Potter's angelfish for sale on reef beauties.. how?

[Gundy]

Figured this is probably my best bet to try and keep a Regal since they can be tricky with eating. Dont want to be out like 400 bucks if I cant get it to eat. The one I got is 5-6 inches. Just doesnt say if its tank raised or wild caught.

Please update us on the quality of the fish and your over all experience with them. I checked out their website and was impressed with what they had. They have very good prices and the free shipping is an added bonus.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

They do say that that map was "computer generated and has not yet been reviewed". It's the exact same map that they use for many other indo-pacific fish. Only a few lines down, under Distribution, they list the areas which I've given. If you look at the iNaturalist map of reported sightings, the closest to Indonesia reported are a single sighting from Micronesia and another from Taiwan, both thousands of kilometers away. I would like to see more evidence than a single map that these fish are "everywhere" in Indonesia.

I'm sorry but it doesn't matter enough to me to do deep digging to prove something that affects me in no way whatsoever. I used an official websites map. Perhaps there's an issue with the coordinates instead of the map.

 

[fangelillo01]

seems sketchy TBH

Edit: Seems like a legit site and even saw some good reviews. Possibly they just haven't updated since the ban? I don't see how anyone would have potters for only $100 right now.

I just ordered a Scopas tang, Yellow headed goby and some snails. Came super fast and in great shape. The Tang ate right away. Just did another for some hermits etc. No complaints so far

 

[albano]

Reef beauties has wild potter's angelfish for sale. I thought they were only found in Hawaii, and for $100, seems too cheap to be from a tank break down. Are they caught in other areas?

I don’t believe it!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

So logically they MUST be native to other areas aside from Hawaii. Otherwise we're widely celebrating the illegal poaching of animals. I believe they (at the very least yellow tangs are widely distributed).

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Reef Beauties is a great shop, very responsive customer service and healthy animals both times I've ordered. I'm sure they would respond if you emailed them asking the source for the potters, I'm actually very intrigued now.

 

[littlefoxx]

Please update us on the quality of the fish and your over all experience with them. I checked out their website and was impressed with what they had. They have very good prices and the free shipping is an added bonus.

Yeah! Ive looked at them a few times but always went with a vendor I ordered from. Decided to take the chance since Ive wanted both these fish a while now! I will for sure update and post pictures of them when they come!

 

[Ironwill723]

@Kona Diver any idea?

 

[Solasis]

Looks like they are off the website now

 

[flashsmith]

I've ordered from them a few times. Never an issue. They update their inventory twice a week. I'm pretty certain both of my local lfs order from them wholesale.

 

[littlefoxx]

Looks like they are off the website now

Dang yeah they are!! Glad I hopped on when I did.

 

[zheka757]

I like the prices for their fish. 15 day garante. And free shipping! Not bad.

 

[argiBK]

One of LFS in NYC mentioned that Potter’s are expected to come back on the market soon and that they are showing up on wholesaler lists. I also saw that Aquatic Collection in the Bay Area had them on their new stock list on 6/23.

 

[Solasis]

One of LFS in NYC mentioned that Potter’s are expected to come back on the market soon and that they are showing up on wholesaler lists. I also saw that Aquatic Collection in the Bay Area had them on their new stock list on 6/23.

That is really interesting. Did they note any other Hawaii species being listed?

 

[albano]

I like the prices for their fish. 15 day garante.

Many fish marked ‘expert’… so only live arrival guarantee

 

[littlefoxx]

Many fish marked ‘expert’… so only live arrival guarantee

Yeah that made me nervous for a second and most made me not get the two angels I did

 

[i cant think]

Reef beauties has wild potter's angelfish for sale. I thought they were only found in Hawaii, and for $100, seems too cheap to be from a tank break down. Are they caught in other areas?

Honestly, that’s about right for a tank break down specimen. I’ve seen tank break down potter’s for sale around $100-$200. It’s always possible one was collected from a neighbouring island as well as singular fish can migrate down ever so often (It’s not uncommon for some species to be found in other areas).

Figured this is probably my best bet to try and keep a Regal since they can be tricky with eating. Dont want to be out like 400 bucks if I cant get it to eat. The one I got is 5-6 inches. Just doesnt say if its tank raised or wild caught.

Likelihood is that is a wild caught specimen - Regals grow painfully slow and the CB specimens haven’t been out for long enough to allow some of them to mature to 5-6” specimens. Maybe 2-3” but I wouldn’t expect any bigger for even the oldest CB specimens.

 

[littlefoxx]

Honestly, that’s about right for a tank break down specimen. I’ve seen tank break down potter’s for sale around $100-$200. It’s always possible one was collected from a neighbouring island as well as singular fish can migrate down ever so often (It’s not uncommon for some species to be found in other areas).


Likelihood is that is a wild caught specimen - Regals grow painfully slow and the CB specimens haven’t been out for long enough to allow some of them to mature to 5-6” specimens. Maybe 2-3” but I wouldn’t expect any bigger for even the oldest CB specimens.

Yeah Im expecting the regal to be wild for sure. Ive got a 32 biocube that Ive been raising brine shrimp in that Im thinkinf about putting him in while trying to teach him frozen foods. For sure will be posting about that when I get him for best suggestions if he isnt having that

 

[i cant think]

Yeah Im expecting the regal to be wild for sure. Ive got a 32 biocube that Ive been raising brine shrimp in that Im thinkinf about putting him in while trying to teach him frozen foods. For sure will be posting about that when I get him for best suggestions if he isnt having that

IME regals are easier than many make them out to be, the hardest part to them is the shipping phase. Other than that it’s rather easy to get them feeding in my experience. Here’s my wild caught specimen, she eats everything and anything.

 

[i cant think]

They do say that that map was "computer generated and has not yet been reviewed". It's the exact same map that they use for many other indo-pacific fish. Only a few lines down, under Distribution, they list the areas which I've given. If you look at the iNaturalist map of reported sightings, the closest to Indonesia reported are a single sighting from Micronesia and another from Taiwan, both thousands of kilometers away. I would like to see more evidence than a single map that these fish are "everywhere" in Indonesia.

If it helps, in an Indonesian import we got hold of 2-3 Yellow Tangs. The issue is that yellows in Indonesia are much deeper down than in Hawaii so fewer divers are willing to go down to those depths and collect them.

One of the biggest things I hate about yellows is this situation of them only being known to come from Hawaii and being ‘impossible’ to get hold of when it’s likely some of us have Indonesian Yellows and not Hawaiian Yellows.