Cost of Guppies

[mademperor]

My LFS only had a single pair of them in, and they were $9.99 for a single pair. That seems kind of expensive, especially since I want to breed them for feeders lol.

I thought they were like $2/3 each lol

 

[jm1212]

woa thats alot for guppies

guppies are usually $1.50

$9.99 is what you pay for something like an angelfish...

 

[feemia]

Around here fancy guppies are $2.50-$3.50 for males and $2.00 for females. Feeder guppies are $0.14 each.

 

[nickmcmechan]

were they genuine wild guppies?

 

[KidInTheHall]

Yeah guppies around my area are within the $2-$4 range.

 

[nmrsco]

don't buy 10$ guppies to breed feeder guppies- its a waste of money

 

[steve p]

Two a Penny round here.

Steve.

 

[mademperor]

If I plan on letting them breed for feeding to larger fish.

Is it worth it to spend extra to get the fancy vs feeder?
(planned like 3 female 2 male)

 

[bettagurl]

thats high, but some single guppies around here are $8.00

 

[jpappy789]

The only problem with feeder guppies are that they usually aren't taken care of very well because they are feeders. It's more of a general statement and may not pertain to your lfs at all...but I'd rather not spend the extra money on fancy if the fry are going to be fish food anyways. Unless you plan on setting up a nice tank for the parents that will be viewable...than fancies might be a better sight...it's up to you...