Alongside the common clownfish and some damselfish, the yellow tang is one of only a handful of quintessential saltwater aquarium fish. For generations saltwater aquarists have enjoyed the hardy, colorful yellow tang with algae grazing habits for around ten to twenty dollars but those days are no more.
随着商业水族馆的收集变得越来越困难和越来越有限,近年来,我们已经看到了黄色唐人的价格卵巢瘤黄酮,稳步上升。直到几周前,您才能合理地在典型的水族馆商店中合理地发现中小型的黄色唐人,价格为79至99美元,对于盐水鱼退伍军人来说仍然很高,但与所有其他盐水相比,客观合理。
However following the suspension of commercial aquarium fish collection in Hawaii a few weeks ago we’ve been closely monitoring the yellow tang ‘situation’ we find ourselves in. It comes as a surprise to exactly no one that a dwindling supply coupled with high demand is leading to some eye-popping prices for yellow tangs that we’ve never seen before.
大约两个星期,我们找不到在任何主要的鱼类零售商上出售的任何野生黄色唐人,其中所有登陆页面都标有这些“库存”。有一个可能的情况是,一些主要的鱼类处理人员一直坚持看供求如何解决,本周我们终于开始看到黄色的唐人返回有限的销售额。
我们已经看到了一小部分黄色唐s land at our local fish stores with prices now hovering around $300 each but LiveAquaria is setting a new market price that is both astounding and not surprising. A常规的每天曾经是常见的夏威夷黄色唐人,现在将使您返回449美元,再加上威斯康星州的运输,而潜水员书房的4.5”“大”黄色唐现在为549美元(加上运输)。
TSM Aquatics has also listed yellow tangs for ‘pre-order’ while they进行彻底的隔离过程and although the price has increased, there’s a curious twist. Since no more yellow tangs will be collected, over time the domestic population of yellow tangs will be represented by increasingly large fish as they grow in size, making smaller specimens more rare and highly coveted.
The drop-down menu onTSM Aquaticslists ‘medium’ yellow tangs at $399 and small specimens at $499 making yellow tangs part of a select group of aquarium fish – including bandit and conspicuous angelfish – that have an ‘inverted price structure’ where smaller specimens cost more than their adult counterparts. These yellow tangs might be labeled as pre-order but make no mistake about it, TSM Aquatics has them in stock and is working hard to make them robust, healthy aquarium fish.
Meanwhile, the黄色唐人的圈养育种has continued at Oceanic Institute and over the last few years we’ve seen their retail price tracking those of wild yellow tangs, but there’s no telling where it will stabilize. Aquacultured yellow tangs are目前retailing for $199 but who knows if this price will stay where it is if the cost of wild specimens continues to rise.
在水族馆业余爱好中,本土水族馆渴望在锁定期间享用更多的牲畜,就像我们在海洋水族馆供应链的各个层面看到供应限制一样,这是一个不寻常的时期。We had our share of sticker shock when we saw yellow tangs retailing for $100 at local fish stores but are no longer surprised to see the price of yellow tangs reflecting how beloved and desired this fish really is, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see four figures in some markets by the end of the year if Hawaii remains closed to aquarium collecting.