$300 should i buy?(pic)
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wow that's great advice. Never heard better. lol
I guess if you make good money then do what you feel is worth your money.
Just remember that FHs had evolved to a much higher level than just an average RD these days and that many many FHs are in the market. Not saying anything bad about this nice lil fh but I consider this one common. Compare that to your money and see if it's worth buying..
$300 is literally 10x overcharging for this lil common potential FH
They are right, over here it wouldn't be near $300, but I have no idea what it would be worth in Australia. Is $300 in US dollars?
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In AU fish are really hard to find, and they can't just import them into the country like the US can. The flowerhorns they have are mostly bred from fish existing in the country already, so trying to find a nice one can be very hard. Finding nice fish means paying a premium often. A $10 fish in the US can easily be a $300 fish there if it's nice. The mother here could easily sell for more because she is a proven breeder and has nice colors.
If you like the fish buy it, it is a nice fish. The baby in the photo does look like a young fader though, so if you don't want a fader then keep looking.
If you like the fish buy it, it is a nice fish. The baby in the photo does look like a young fader though, so if you don't want a fader then keep looking.
Also, not to get too far off track here though, here's a summary of an old conversation about AU import issues for those unaware.
><<Fish are almost impossible to ship into Australia, not because of the
>technical
>problems, but the bureaucratic ones. Unless you have an Aussie approved
>quarantine
>station outside of the country, all fish have to be quarantined at a
>government
>regulated and approved in-country quarantine station for several months. I
>guess we
>North American hobbyists shouldn't complain about access, should we? This
>would be a
>good thread for our Aussie friends to vent their spleens at government
>excesses and
>give the rest of us some idea of what could happen here?
>>>
>
>Like most of even the stupidest SEEMING govornment regulations, there is a
>logical reason for such a seemingly
Some of this information is incorrect. Here in Australia, in order to
receive shipments from overseas, the exporting facility MUST be an
Australian Government approved quarantine facility (and hold the
appropriate export to Australia permit) and the receiving facility MUST
also be an Australian Government approved quarantine facility (and hold
a Quarantine permit AND and import permit). On top of that, ALL fish
imported must go through 14 day quarantine in this country and have to
have also been in quarantine in the approved exporting facility for 14
days also.
To add frustration to all this, to become an approved Quarantine
facility, everything HAS to be sterile, all imported water/packaging
must be sterilised/destroyed - through approved/detailed methods. The
space between tanks in the facility have to be a minimum 75 cms wide,
and each tank must be permanently numbered and individual records MUST
be kept on what/and from where/and when stock have been in a individual
tank. Also, only one species is allowed per tank. Also imported stock
must be large enough to be positively identified and if not identifiable
by a Australian Quarantine inspector then that stock will be destroyed.
Unless some scientific reason/research permits have been granted, no
fish can be imported from a non approved foreign facility.
Oh and any species thats going to be imported MUST appear on the
approved import list. If it doesn't appear as an approved import, good
luck to the person who wants to challange Environment Australia's
ruling...
Heck even if we ship stock to/from Tasmania (a State of Australia) it is
considered to be exported/imported even though its still within
Australia.
Hey even Brine Shrimp Cysts have to go through a VERY rigorous process
before being approved for import, the foreign facility must treat the
cysts with bleach rinses and various other processes before even getting
Government approval to export them to australia.
This, In my opinion, is total beauracracy... If anybody wants me to send
them the digital documentation I have received from AQIS (Australian
Quarantine Inspection Services) I can send you a copy, email me
personally.
Cheers
Matt
><<Fish are almost impossible to ship into Australia, not because of the
>technical
>problems, but the bureaucratic ones. Unless you have an Aussie approved
>quarantine
>station outside of the country, all fish have to be quarantined at a
>government
>regulated and approved in-country quarantine station for several months. I
>guess we
>North American hobbyists shouldn't complain about access, should we? This
>would be a
>good thread for our Aussie friends to vent their spleens at government
>excesses and
>give the rest of us some idea of what could happen here?
>>>
>
>Like most of even the stupidest SEEMING govornment regulations, there is a
>logical reason for such a seemingly
Some of this information is incorrect. Here in Australia, in order to
receive shipments from overseas, the exporting facility MUST be an
Australian Government approved quarantine facility (and hold the
appropriate export to Australia permit) and the receiving facility MUST
also be an Australian Government approved quarantine facility (and hold
a Quarantine permit AND and import permit). On top of that, ALL fish
imported must go through 14 day quarantine in this country and have to
have also been in quarantine in the approved exporting facility for 14
days also.
To add frustration to all this, to become an approved Quarantine
facility, everything HAS to be sterile, all imported water/packaging
must be sterilised/destroyed - through approved/detailed methods. The
space between tanks in the facility have to be a minimum 75 cms wide,
and each tank must be permanently numbered and individual records MUST
be kept on what/and from where/and when stock have been in a individual
tank. Also, only one species is allowed per tank. Also imported stock
must be large enough to be positively identified and if not identifiable
by a Australian Quarantine inspector then that stock will be destroyed.
Unless some scientific reason/research permits have been granted, no
fish can be imported from a non approved foreign facility.
Oh and any species thats going to be imported MUST appear on the
approved import list. If it doesn't appear as an approved import, good
luck to the person who wants to challange Environment Australia's
ruling...
Heck even if we ship stock to/from Tasmania (a State of Australia) it is
considered to be exported/imported even though its still within
Australia.
Hey even Brine Shrimp Cysts have to go through a VERY rigorous process
before being approved for import, the foreign facility must treat the
cysts with bleach rinses and various other processes before even getting
Government approval to export them to australia.
This, In my opinion, is total beauracracy... If anybody wants me to send
them the digital documentation I have received from AQIS (Australian
Quarantine Inspection Services) I can send you a copy, email me
personally.
Cheers
Matt
Are you thinking they increased the saturation levels on those photos? I was thinking it was just a cruddy camera that leveled it too high considering to fuzziness as well. I see there's a heavy red saturation present, but even if I re-level it down, the fish still looks quite red. I just did the female's pic for a shot at it.
Obviously its his opinion that ultimately matters but hes asking us.
This is the other one he was asking about http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?473097-What-you-think-for-200(PICS)
