MikeWs Fish Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Speaking of legally importable fish... anyone got a price tag on L168's yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 They have not been easy to find but it looks like about $70-$80 each at 6-8cm. Thats if the supplier I have been talking to has the right one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyclops Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 They have not been easy to find but it looks like about $70-$80 each at 6-8cm. Thats if the supplier I have been talking to has the right one. ← Being advertised fro $65 @ 6-8cm here in Queensland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWs Fish Posted September 23, 2005 Author Share Posted September 23, 2005 I wont be getting them from QLD. The fish probably came from here in the 1st place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkoi Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Why's that mike? There are importers up in Qld u know... and these will be allowable imports soon. Bayfish are up in Qld and they're a pretty big outfit and could possibly be getting good prices for bulk purchases. Then again, there's also Wetpetz up in Qld.... U never know what those boys are up to. I know I've got 150 of these lined up and negotiating a better price.... so let's see where the prices hold at after they come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWs Fish Posted September 23, 2005 Author Share Posted September 23, 2005 Why's that mike? Because I dont wanna pay tax for something I can get cheaper, closer to home. I'm not desperate to get them either. Don't mind waiting a couple of months, or even 6, to get them cheaper than the first batch, which are possibly at inflated prices because of initial excess demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Being advertised fro $65 @ 6-8cm here in Queensland We will have to wait and see if that price is correct. Don't mind waiting a couple of months, or even 6, to get them cheaper than the first batch, which are possibly at inflated prices because of initial excess demand. I disagree with this statement Mike the price I have given is a fair price for what I have to pay to get them in. I don't think it will change much how long you wait for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Mike you have stumped me. What price did you think they would be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWs Fish Posted September 23, 2005 Author Share Posted September 23, 2005 Remeber vaugely somebody saying something about them being available for $50ea Maybe I am misinformed.. maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Remeber vaugely somebody saying something about them being available for $50ea I dont think so mate but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWs Fish Posted September 23, 2005 Author Share Posted September 23, 2005 Any frontosa from germany, including karalani "yellowfin", pulchers from $50ea. ← Size??? If these are the same ones going for $65 in QLD, why should I pay freight tax to get them dearer?? LOL As I said before, maybe I have been misinformed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Well I stand corrected good luck to you mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Ya lost me Mike, What the H**** has the price of African cichlids got to do with the price of Sth American catfish ???????? Just going by what these guys go for in New Zealand where they have been available for years, sounds a reasonable price to me. Alan. P.S.,,,,guess you could expect that tho posting a catfish question on a cichlid forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Mike didn't. I split it from another post. Was going to move it but forgot. Will move it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfishbreeder Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Anyone got any info on how easy or not so easy these will be to breed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 not to hard ive been researching them for a while simialr to breeding L052 a person in NZ has bred them and had a bit of success and hes got all his water parameters etc up, check out planet catfish forums, and look for L052 spawning or something similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 It is very likely that L052 and L168 are just local variations of the same species. Both come from the same river system, spread over three countries. There are numerous reports of these fish being bred. Recently a NZ high school student had three spawns in two months from one pair. There is every chance that most or all of these fish to arrive in Aus next month will be captive bred fish. The price may stay up there, depending on how successful local breeders are. But I don't think there will be a dramatic fall in value in the next couple of years. Not like the $500 to $30 nose dive of albino Bristle Nose in less than 2 years. Might settle some where around the peppermint mark. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfishbreeder Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 thanx for the info guys very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hph Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 gee wheez, and to think that I nearly bought some for $400 each around march last yr. lucky changed my mind last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I have had no luck in obtaining these tried all over the world. I understand from some of the people I have asked that not many are caught. I have even asked suppliers in South America. I also understand that a lot of the other importers are having the same problem. So I would be a bit sceptical of any one offering these for sale. I would want to see the fish before I handed over any money. I wonder why these fish where put up for addition to the import list. Anyone know who did put them up maybe they know where I can get them from. As for the loachs the only one that is readily available is the yo-yo one. The skunk loach is a protected species and unavailable for export well thats what I have been told. So if some one wants to own up to adding them to import list and explain why I would be very interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 i am sure there are plenty of buyers for yoyos including me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Butterfly pleco's,,,, L052 or L168 (more than likely the same fish) are a nice small, peaceful addition to our range of available aquarium fish. They are not endangered in the wild, are attractive, usefull, and able to be bred in aquaria. I reckon they are a great addition to our import list. So there are none available at the moment, so what ??? all 200 odd species of corydoras are legal imports, but how often do you see them on any list??? I have kept cories for more than 40 years and some species I have only ever seen once in all that time. Some I have never seen. Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wui39 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 So have we decided what the price on the L168 are? Even if we can't get any in atm what is the price under $100? under $150? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 doesnt sooty have em for 65? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmuncan Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 doesnt sooty have em for 65? ← if he does, i sure as hell will buy 1 for that price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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