Liam50
Fish Herder
basically where i work we have just got given a male flower horn around 5-6 inches. Its grade A and is male. how much would you guys be willing to pay for one?
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always4lora
Fish Herder
if i really liked the fish i'd pay whatever needed to purchase it providing i had the money ofc.
hamfist
Fish Herder
The grade that a seller applies to a FH is simply make believe. A seller can call a FH whatever grade they make up. It all goes down to how much you like the fish, and how much you are willing to pay.
On the "used" market, on AC, even a top quality 5" male FH will probably be offered for about £50-£100. Some people may try and sell them for more, but in the end that is what they will probably go for.
be aware that most FH sellers haven't a clue about FH's, and will be selling very low quality fish
At 5" a good FH will already have a very significant nuchal humo (kok), and obviously the brighter and better the colours the more expensive.
SHow us a photo and I could comment further about that particular fish.
On the "used" market, on AC, even a top quality 5" male FH will probably be offered for about £50-£100. Some people may try and sell them for more, but in the end that is what they will probably go for.
be aware that most FH sellers haven't a clue about FH's, and will be selling very low quality fish
At 5" a good FH will already have a very significant nuchal humo (kok), and obviously the brighter and better the colours the more expensive.
SHow us a photo and I could comment further about that particular fish.
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Liam50
Fish Herder
thank you i will get a photo on saturday for you.
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Liam50
Fish Herder
i think i should re word this question. How much would the trade sell this fish for?
they had a huge flowerhorn at wharf that sold for £99. absolutely stunning fish that must have been 14 inches at least 
N0body Of The Goat
Oddball and African riverine fish keeper
There's a pair of Flowerhorns at Aquajardin going for £99, think they were ~7" SL or so.
hamfist
Fish Herder
THe length is pretty irrelevant on the pricing of quality flowerhorns, globally. It's much, much more about the patterning, colour and size of kok (pardon the expression).
Unfortunately, The UK market is often rather ignorant of such subtleties, as the flowerhorn market is not huge here.
So of course when it comes to what price a shop "guesses" at what it will try and sell one at, it's almost like picking a number out of the air.
WoW, Manchester are the biggest FH retailer in the UK, and they will try and sell a FH for, say, £400 which might only go for $120 in the US, and only $40 in Singapore or somewhere, where they are very into their FH's, and where most of the global FH stock is bred.
Unfortunately, The UK market is often rather ignorant of such subtleties, as the flowerhorn market is not huge here.
So of course when it comes to what price a shop "guesses" at what it will try and sell one at, it's almost like picking a number out of the air.
WoW, Manchester are the biggest FH retailer in the UK, and they will try and sell a FH for, say, £400 which might only go for $120 in the US, and only $40 in Singapore or somewhere, where they are very into their FH's, and where most of the global FH stock is bred.
GShorty1981
Fish Herder
The last four i bought, 2 high quality ZZ's, Jin Kang and a King Kamfa cost me between £4-10 each, i sold them all on for around the same price.
Sussex Cichlid
New Member
£0.00 as I can't stand the way that flowerhorns have ruined great cichlids like the Trimac. I can understand people liking them as some do look good, but I could never bring myself to buy one when there are so many beautiful true breeds available. Not a helpful reply I know, but my two pence worth.
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