fish from different locales: difference?

[dansemacabre]

What's the difference between fish from different areas? I'm placing a liveaquaria.com order ... I want a Citrinis Clown Goby...I can get one from Sri Lanka or the Coral Sea....what's the difference between the two? On the true perculas, I can choose Solomon Islands or Papua/New Guinea. The Solomon ones are $1 cheaper. What's better about one from Papua/New Guinea? Just Curious....thanks!

[jackdp]

Not sure about the differences from one locale to the next...climate, temperature..maybe. Personally, I look for fish that have been aquacultured or captive bred. Usually they adapt better to captivity and have better survival rates.

[Mermaid]

not exactly sure, but the coloration of the fish might be slightly different from different areas. i have been on the look out for a small marroon clown to make friends with my marroon at home, and the ones at the fish shop just are not quite the deep marroon color i am looking for. i asked the lfs why the marroons they keep getting in are a brighter red color than my marroon, and they said it could be that they are coming in from different areas of the ocean. so that's my guess!
good luck,
Mermaid

[quarryshark]

Also collection methods may differ from area to area. Some may do better because a particular region does not cyanide the fish.