When are fish going to be available again?

[pdxmonkeyboy]

I realize this is a difficult question to answer but I was wondering maybe someone with some insight into the wholesale markets with shipping, supply, etc etc all that goes into it could offer some insight.

Can a brother get a powder blue tang?> the answer is no. :(

 

[Sipec]

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Wdym when will fish be available again

 

[AZMSGT]

Some wholesalers have lots of fish. But since there is such a vacancy it's going to take a few shipments to get all caught up. Just like TP. For the longest time there was none. Now there is plenty again.

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

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Wdym when will fish be available again

I mean, that fish are really hard to come by right now. Tangs especially.

 

[Lowell Lemon]

Did you check with Travis at Upscales Fish and Reptile?

 

[ca1ore]

Stocking levels don’t seem materially better now than last months .... and prices remain high due to or freight costs.

 

[puffy127]

http://www.pacificislandaqua.com/store/p716/Powder_Blue_Tang.htmlhttps://www.liveaquaria.com/product/366/powder-blue-tang

 

[TriggerFinger]

Not sure if you’re opposed to divers den but I see powder blues in the emails frequently @pdxmonkeyboy

 

[sde1500]

When flying normalizes

 

[puffy127]

https://reefbeauties.com/collections/highlights/products/powder-blue-tang?variant=31890482593875

 

[puffy127]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-stock-6-5-20-shipping-resumes.727326/
They have powder blue tangs listed for $75.

 

[Bradig326]

Marine vendor that I have dealt with usually has 7- 9 pages of availability. These days it's about 1.5

 

[mkwarner77]

Hope when supplies return to normal the prices do as well. Was more shocked at the $60.00 royal gramma than I was at the lack of fish.

 

[Waters]

I know if you check stock at places like LiveAquaria everything is still showing as out of stock. Some vendors seem to have more than others.

 

[WVNed]

It takes a lot of societal stability to successfully transport live animals across the world for sale with secure timely links on each leg of transport.

I do not expect things to return to the level of normalcy required until after the election in November so perhaps next year. Perhaps never.

 

[ThRoewer]

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I do not expect things to return to the level of normalcy required until after the election in November so perhaps next year. Perhaps never.

One of the reasons why I got back into breeding...

 

[EMeyer]

My wholesaler gets less frequent shipments of fish. Sometimes they are big shipments with lots of variety. Sometimes they are small shipments. They always sell out shockingly fast, even though prices have been raised to cover the increased cost of shipping.

Tangs specifically have been higher costs and less variety than usual. I think we're not allowed to talk about wholesaler prices here but lets just say wholesale prices on Tangs currently are at least as high as retail prices were pre-covid. Probably costs more to ship them or something (bag size?)

Predicting the future is hard, but until the world opens back up and all the city people stop rioting I have a hard time imagining air travel returning to the levels that gave us the previous costs for air freight. And the longer it takes to return to normal, the greater the chances that these new rates become the new normal.

I have the same concern about FedEx and UPS current "no refunds" policy. Are they really gonna go back to normal after the shutdown or just quietly keep their current policy?

 

[Aardvark1134]

The very 1st place I checked has them in stock in 3 different sizes...not exactly hard to find
https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/366/powder-blue-tang?pcatid=366&c=15+43+366

 

[Sebastiancrab]

My LFS got in a good batch of fish this past week so things are improving.

 

[HB AL]

My lfs's have plenty just quite a bit more than before, like almost double the price on some. Luckily my fish dont die and my tank is maxed. If I was starting a new tank now I would probably wait till variety came back and prices came down. My lfs told me most are coming from Hawaii. This is in Socal.