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crimsonmoon
09-03-2008, 10:28 PM
Take a look at the price tag on this pleco!
http://www.riverwonders.com/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=46
Lupin
09-03-2008, 10:32 PM
It's sold out at the mo.:grinyes: And yes, they are in high demand hence the price.lol
petluvr
09-03-2008, 10:32 PM
I was just reading about the Panaque pleco the other day. Man I wish I could remember where though:)
petluvr
09-03-2008, 10:37 PM
Here's a pair on AquaBid for $7500
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwcatfishp&1220790901
DominionDesign
09-03-2008, 10:41 PM
When I had my shop in the mid 90's,we used to get blue eyes fairly regularly and sold them for the rather large sum of around $45. We also sold zebra plecos for $25. Compared to other freshwater fish these were considered extremely expensive. If I had only started breeding them at the time, wow! You often hear about the aquarium trade and hobbyists supposed disregard for native populations of fishes, how we remove them from their habitats for our own pleasure. Here are 2 examples of fishes that would be all but extinct if not for hobbyists breeding programs.
DAVIDFBT
09-03-2008, 10:55 PM
I don't think I would ever buy a $15,000 fish in my life, unless if I win the lottery. Sure is beautiful though.
crimsonmoon
09-03-2008, 11:15 PM
Yeah i mean its pretty and all, i just couldn't imagine dropping that much on a fish lol
crimsonmoon
09-03-2008, 11:16 PM
Here's a pair on AquaBid for $7500
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwcatfishp&1220790901
Wow...wow lol
i found a show koi online somewhere in japan for $20,000 once
TwoTankAmin
09-04-2008, 9:53 AM
My understanding is the reason the price for the blue eye rose so high because it was almost impossible to get. The reason for this was their habitat was in the middle of rebel controlled territory and collecting them was virtually impossible.
With the recent gains made by the Colombian government vs the rebels it has once again become possible to collect this fish without being shot.
I have had several importers offer me these fish in recent months. Unfortunately I do not have adequate tank space to house them as they grow to one foot.
mostlycichlids
09-04-2008, 11:14 AM
My understanding is the reason the price for the blue eye rose so high because it was almost impossible to get. The reason for this was their habitat was in the middle of rebel controlled territory and collecting them was virtually impossible.
With the recent gains made by the Colombian government vs the rebels it has once again become possible to collect this fish without being shot.
I have had several importers offer me these fish in recent months. Unfortunately I do not have adequate tank space to house them as they grow to one foot.
Interesting!
Hooked Newbie
09-04-2008, 11:16 AM
My time on the forums will be limited for the next few months while I develop colored Pleco contact lenses....
nguyendetecting
09-04-2008, 11:24 AM
My time on the forums will be limited for the next few months while I develop colored Pleco contact lenses....
patent pending
put me down for an orange set.
excuzzzeme
09-04-2008, 11:43 AM
A bit too rich for my blood!
wataugachicken
09-04-2008, 2:27 PM
everybody should go rent 'A Fish Called Wanda". the movie opens with a 2-3 minute shot of one of the character's fishtanks, including a pair of beautiful blue eyed panaques. worth the $3.50 or whatever just to see them.
Eupterus
09-04-2008, 2:33 PM
I used to have one...Died in my boarded tank while waiting for me to become self empowered, get my own place and take the tanks back.
J double R
09-04-2008, 3:09 PM
that must have sucked.
gspille
09-04-2008, 3:43 PM
That would suck bad. I remember I lost my 9in RTC/TSN hybrid about 12 years ago, back when they were a little more rare.
jpappy789
09-04-2008, 4:24 PM
WOW!
toddnbecka
09-05-2008, 2:08 AM
A fool and his money are soon pleco'd... err... parted.
A fool and his money are soon pleco'd... err... parted.
:rofl: :rofl:
stezatois
09-05-2008, 3:18 AM
I hope that happy customer bought them to breed them. Would be a shame for a rare fish like that just to go into the hobby as purely a pet. Always nice to see the rare things being tank bred and not wild caught.
Rbishop
09-05-2008, 4:49 AM
A great fish! I'd buy the pair in a flash if I had the cash.
Eupterus
09-05-2008, 6:37 AM
I hope that happy customer bought them to breed them. Would be a shame for a rare fish like that just to go into the hobby as purely a pet. Always nice to see the rare things being tank bred and not wild caught.
I totally agree...I changed my viewpoint on wild caught fish as I searched high and low without success finding a mate for mine.I found TWO in the entire US and I had a website devoted to them!. That's how rare they were.
So OH if a fish is rare, a person will breed them and save them in captivity is false because if they are rare, finding a mate for one becomes a real problem.