Amazing findings...

[greenearthlawns]

kinda crappy shots but here ya go

wow those are not too shabby!!! they are beauty's what types are they? from top to bottom? sorry I dont know... I've never seen those type you have in the last pic are they from lake tang?

 

[Bre]

Nice.
If my LFS would to have them, they would be crazy overpriced!

Luckily I found a trio of males (2.5") from a breeder.
Paid little to nothing for them


I always have to resist when going into a LFS. Even though I am there to either buy food or supplies, I can't but help to check out the tanks.
I try to buy as little as a I can (fish-wise), but I mean c'mon, when you see a great deal, you have to pick up a new fish! lol

They actually weren't bad at all...$13 and they were 2" or so.

I have the same problem...I don't want to look at the tanks but I have too. Just in case there is that rare find.

 

[MalawiTango]

wow those are not too shabby!!! they are beauty's what types are they? from top to bottom? sorry I dont know... I've never seen those type you have in the last pic are they from lake tang?

Thanks!
all Malawi.

Ruby red Peacock
Buccochromis Nototaenia
2 Fossochromis Rostratus
Aulonocara Jacob. Eureka red

 

[WARenyk]

i always do that lol i go to this local fish store thinking to my self. "" dont buy anything"" and i found an oxydoras niger for ten bucks. my profile pic check it out

 

[CichlidsRool]

All the LFS's close to me are really hurting for business....and their stock levels are very depressed.

As to getting "lucky"...it only happened once....ducked into a LTF store a long distance from my house on a lark as I was volunteering my time helping a friend move. I looked around and he had two beautiful Victorians in a tank by themselves. This was years ago and I wasn't sure what species they were.....he said they were trade ins? This was mid afternoon.....finding a Victorian back then was like winning the lottery, at least for me. I think he wanted $15 each for them.....a relative bargain, even for 15yrs ago. Long story short.....I was back the next morning waiting for them to open.....only to rush in and find them gone. The owner was surprised that they sold, he had them for months....not even a nibble. The owner apologized to me as he knew I wanted them but didn't bother to work out a deal to hold them as they would surely be there the following morning. Can you say...."Sad Life"?

Lesson learned....

same thing happened to me 20 years ago never again my friend,now i see i buy no-more waiting...

 

[malawi mayhem]

It is the "Law of Attraction"....

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