IDO-12V Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 all , just trying to work out how much these fish would sell for as it looks like they are a 'rare' fish in the hobby ??? any ideas would be great thanks mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Miller Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hi Mick, I had hajomaylandi about 8 years ago. They've always been around, but not in great numbers. Good hajos can be very attractive fish, and the juveniles have good colour at about 5cm, but the fish I've seen lately aren't anything to rave about. For some reason hajos haven't been as popular as I believe they deserve to be. I was selling my last fry for approx $5 at 4 to 5cm (8 years ago!). I don't think you'll get much more in today's market, but good luck. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dempsey Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 1 person who shall remain nameless used to specialise in selling hundred dollar "rare" Pseudotropheus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilroy Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 And also if it says rare on a tank at the LFS please do some research first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I agree with Lee, and am quite confused by dempsey I had them about 7 or 8 years ago as well, and they are a very under rated zeb. My male had a beautiful yellow / orange colour with a definite purple / blue sheen down the flanks. I haven't seen any around for a long time, and unless a few people have been dedicating breeding spaces to them for all that time, I doubt there would be many strong bloodlines around any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dempsey Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I agree with Lee, and am quite confused by dempsey Best I dont explain. sorry not sure about the value of these atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDO-12V Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 all thanks for your input, heres a pic of the males, im shocking with the camera tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR73 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Wish there were more of them up here in QLD. You're right, they were everywhere a few years ago - seemed like everyone was breeding them back then, just like everyone breeding mbuna nowadays only breed Kingsizei, Demasoni & Elongatus "Chewere" or "Mpanga" (no need to mention E. yellows) Now I can't even find any Hajomaylandi around at all, let alone good quality ones!!! If I were you I'd try breeding them and selling the fry - grab a good shot of the male (almost nailed him in that second photo), then use that to advertise. As Hajomaylandi are a bit more scarce these days, and everyone else seems to be breeding the above mentioned, I'd hang on to them and you'll be able to sell the fry no probs. Some people will be interested once they check out how nice Hajomaylandi can be. They'll probably only go for $1/cm - the general rule of thumb across the classifieds for just about any Mbuna, but you'll have a nice little niche in the market I'm sure. Just my opinion anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDO-12V Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 ill try with the camera, ive got 30 swimming now bout a month old, from the first batch, and hes just moved all the gravel again so i hope more baby's soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbunamad Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I bought some juvies early last year from a reputable lfs here in Brisbane. As they grew they had absolutely stuff all colour. They were a bad strain. I ended up putting them to sleep. So if you have decent coloured ones you should be able to sell them. Although maybe the name Hajomaylandi goes against them. Bit of a mouthfull. No pun intended. I'm also confused by dempsey. Can you tell the story without naming names? Cheers Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbuna Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 i agree, hajos are very underated! i have been doing a bit of line breeding for nearly two years and am getting some really nice fish, not only males but females too. there is alot of poor stock getting around - pale colours and really pointy mouths/noses. young male about 7cm at the time, ill try get some more recent ones over the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbok Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 That sure is a nice fish Mbuna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylez Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 i have to agree with bilbok, that is a really nice hajo... i don't see them much around anymore especially ones as nice as Mbuna's. good luck with the line breeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I agree at 7cm that some good colour Only get better. I remember paying $70 for a pair from LFS at 12cm about 10years ago. Man i must have been crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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