Fugupuff, where are you getting these huge loaches? IIRC, I read that they couldn't be taken from the wild if they were over 7". Are these coming from farms?
when I saw them I knew they were diamonds in the rough, it something you have to really see to appreciate, and if you grow them out you will definitely realize the value of these clowns.
My friend yesterday also suggested, again with diamonds. You can try a wedding proposal with 10 lose stones vs. a 1.5 carat stone, and the reactions and desirability is certainly different.