Question for those who buy and trade fish. How much store credit will your LFS give you when you bring them fish? Mine only gives me half of what they intend on selling the fish for. Does anyone get better credit than this?
Mine gives less than half. I brought in what they considered a large pleco (~6") and they gave me a $10.00 credit, expecting to sell him for $24.00. Common plecos are really popular around here.
I'm not sure how much my LFS gives for fish but they give out around 25% on plants. Which is fine since it's something I would have to throw away anyways.
Getting 50% isn't bad at all, especially if it's fish you've reared yourself.
I dont know how much they sell for, but our LFS gave us 6$ credit for a violet goby and a 6 in red tailed shark.. another LFS traded us our 6 in rainbow shark for 2 tiny little albino rainbow sharks
Think of it as your being the supplier, rather than the fish truck, when you bring a fish or plant in for credit. Since it's retail, cost is always marked up.