Most Expensive And Cheapest Fish You've Bought, Just a curiosity |
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 Jun 30 2008, 03:41 PM
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 Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 28-March 08 From: Scotland - In the middle Member No.: 40792  |
What's the most expensive fish you've ever bought?
Amazingly, my most expensive single live purchase so far was £2 for an Amano Shrimp - Not exactly expensive, I know  What's the cheapest or best bargain you've bought? Best buy was 8 Neon Tetra for £2 How about you? |
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Jun 30 2008, 03:46 PM
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 www.ukaps.org  Group: Members Posts: 2349 Joined: 9-December 07 From: Nottinghamshire, England Member No.: 37476 |
dearest - cichlid - astatotilapia latifasciata ( £7.50)
I will be buying more cichlids though that are dearer. Anyone who has bought marines will probobaly spend the most! cheapest - probobaly a tetra specie - approx £1.50 |
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Jun 30 2008, 03:53 PM
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 Oscar Club #5 ~ Merlin Group: Members Posts: 1273 Joined: 1-May 08 From: Floating in space somewhere...........who knows Member No.: 41637 |
Most expensive: L200 Green Phantom Plec - £29.99
Cheapest fish: Platties £5 for 6. Clearly I live in a damn expensive place, cause I dont see fish that cheap anywhere  My 4" BGK cost me £16 too, so he was expensive as well. |
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Jun 30 2008, 03:54 PM
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 Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 30-June 08 Member No.: 42947 |
I did have some GBR's ages ago, I think they were £8.50 each. Couldn't keep them though, they all died. By the time I got the water quality to suit them, they stuck 2 fins up at me and died.
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Jun 30 2008, 03:56 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 701 Joined: 25-August 07 From: Colorado Member No.: 34880 |
Most expensive- a purple sanchezi piranha for $125
Cheapest- probably a ghost shrimp for 30 cents I can't wait until CFC comes along. This post has been edited by Mr._Fishy: Jun 30 2008, 03:56 PM |
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Jun 30 2008, 03:58 PM
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 Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 402 Joined: 17-September 06 From: Denny Scotland Member No.: 24940 |
Most expensive was any of my discus (ranging between £25 and £35 per fish)
Best buy was 25 cardinals and 25 rummy nose tetras for £25 (zoological on ebay) Favourite buy was probably gettting two L114 leopard plecs for £30! |
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Jun 30 2008, 04:00 PM
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 Brandon, my little one. Group: Members Posts: 1933 Joined: 22-January 06 From: Houston, TX - USA Member No.: 18462 |
Most expensive is my loaches for $8 each.
The cheapest is free. Although I've had to rehome all my free fish... such as common plecs, silver dollars, pictus cat, various gouramis, platies, and mollies. |
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Jun 30 2008, 04:05 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 155 Joined: 26-January 08 From: Watching Fish Member No.: 38791 |
Two different puffers for $30 each, and a neon for 65 cents!
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Jun 30 2008, 04:10 PM
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 I'm a girl. Group: Members Posts: 1804 Joined: 19-December 05 From: Orlando, FL, USA Member No.: 17678 |
Most expensive was my platinum senegalus... *cringes* $280 or something around that, because of shipping.
 Cheapest? I don't even know. I don't buy many cheap fish anymore! I think I bought a group of 10 gold barbs for like 5 bucks.
This post has been edited by invader: Jun 30 2008, 04:11 PM |
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Jun 30 2008, 04:19 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 374 Joined: 20-June 08 From: Belgium Member No.: 42721 |
cheapest would be my 4 platys and 6 corydora sterbai - they came with the tank!!
most expensive? that would be my angels - €4,50 each |
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Jun 30 2008, 04:28 PM
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 potatoes Group: Members Posts: 2428 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Harlow, Essex Member No.: 19359 |
Cheapest feeder platys £20 for 60 so thats about 33p each
Most expensive RTG Arowana £475. |
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Jun 30 2008, 04:33 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 30-June 08 Member No.: 42947 |
QUOTE (mark7616 @ Jun 30 2008, 05:28 PM)  Cheapest feeder platys £20 for 60 so thats about 33p each Most expensive RTG Arowana £475. That wasn't the arowana you lost was it Mark? Holly |
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Jun 30 2008, 04:42 PM
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potatoes Group: Members Posts: 2428 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Harlow, Essex Member No.: 19359 |
I have not lost an arowana. I lost a tigrinus cat which are in wildwoods at the minute for £525 if someone wants to buy me a new one and a pair of marbled motoros wont usually find them in lfs but if you did there would be £200+ each.
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Jun 30 2008, 04:45 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 30-June 08 Member No.: 42947 |
sorry. Looked at your post before and thought it was an aro....my mistake Soz
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Jun 30 2008, 04:58 PM
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 Official Forum Weirdo Detective Group: Members Posts: 2374 Joined: 14-July 07 From: Essex innit Member No.: 33735 |
Dearest was a Snowball Plec £26
Cheapest was 10 harlequins for £8 |
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Jun 30 2008, 05:01 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 891 Joined: 7-June 08 From: South Africa Member No.: 42459 |
I had a relationship with an Oscar some time ago (1988) - we just bonded - he definitely recognised me.... my favourite alltime fish (16") & I got him for free cause someone wanted to chuck him out. (too aggressive for the rest of his tank). - Tiger barbs/ and the like.
I paid R40 (Rands) each for 6 discuss (knowing they're around R150 each) just cause the lady was too lazy to look up the price, & when I got home, there were 7 in the bag - did'nt go back either cause I asked her how much and she said R40, I then said I'll have all six of 'em..(just happened to be 7 & she did'nt count). Rand/pound exchance currently sitting at R14 to the pound, so work it out. |
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Jun 30 2008, 05:34 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 824 Joined: 8-April 08 From: Morley (Leeds), UK Member No.: 41048 |
Most Expensive Purchase: My L204 Flash Pleco £25
Most Cheapest Purchase: My Dwarf Gourami £2.50 |
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Jun 30 2008, 05:38 PM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 29-May 08 From: Warwickshire, UK Member No.: 42286 |
Most expensive - L270 Chocolate zebra plec @£16.95
Lovely looking fish, but I hardly ever see him! Lazy, too - he won't even shift from his favourite rock when I take it out of the water, I have to shake it around a few times before he bothers to move... Cheapest - approx half of my main tank inhabitants were given to me free by an emigrating friend. 3ft tank and a dozen fish, all free.  Not sure about the cheapest I've actually bought, probably some neons or something for a couple of quid. (I'm not the best bargain hunter!) |
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Jun 30 2008, 05:48 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1075 Joined: 23-July 07 From: Sheffield Member No.: 34010 |
Most expensive - indo dat at £30
Cheapest - female guppy at 99p |
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Jun 30 2008, 05:48 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 30-October 07 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 36595 |
My Redhead Severum $35
Bought 7 Jumbo Rasboras the other day and it came to $42 ! (they said because they were bigger and prettier....think I got ripped, LOL) |
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