That's insane compared to where I am in Europe. I got my Yasha for $50, and the pistol for $25. dang!It's not just in the US, it's in Canada, too.
The selection of fish in Canada in general is really poor, but for example I'm picking up a yasha goby + pistol shrimp pair today, $150 for the yasha and $40 for the candy pistol. Coral beauties are $100, yellow tangs are $250 (but I know they're up everywhere), regular ocellaris clowns are $40-$50.