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Inside the fishy world of NYC’s aquarium obsessives

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Chadwick Moore
Feb 27, 2017
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underwater photography of fish and corals
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Around midnight the auctioneer threw up his hands in dismay.

“Tough crowd!” he shouted. “Where are my saltwater people? Unbelievable!”

On the block, a stupefied yellow tang — one of the world’s most popular aquarium fish, who prefers a brackish environment — swam suspended in a clear plastic bag. On his head was a star…

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