Fish that gain $$$$$ with age/growth

[Joshmac8]

A lot of ca/sa cichlids get cheap to free when full grown because people don't have the space to take them. Same with plecos.

Yea i forgot about plecs too...........

 

[koop171]

Clown loaches.

Grow a few to 12" and you're set.
As long as it pays for the electricity, water changes, and food/


Typically fish that are exponentially more expensive as adults are slow growers.

that's about right..

But i hear that even a big silver aro wont get more than $50 for a one thats 24"......I have 2 senegals and 1 ornate bichir.....how much do you think they are worth full grown? Thanks

I sold a 30" silver for $75. but the same day sold a 12" ardini for the same.

-stingrays
-discus
-black/asian arowanas + jardini, lei
-dats
-clown loaches
-piranha
-fancy plecos
-etc.

my uncle grows out fish to sell (he has a real job, does this on the side), once he sold his whole collection of discus for $300, and made a profit on an asian arowana by $200

Hope your uncle isn't in MI too.

Someone told me that full grown piranhas are a super tough to get rid of. Plus my LFS has a clown loach thats about 6" for $60...this a good deal?

Yes they are b/c they are so common. I took a HUGE loss on a group of 13 around a year ago.

 

[packer43064]

I saw a clown loach about 12" at Aquarium Adventure in Columbus several weeks ago. He was really expensive. I don't remember how much, but he was already sold when I saw him, just waiting to be picked up.

Aquarium Adventure rocks!

 

[Citrinellus]

Aquarium Adventure rocks!

Yeah, I always go to the one near me! They have the best displays I've ever seen for a store. Also, they carry the rarer fish such as aros, rays, dats, and a good selection of cichlids.

 

[snyder810]

Aquarium Adventure rocks!

indeed awesome store....until it's time to pay for stuff

 

[snyder810]

i'l def agree with dats, rays, clown loaches, discus a few that i've noticed while looking also calvus, harder to get synos, fire eels, bgk, roseline sharks, prochilodus,

and ignorant people just LOVE around 12'' ID sharks.

 

[andyjs]

indeed awesome store....until it's time to pay for stuff

True story. I hope they do the big end of the summer sale again. I should be able to make it on the first day this time, instead of a few days in when hardly anything cool is left. I got like 65% off the fish I did get though. I'm really happy with the flagtail I got, and even happier I didn't pay $50 for it like they were originally asking

 

[Nemesis]

Ornates, and other bichir's, like lapradei and endli's are usually worth more when bigger. They also grow pretty quick.

 

[yogurt_21]

koi of course. but they seem to be the exception to the rule. any indoor fish tend to go towards the free level once they hit a certain size most people simply can't house them.

 

[ewurm]

Clown loaches.

Grow a few to 12" and you're set.
As long as it pays for the electricity, water changes, and food/


Typically fish that are exponentially more expensive as adults are slow growers.