Oh yes I agree with you that no, these fish are not endemic to Hawaii as I said earlier, but we are still paying a premium for them as if they only come from the Hawaiian islands.
I haven't seen a potter angel as I also said
as I have been looking for 2 cause I want to spawn them.
But in reality I am not someone who is importing fish and am just reading articles off the internet as we all are. I'm also talking with people and trying to figure it all out. Wondering why we have to pay so much for fish that can be bought at fish market for a fraction of the price.
Here are some flame wrasse I found for sale. Not sure if these are the ones your talking about.
The other ones I am not sure as anything with a high price tag I normally can't afford and just love to see in other tanks
But you bring up a great point that they might have stocked up when hearing this might have happened.
Also great knowledge on Hawaiian fish!
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