Interesting. Why even bother with yellow tangs. They are captive bred. Would much rather see flame wrasses or achilles tangs on the list. Kind of disappointing. They are better off staying closed.
Because the market is far greater for yellow tangs than can possibly be bred by Biota.
I think people think because we can so readily breed clownfish that other saltwater fish are the same and there not. There really is only a handful that are. Biota already said that yellow tangs only breed so many times a year and is seasonal. They do not lay eggs like clownfish or continually.
These places that breed some of these captive bred fish are not even close to be the size they would need to be to supply the hobby. Lots of saltwater fish have breeding requirements that is impossible or nearly impossible to do in a enclosed environment. These are not freshwater fish and they have a larvae stage. Allot also do not lay eggs on a medium like freshwater fish. Saltwater fish are far more challenging. It is far harder to raise the food for saltwater fish larvae let alone in quantity than it is to breed freshwater fish.