How much do Convicts cost?

fishieperson321

fishieperson321

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:dive2: The reason I ask is my biology teacher is giving me five of them. They will go in my 20 gallon tank. They are currently in a 10 gallon tank with no filtration or air, at all. Just still, stagnant water. She is bringing in a new filter and is cleaning her tank tomorrow so she can go get some tropical fish. She is giving these to me for free. She said that a student gave her some and that they mated and had over 200 babies (not all at once, but in all). She said that she has been trying to get rid of them, but no one wants them because she gave the babies to a lot of the staff at school, so I told her that I would give my Zebra Danios to my grandma and take her fish tomorrow. I can't wait!!! So, how much are they worth? They are about an inch long (she gave away the original parents).

Daniel:dive2:
 
$2.49 to $4.99

They are great fish to have and breed. Ones that were 1/2 inch my LFS would give me $.25 each store credit. I also gave lots of them away at work.

It is a shame people have to even buy these fish, because so many people are willing to give the fry away.

My guess is that yours will have fry also and you can give some away.
 
:cool: Retail pricing is always subjective but on average expect to pay $2.99 to $4.99 for the regular black or pink baby 'cons'. As far as what they are really worth ---- $.50 / .75 tops. "T"
 
They sell them at one of the LFS I frequent for 4 for $1. I have seen them for sale at petsmart for like $3 or $4 a piece. The thing with cons is once you get a pair you will have to find an outlet for all the fry you will have. Unless you have some larger fish to feed them to or a LFS that will take them you'll have more fry than you know what to do with.
 
Pet stores down here sell them for less than $1, and they were 9 cents on the last wholesale list I saw.
 
By the way, expect some nasty territoriality once they start to grow. You'll need rockwork and/or driftwood to divide the tank into territories, and I don't think a 20g has enough square footage for 5 adult convicts.
 
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