."
I personally would choose a tank breed fish over the same that was wild caught, but if no other option is available, then I am going with what is there.

 

[lion_crazz]

Well, a tank bred flame/fire would not cost that much, but I think he was just trying to emphasize that it would be more expensive because it is harder to breed in captivity. $50 is not expensive for flame angels anyway. That is around the normal price that I see them at.

 

[howardcu]

I think I have seen tank bred flames for $100, when the wild ones are $30 to $40 online and $50 or so in an LFS. I choose aquacultured whenever I can, but for some things it just isn't possible or in the case of the flame angel very cost effective. I am trying to raise pseudochromis flavivertex and fridmani that I have spawning pairs of. The parents were also tank bred from ORA. I don't think I will make any money and will lucky if I break even, but if more hobbyist raise fish then there will be less stress on the oceans. Every little bit helps I guess.