- Location
- Long Island
What is the big difference between a $299.99 Scopas Tang and a $20 Yellow tang? I do not see it??
Fish Price
- Thread starter 4Fish
- Start date
- Location
- bayonne / nj
I havent seen a $20.00 tang in years LOL
It all depends on where they come from meaning location
It all depends on where they come from meaning location
- Location
- Virginia originally from New York
Scopas tang for $299.99? Are you sure? They usually go for $30.00-$40.00. LA has them for $29.99.
Price depends on how much you want it and what you're willing to pay. Do research on the internet before you purchase fish to find out what they need and check out average pricing. LA, Blue Zoo and the like are all good places to check pricing. They are usually a little higher than your LFS.
Price depends on how much you want it and what you're willing to pay. Do research on the internet before you purchase fish to find out what they need and check out average pricing. LA, Blue Zoo and the like are all good places to check pricing. They are usually a little higher than your LFS.
- Location
- Virginia originally from New York
What site is that pic and price from?
- Location
- The Big City
LA has a Yellow/Scopas Tang for $299 in the Diver Den. It's a rare hybrid which is why it's so much.
The OP is talking about the Yellow Scopas Tang currently for sale on DD: http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=181877
The yellow tang from Hawaii (Zebrasoma flavescens) is a different species from the scopas tang (Zebrasoma scopas). Since the scopas are known to come in brown color. and yellow is a rare color morph that is found once in blue moon, hence the price you see. If there was a such thing as a purple color morph of the yellow tang (Z. flavescens) that would probably cost fortune.
There are fish for the casual hobbyists. Then there are fish for the fish nuts and enthusiasts.
The yellow tang from Hawaii (Zebrasoma flavescens) is a different species from the scopas tang (Zebrasoma scopas). Since the scopas are known to come in brown color. and yellow is a rare color morph that is found once in blue moon, hence the price you see. If there was a such thing as a purple color morph of the yellow tang (Z. flavescens) that would probably cost fortune.
There are fish for the casual hobbyists. Then there are fish for the fish nuts and enthusiasts.
- Location
- Staten Island, Brooklyn
299.99 is not for a Scopas, the price is for an Offspring of a Scopas Tang and Yellow Tang; a rare hybrid. The difference (appearance wise) between that and a regular yellow is they hybrid has little dot like markings on the body and the regular yellow tang does not.
That's why it is high in price because 1 it is a hybrid and 2 it's on DD. that same hybrid was sold on here last year for 249, and I saw one for 100 last year. The hybrid Black/Scopas goes for roughly 250-300, I would rather spend the money on one of those.
- Location
- Long Island
The only way I am spending $300 on a fish is if the fish can do back flips or can juggle.
- Location
- Staten Island, Brooklyn
lol, so what would you expect a fish can do if the price tag is $3000?
- Location
- Ronkonkoma, NY
Saw one today for $119
- Location
- Virginia originally from New York
A yellow tang is a yellow tang to me.
- Location
- New York
I agree, YELLOW Is YELLOW to me.
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