Gold Fish St in Hong Kong - Long Over Due Pics (pic heavy!)

[VFX]

Originally Posted by ALang

I would hate to go...and not to be able to bring a few dozens corals home!
Are foreigners able to bring any home? Or do we need special permits to do so?? Or not at all??

Thank for sharing...
Always wonder if, at the end of the day, if the GF are not sold, do the vendors just "unpack" the fish into tanks, and then re-bag them the next day??

It's simply not worth it to bring those corals back to Canada unless you can find a way of doing it without paper work (ie. illegally). I thought about it, just a little frag inside a jar in my suitcase? what's the chances of it being found? but then again what are the chances of it surviving a 14hr flight in a freezing cold cargo hold?

I've never been around when the stores are closing but it seems too much work to bag up & de-bag so many fish each day. I hope they don't just leave them bagged up for days until they sell or die

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[ALang]

That's what I thought, too, every time I travel abroad and see stuff like that...

I hope that they don't just them die, too. When I was in Malaysia, the bagged fish for sale all looked very healthy, so obviously they were treated pretty well. Or so we hoped.

[dsaundry]

Love the pics as usual Viv..couldn't get anyone to pose for a pic?? I hear they get mighty testy. More so than a hollywood celeb....

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Originally Posted by VFX

It's simply not worth it to bring those corals back to Canada unless you can find a way of doing it without paper work (ie. illegally). I thought about it, just a little frag inside a jar in my suitcase? what's the chances of it being found? but then again what are the chances of it surviving a 14hr flight in a freezing cold cargo hold?

I've never been around when the stores are closing but it seems too much work to bag up & de-bag so many fish each day. I hope they don't just leave them bagged up for days until they sell or die

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UNfortunately, to export, even from China, you still need a Cites. The flight is no problem, how do you think we already get the livestock?

Amazing place, and pics. Thanks for sharing.

[VFX]

Darryl - was easier to take pics this time round as I was more blatant about it & acted like a tourist.

Stircrazy - why do you think the seafood restaurants are so cheap in HK?

BWA - the flight will be no problem despite me shipping the 'frag in a jar' & trying to hide it from customs illegally (hence not 'needing' CITES)?

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[jackcool]

Its looks like Hong Kong's some nice aqua animals and equipment sales place. Pictures are amazing and I also see that price tags are in the water tanks looks nice and different. I like collection of corals also.

[ScubaGirl]

I spent a few months in HK and surrounding countries in the early 2000's. I wish I had known about this back then. I would have checked it out for sure. It's fascinating. Thanks for sharing your pics.

[Samw]

I am in HK now and have visited this street. Purple dottybacks are $1.20-$2.00CAD. Yellow coris wrasses are $2.40CAD.

[Kevotron]

just looking at the price tags... 280$ HKD for an angel
thats around 30$
not bad not bad at all !!