Yellow Tang - Some useful info for those looking for one

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Hello fellow reefers,
As most of you may have heard this week Hawaii has indefinitely suspended the collection of certain fish.
I have been looking for a small yellow tank for some time for my new tank and when I heard that news I decided to make it my priority to find one as I'm sure the cost of yellow tangs will skyrocket.
I'm in Orange county and after going to a few local fish stores and I will not mention names prices have already gone up to around $100 and one of the well known largers stores told me they would not sell them as soon they will be getting upwards of $200.

My final stop was at Seaside Tropical in Huntington Beach.
To my surprise he had maybe five or six dozen yellow tangs from around 2.25 inches upwards from $58.99

So for those of you who may be looking for a yellow tang this is a heads up that Seaside tropical does have them at a very reasonable price.

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those stores are nuts.. $200 for yellow tang? lol. captive bred yellow tangs are on the market for $160.. good luck to those fools

props to Seaside. always a good selection there
 
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Hit up Ellis aquatics in Compton he sell small specimens, I just check his Facebook page and they’re 75 buck
 
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You think they still have some today? Prolly everyone on this forum flocked there... lol


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Seaside aquatics is always a great place to go to.He usually has everything I’m looking for.The staff Dave , Santiago, and I forgot the ladies name are really nice and helpful.

I might be going later today I’ll let you guys knows if he still has some .


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You guys know if Seaside QTs the fish for a while? Are they generally healthy?


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madatom said:
You guys know if Seaside QTs the fish for a while? Are they generally healthy?


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QT’s I don’t think so but I might be wrong . But I have bought many many fish from there and have always had great success.


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It was only 2 yes ago Hawaii closed off again and yellow went from $20-$25 in LFS to three times that. And then back down.

I’m sure if we miss out on a yellow now, there’ll be another chance soon at reasonable prices.


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madatom said:
You guys know if Seaside QTs the fish for a while? Are they generally healthy?


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They don't QT. You should observe the fishes behavior for awhile if you have the time. With any luck perhaps you can spot suspicious behavior.

All those fish in sharing the system and with fish turnover like crazy, it'd be wishful thinking to think their systems aren't carrying any diseases.

I was there today, he raised the prices a tad. Yellows start at $85 and he's got a lot. $85 is still less than anywhere else with that much inventory.
 
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When you're picking one out, look at the belly. If it's pinched, move onto another one. That's usually the main thing we look for and have really good success. They're $70 for good size ones at the wholesale... $85 is a good deal at the LFS if you can get it, at least while the prices are inflated.
 
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