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Joshua
Thu, 29th Jan 2009, 11:52 PM
Good grief when did Purple Tangs get so expensive? $8 tax brings it to almost $100... durn thing better last a LONG time.
glennr1978
Fri, 30th Jan 2009, 12:06 AM
that's actually kinda cheap for a purple tang..
Joshua
Fri, 30th Jan 2009, 01:01 AM
When did this happen? Last one I bought was like $49...
FossilReef
Fri, 30th Jan 2009, 01:24 AM
Been like that for a few years at least, mate.
coraline79
Fri, 30th Jan 2009, 10:43 AM
at pets-r-us they never used to cost that much. haha:)
SABOB
Fri, 30th Jan 2009, 12:15 PM
You could always buy a cheap Yellow tang and use a purple Magic Marker to color it!!!!
Joshua
Fri, 30th Jan 2009, 01:26 PM
You could always buy a cheap Yellow tang and use a purple Magic Marker to color it!!!!

I wonder if you can tattoo a fish, that would be pretty slick.
SaltyJim
Fri, 30th Jan 2009, 03:18 PM
I wonder if you can tattoo a fish, that would be pretty slick.

Yes, they can. click here (http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=850)
alton
Fri, 30th Jan 2009, 11:40 PM
B&B had a nice one for 80. Oh yea in the early 90's they were over 200. Shipping from the red sea probably had something to do with it.
OrionN
Sat, 31st Jan 2009, 12:20 AM
Baby Purple tangs look great because of the black spots. As they get older, they loose the balck spots and do not look good anymore IMO. I like a nice yellow tang in my tank more than a purple.
corkyGramma
Sat, 7th Feb 2009, 01:41 PM
Anyone remember when Ed ordered all those purple tangs from Cali? They went for under $50 just this past year- the economy is a bummer.
Wolf316
Sat, 7th Feb 2009, 07:46 PM
Actually I think it was a choice of either a Purple Tang or Sohal at 79.99:bighug:
alton
Sat, 7th Feb 2009, 09:09 PM
Just thumbing through an old magazine in 1999 you could order online 12 scarlet reef crabs and 12 Astrea snails for $65. If anyone is thinking about the old days, you might want to think back to far.
Joshua
Mon, 9th Feb 2009, 01:41 PM
Just thumbing through an old magazine in 1999 you could order online 12 scarlet reef crabs and 12 Astrea snails for $65. If anyone is thinking about the old days, you might want to think back to far.

You can get them a lot cheaper now.
clownmama
Mon, 9th Feb 2009, 10:39 PM
Yes, they can. click here (http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=850)


IMO that is cruel... I don't care how low intensity it is.