Denison Barbs at petsmart?

everyone says they're so expensive but they are $8-9 everywhere I've seen them around here

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At a lot of my LFSs they are in the $20-25 range, but my local Petsmart does carry them for $10 each. But like many of the fish at the big chain stores, they seem duller in color (not really sick looking, though some are clearly sick, just dull) than many of the fish I find at LFSs. I think my local Petsmart has had the same three Denison barbs for the last month....and they haven't grow.


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I too, have seen them at Petsmart for only $9.


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cmsbthebest said:

I find that a nice diet helps the bleached out fish at petsmart, plus the light gravel doesn't exactly make their colors pop.

Honestly I've seen some for 35+ at LFS's around here, so it was a real shock


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Thinking of buying the entire stock of Bolivian rams the next time they go on sale at my local Petsmart. $2.50 each is a steal no matter what shape they are in (except dead). And they always seem to crowd that little 10 gallon section with 20 of these guys and expect them to last.

I actually saw the Denison barbs at Petsmart for the first time ever, then went to one of my LFSs and saw the $25 price tag and thought "ripoff". LOL


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cmsbthebest said:

I find that a nice diet helps the bleached out fish at petsmart, plus the light gravel doesn't exactly make their colors pop.

Honestly I've seen some for 35+ at LFS's around here, so it was a real shock


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at petsmart the only thing they feed them are blood worms and other frozen food (i think the other one is brine shrimp)

Nate Dogg said:

at petsmart the only thing they feed them are blood worms and other frozen food (i think the other one is brine shrimp)

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Must be a store manager decision because I only see them feed flakes. Probably cheap flakes at that. Makes good business sense though. Flakes are easier to buy in bulk and cheaper too.


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One of my lfs has them in a large planted aquarium for 8.99 each but they're on the smaller side