Insane fish prices....

[SuckerLove86]

Well, I went out of town yesterday on a whim to a city about two hours away, and decided to drop by the fish shops there and see what they had. Boy was I suprised. There was this one fish store in the local mall, so I had pretty low expectations for it. But those fish were very active, very healthy looking. Completely astounding. I couldn't find anything wrong with any of the tanks. No dead fish, no algea, all very aware of their enviroment.

What really got me were the prices. Here's a sample of some of the things I saw.

Convicts- $3.50 buy one get one free

Angelfish Small- $2.99 Large $3.99

All Mollies (Lyretail, Sailfin, etc.)- $3 or lower

Oscars- $1

Goby Knight- $7

10 Gal setup (tank, filter, hood + light, gravel) $35 plus 5 free fish

I just thought I'd share.

 

[Mr Miagi]

Man, they are great prices. I wish i knew of a few store like that!

Did u get anything??

Maybe they are deciding to cut down their fish operations and are gettin rid of it all?!?!

 

[OohFeeshy]

The Emsworth shop near me has good prices, compared to Pets At Home. At PAH, a male betta is £4.50 but at Emsworth, it is £3.

 

[Discomafia]

The 10 gal setup sounds like a steal! Also, oscars for a buck? Musn't be very big, first thing that came to my mind was uneducated ppl. buying them because they were so cheap, and the poor oscars dying soon after. A higher price would deter such possible behaviour.

And also, good deal on the angels. At my lfs, they're 3.99 small and 5.99 medium, but I got 2 free last Sunday cos' I know the guy there.

 

[Synirr]

Man, look at those prices!!
My LFS has convicts for $3, buy one get three free
This is only because their cons are always breeding and they are overrun with the buggers

 

[SuckerLove86]

I didn't get anything because I was a little worried about the two hour trip home considering they didn't have an air hose. But man did I want to. Their goby knights were gorgeous. The oscars were only about an inch and a half long. They were small, and I thought the exact same thing about people buying them cause they were little and cheap. What really got me is that the oscars were on sale for a dollar, regular price a dollar fifty.

A couple more prices I just remembered...

Clown Loach- $4.00

"Chinese" Loach- $7