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i saw a electric blue Dempsey at my lfs about a 1 inch in size ...45 dollars are they ripping people off?
 
That depends on some variables...

Availability, how often is species available? Demand for species?
Where are the fish coming from, local, regional, out of region/international?
Price per unit & shipping cost?
Mortality rates per shipment and does retailer get credit/compensated for dead fish...
IME/IMO, EBJD's are very fragile when young and mortality is high.

That said...
That price does seem a little high, atleast for my area, average $25.-30..
 
regular jack dempseys are alot cheaper but the electric blue ones are a little expensive.
 

same here. the lfs, a very well stocked and competitive priced lfs wants $40.00 and I don't even think they're an inch. But they'll sell.
 
That's what they run for around here......so i guess thats an average price.......if they're rare around your area I'd pick them up if you really wanted them...........
 
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