Armatus from Aquascape

[DB junkie]

They were only available last summer. I believe it was 4-6 inch @ $250-$300 ea.

No one has confirmed any for sale yet this summer over here.....

 

[mad ness]

starting to hear rumors of them becoming available here. similar size so guessing some are being exported from the source. 500usd there bouts. believe it when it's in my tank.

 

[DB junkie]

Throw up some pics if you need ID....

Some of us have had them as small as 1.5 inches.....

Man that's a lot of dough for such a delicate fish....

 

[mad ness]

for rarer small volume demand expensive fish, the LFS's do not keep inventory. There are at least 2-3 levels of distribution. but the good thing is the LFS i deal with would take the fish back if it turned out not to be an armatus (i think). If i am able to take a photo, it means i already paid deposit. End customers are never allowed to go to the distributors. see what i can do though. He said they are 3 inches now, and waiting for the seller to stabalize and grow them out a bit before selling. My guess is he's not even sure if they are armatus. 500usd though, that's a lot of dough, and this is the low side guesstimate. Seller claims to only have 2 and won't name a price yet. For 1500 can get an 18 incher but not a compatable size.

 

[mad ness]

here they are, 2inches, 220usd each. when it rains, it pours, heard there's a lot coming through soon in multiple LFS's. markets going to be flooded in couple weeks

 

[DB junkie]

Very nice Armatus!!! Can allready see the definition in the adipose fin.

Going to try a group of 3 or will there be more?

 

[kevbc03]

haha mini monsters

 

[channarox]

you bought 3!

 

[CichlaRyan]

wow. insane. the more i see these the more i burn on the inside

 

[krichardson]

wow. insane. the more i see these the more i burn on the inside

Well they seem to be pretty plentiful on the left coast.Just get one of them and change your name to ArmatusRyan lol.