Whats so good about common fish?

Originally posted by JamisonBWolsh
Why do I LIke tinfoils. well sentimental i Guess. I grew up all my life with them. But remember.. Mine are not the regulars ones. MIne are albinos. which are much harder to come by...

Is zebra plecos everywhere? really??? at prices that range at 50.00 (and thats in Los angeles, where prices on fish are really low) I would consider that hard to get..rare in the MARKETPLACE.
If your LFS sells a ton of them and low prices....well...then you must live in the Twillight zone??? Because these guys cost $$$
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actually me and mattimeo aquire all of our fish from exporters, and our lfs's. trust me WE KNOW rarefish. Mojo knows first hand i am a conisseur of rare fish.

something like a albino tigrinus is rare. nothing you have listed is remotely rare in this hobby.
 
yes, they are not rare fish. Rare but not endangered fish are more along the lines of:

serrasalmus brandtii
hemichromis fasciatus
nandopsis ramsdeni
nandopsis mento
tomocichla sieboldii
goslinea platynema
brachyplatystoma vaillanti/flavicans
ageneiosus vittatus
uaru fernandyepezi (can't remember exact spelling)
amphilphus saggitae
ossubtus xinguensis
crenicichla lenticulata
crenicichla cf. dorsocellata
crenicichla tigrina
hydrocynus goliath (the true goliath, not vittatus, forkalli, or brevis)
hemichromis frempongi
amphilophus zaliosus
amphilophus hogaboomorus
nandopsis haitiensis
tomocichla tuba
nandopsis beani
merodontotus tigrinus
pseudoplatystoma corsucans

I could go on forever....
 
I think you are misunderstaning me. I am not talking about rare as in endangered. I started this discussion to ask why people keep "common fish" and the question was answered by rtr and a few other very well. I was talking about hard to come by fish like the zebra pleco. Where it is possible to get them at a local LFS but difficult too. These I term as "rare" as in hard to get. I know there are a THOUSAND species of fish where you have to special order them or travel to some country and catch them yourself, like the Land catfish for example.


so here comes the quotes someone must bring up...but please no more.. Im not interested in fighting. A zebra pleco is hard to get. Yes, I see them on occasion throughout the 10+ quality LFS here in the san fernando valley. I never see them constantly and only on rare occasions. IN fact only 2 lfs I noticed carried them once in a while.

Serrateeth: yes. tinfoils are everywhere and is on the most common list. HOWEVER. ALBINOS tinfoils are not.
 
in my entire life, I've never been to an lfs that doesn't carry albino tinfoils, and that includes little trashy places like petsmart, wal-mart, etc. etc.
 
Hate to call you a liar......but you been on my case the whole night. I believe that your saying this out of harshness. Fine. the only way i can believe you is send me those pics. I frankly dont believe you. The quality of my LFS are tenfold as Los angeles is one of the centerpoints of getting tropical fish. NOT ONTARIO. Why would a LFS here (never in walmart or petco) hardly ever sell these guys? I mean.. I have seen Reg tinfoils. BUT only on a few occasions do I see albino tinfoils. I hear a fib coming from ontario . Also, on the net, its easy to ORDEr reg tinfoils..never albinos.. geeeeee I wonder why?
 
That depends on distribution,flowerhorns are much prized here and tinfoils are just another ugly fish,no offense JamisonBWolsh,tinfoils are not popular here,including albinos.
 
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