It is completely understandable why some reefers get upset when they read Moorish Idol threads.
It is pretty well unanimous that these fish rarely survive and those who buy them and those who sell them know this. Buyers think that they are going to be the ONE who is sucessful. etc who is sucessful or they were trying to save the fish.
You do not 'save' impossible to keep species by buying them from LFS that sell them. The only way LFS stop buying them is when these fish die in their tanks and they lose the revenue.
Continue to do what most good reefers do. When you see a Moorish Idol or similar species call the owner of the store over and indicate that they should not be importing these fish and why. (he knows this anyway). But he will think twice about importing them in the future.
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