Basically those Angels were expensive because I haven't gone out buying a full grown Flowerhorn, a breeding pair of 10" Discus, or a nearly full grown Motoro Ray breeding pair (which are illegal is GA. I would be the one to know this because I'd have a 48 x 48 x 12 tank for my rays if they were legal)
Those angels at that size are about $15 each here. Prices vary in different areas though... I woulda bought them small. In a 210 they will be that big in a few months.
I never buy full grown monster fish. I like growing them out. For one its costly and you don't know how old they are. Buying a full grown flowerhorn is crazy. They are not long lived fish. 5-6 years is what I seem to get outta them. When you buy a full grown flowerhorn it could be 4-5 years old already!
I got him recently for $80 at about 3.5 inches. He's getting close to 5 inches now. The owner takes trips to Thailand a few times a year and brings back flowerhorns and other fish. Helluva discount and I get to choose before the public gets to buy. He replaced my old one that died a couple weeks earlier (That one was free from a friend).
Apparently they do discounts when buying multiple fish. I asked about a red terror which was like 0.5-1" and $25. I asked why it was so expensive. The guy I was talking to said he didn't know but he would check for a discount. He told me that he could only apply one if I bought more than one.
