Most expensive Catfish

Tropicalfishfn · May 7, 2003

What is the most expensive catfish that you have ever see. Cause some that i have seen was rediculas way to expensive :no:

Nik · May 7, 2003

Not an expert on Plecs but have seen GoldSpot Plecs and Zebra Plecs around the £50-65 mark - guess that's around $35 - $55.

Does that give you a comparison?

Tropicalfishfn · May 7, 2003

cryosi · May 7, 2003

if my memory serves me rite in 1955 a syno angelicus was $300.00 per specimen ( when they were first found in Stanley Pool (Zaire)which if i can find out roughly todays price would be ( no dea cant find any details, but i think a house would have have been 2000$ or so by today standards)

perhaps someone else knows

Gibbo · May 7, 2003

Merodontotus Tigrinus at Wharf last year... 7" long, cost £595 :blink:

cichlidmaster · May 7, 2003

Back in 1980 I bought a 4" Syno angelicus. It cost me $100.00. At the time tho I was building wood stands and cabinets for many aquarium shops to help support my hobby. One of the shops I made them for had the fish so I built two stands (valued at $50.00 ea) and traded them for the Syno.

End cost was about $45.00, but there was a few days worked involved as well.

I recently brought in a 10" L025 scarlet pleco in the last order for a customer. His end cost is $95.00.

I guess it depends on how bad one wants the fish as to say if the cost is to high!!!

I have also been known to spend hundreds of dollars per fish on a newly discovered species just so I could be one of the first in my area to breed it.

CM

CFC · May 7, 2003

I echo what Gibbo says a good size merodontus tigrinus can cost up to £1000 or more (such a shame as i would kill for one).

Gibbo · May 8, 2003

if my memory serves me rite in 1955 a syno angelicus was $300.00 per specimen ( when they were first found in Stanley Pool (Zaire)which if i can find out roughly todays price would be ( no dea cant find any details, but i think a house would have have been 2000$ or so by today standards)

Are you that old Cry