ID this aro please! Thinking about buying it

[tgroen]

hey guys i saw this arowana in a lfs today. thought it looked very nice. its about 5" and the price tag is $120. just wondering if it might be a platinum that just got mixed in with a batch of jardini. if it is then im going tonight to buy it but if its just some other type then is it still a good deal? heres a few pics and below is a video i took.


heres the video if it helps at all

[video=youtube;oUaubIJ1xEk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUaubIJ1xEk[/video]

 

[tgroen]

or could it just be a jardini that was in a white out tank?

 

[sbuse]

Standard jardini.

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[lix.ma14]

washed out jardini. It's a tad pricy though.

 

[tgroen]

ahh ok not worth it for me then, thanks guys.

 

[sbuse]

It is about average price for that size aro if not on the cheap side. Retail of that size averages $150-190. Online vendors generally will beat LFS price ranges but shipping will put it almost as high. 2+ years ago yeah that would be high, today's market low to average online.

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[archers]

It is about average price for that size aro if not on the cheap side. Retail of that size averages $150-190. Online vendors generally will beat LFS price ranges but shipping will put it almost as high. 2+ years ago yeah that would be high, today's market low to average online.

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Really? My lfs sells jars this size for $90 all day...

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[lix.ma14]

Really? My lfs sells jars this size for $90 all day...

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The cheapest I've seen were extremely beautiful and flawless 8 inchers for 75 bucks. (they were 100 but 25% off).

 

[sbuse]

Really? My lfs sells jars this size for $90 all day...

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Yep. Once they get over 5" they get stupid prices on wholesale. Here we can't even find them wholesale for less the $90 at that size. East coast has the same prices on them.

The cheapest I've seen were extremely beautiful and flawless 8 inchers for 75 bucks. (they were 100 but 25% off).

How long ago? 2 years ago I ran 8" fish for $100 and they sold out in 15mins. No joke now I'd sell out faster then that at that price.


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[lix.ma14]

Yep. Once they get over 5" they get stupid prices on wholesale. Here we can't even find them wholesale for less the $90 at that size. East coast has the same prices on them.



How long ago? 2 years ago I ran 8" fish for $100 and they sold out in 15mins. No joke now I'd sell out faster then that at that price.


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2 years ago in a local pet store that get their fish from a large farm in Florida. Big Al's.

That pretty much sparked my SERIOUS fishkeeping hobby. too bad I only had a one day old uncycled 30 gallon tank back then. lol
i was so close in getting it.