Not sure it was greed so much as good old American supply and demand.I remember the day Hawaii banned exports of fish for the hobby, because the price instantly shot up on everything, stock that cost a business $10 the day before that they were selling for $20, now had $300 price tags on it, hell they didn't even know how much they'd cost. The greed was so heavy that it stunk me out of the hobby. I also remember the day before selling a yellow, and a couple bristletooth tangs for like $30-40 each or something, part of me regrets because who doesn't like money, but I was just happy they went to a big tank Does Hawaii still ban fish exports? I haven't been paying attention to the hobby in a while.
Oh fun fact $4500 for that juvenile tang that won't look anything like that in a year.
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I remember the day Hawaii banned exports of fish for the hobby, because the price instantly shot up on everything, stock that cost a business $10 the day before that they were selling for $20, now had $300 price tags on it, hell they didn't even know how much they'd cost. The greed was so heavy that it stunk me out of the hobby. I also remember the day before selling a yellow, and a couple bristletooth tangs for like $30-40 each or something, part of me regrets because who doesn't like money, but I was just happy they went to a big tank Does Hawaii still ban fish exports? I haven't been paying attention to the hobby in a while.
Oh fun fact $4500 for that juvenile tang that won't look anything like that in a year.
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Back in middle school, picked one up for like $200 and transitioned within 6 months... Good times, wish I documented it back then
Po-ta-TOE/Po-TA-toeNot sure it was greed so much as good old American supply and demand.