Importance of the Invoice

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If the retailer has a coral beauty from Fiji, don't worry he'll let you know - he has to justify the more expensive price. Otherwise it's from Indonesia or the Philippines. More than likely your retailer will tell you the truth as to where it came from (if they even know). IMHO asking to see an invoice is arrogant if you've already asked them.

You can't tell the origin of a fish from a list anyways (if it came from a wholesaler). If it came from a transhipper you should assume it came from Indonesia, Philippines, and occasionally Sri Lanka (net caught), unless it came in with Fijian live rock.

You can't tell a cyanide caught fish from a net-caught one in a retailer's tanks, there is no way to tell - no matter what people are telling you. Crappy livestock in your retailer's tanks is most likely attributed to poor handling.