Prices of fish!

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  1. Ruan

    Ruan Wooden Spoon

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    Been a quiet day at work today so my boss sent me to have his car washed. LOL, Awesome!

    So, after having it washed I pretend to be a high-roller in my Merc and all(LOL). Stop by a certain LFS just to browse. Oh, how I love browsing.
    Anywho, I notice they have peppered Corys! Yay, not! *DOEF*
    After recovering from falling on my back, I see its no dream.
    R100 each, for red gilled, malnourished corys. :eek:

    Could this be right, or are they taking people for a ride?


    Also saw "Asian Glass Fish", like these, really pretty, really expensive!
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  3. Laure

    Laure Cyano Terminator

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    Which LFS Ruan? There is one I always supported because their stock and service was so good, but I had some issues with their stock recently and I find they are lately grossly overpriced. I think you know which one...

    I am not really in the market for anything right now, but I am thinking about getting some corys. And when I do, I will get them from Quintin (Urban Reptiles - Sunridge Park) @ R25 each for peppered, albino or bronze corys.
     
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    They must have changed the prices when they saw the Merc !! :) :)
     
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    Ruan

    Ruan Wooden Spoon

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    No, the one where thou shall not buy fish, I'm not sure if I can mention names.
    Lets do a pictionary rather:
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    And the shops name:
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    Hope that paints a clear picture.

    I know the other one you are referring to, yes they are lank expensive also!

    Never bought sunridge's one though...

    LOL! I hope not! :bigsmile:
     
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    Kribs The betta connection

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    Must be a run on Cory's
     
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    Ruan

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    LOL, what I meant was, that their gilles were red, probably from ammonia poisoning and they looked very malnourished. :bigsmile:
     
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    Kribs The betta connection

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    yeah..LOL...but @ 100 ront a pop, I would think that it was a rare species.:deal:
     
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    Gilbertr14 Phenacogrammus

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    Grinning twin peaks? :confused:
    And you bought it from a loan shark?


     
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    Ruan

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    Yeah, like I said, I fell on my back, Imagine having to pay R600 for a school of corys.
     
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    Laure Cyano Terminator

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    PE aquarist rule #1: thou shalt not buy fish from there - even worse - ask for advice

    They also sell shrimp :thumpdown:

    However, in their defense, I once placed an order for plants and they actually DID order them and they arrived in great condition.
     
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    Kribs The betta connection

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    If I was you...I'd breed Cory's and sell them back to him at half price. :D:D
     
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    Ruan

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    Luckily I didn't buy my fish there, just thought it was ridiculously expensive!
     
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    Zafgak Old fart

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    R100 a cory is about 4 times the normal price for bronze or pepper - We just bought a batch of really good condition Sterbai at R47 each...
     
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    Ruan

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    LOL, Looks like I need to move to CT?
     
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    In Durban, never pay more than R15 for a bronze cory.
     
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    And I got given my 25 Sterbai for free!!!
     
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    speedz In need of a fishroom....

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    agree with asgar, larger sizes will fetch R30 at most
     
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    i saw some peppered cories at petstop today, @25 rand each i think, big ones. only 2 there though, i didn't buy, but they were what i was lookin for. Next time maybe
     
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    Thanks Rowland :)
     

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