wow why the ban ???

[emtchris1231]

this is actually a wow post and a i am looking for post
first of all wow why the ban on tangs?
i recently went to the fish store and read the brochure on the tanks they are actuallty putting a ban on fish from hawaii (yellow tang, box fish, wrasses, and puffers) wow are we running short?
second i am here in ny and i am looking for someone who has live rock or base rock they can get rid of also i have a few wants as far as fish
i am looking for : yellow tang, blue hippo, or the angel off of nemo in the docs tank
if anyone has one or all of these and want to get rid of them let me know thanks
now
why the ban on sales of those fish from hawaii? are the reefs being dangerously stripped of these fish ? someone has input on this please let me know thanks i am def interested in whats going on with this

 

[Lotus]

Yellow tangs now have limits on the number collected. I believe puffers and some other fish are not being collected. Yellow tangs will now be much more expensive. To be honest, I think it could be a good thing. There are too many people buying tangs for small tanks, and basicalling giving them a death sentence. If the fish costs more like $200, people will think twice before putting them in a 30g tank. For a fish that has a lifespan of 45 years, it seems that 250,000 collected a year seems a lot.

You'll probably be able to get a yellow tang from a store, but just at a higher price.

There's an article here: Sea Shepherd -- Enslaving the World's Reef Fish

 

[emtchris1231]

ban

well i know at least most of the pet shops here where i live in ny and around me wont be seling tangs and the others after the ban starts i think it is a good thing also if the numbers are getting daneroulsy low its what needs to be done to protect the species. i guess i need to get one to put in my 55 gallon tank before the ban right now they are runing 54.99 for the local pet store here
but i agree if its best for them to stop or slow the sale to protect them why not

 

[Drew31589]

When is this ban supposed to start? And is this ban for all over or just certain places? Because a local pet center that sells saltwater fish has about 3 yellow tangs for sale

 

[Airborneguy]

Seems it is very recent because I had ordered 3 juveniles from one of my LFS' about 2 weeks ago, and they got them in, but the owner didn't think they were healthy, so he ordered 3 more for me, and then told me that the second order was denied because of the ban and the first 3 all died.

So no tangs for me, I'm not even going to get one now that I read everything about how they are collected.

 

[emtchris1231]

ban

well i bought my tang today
as far as the ban what i hear so far is if it goes into effect it will be begninning in july
and its for the sale of tangs,wrasses,boxfish and puffers brought from hawaii
ill let u know when i find out about it more