Well I know in my area I can get 1" Lamprologus speciosus for $7 and 1" Lamprologus ocellatus Gold (not sure if yours are gold) for $6 each from a breeder. they may be less common in your area I'm not sure.
yea, i was about to say that you got screwed big time.
occelatus rarely cost more than $10 a peice. gold cost less. and black cost more, the most ive ever seen them was $12 but they usually are cheaper than that.