I could say its up to to the seller and buyer,flowerhorn is a hybreed fish it is a stagard prizing to the owner ...some of the breeder have a favorite offspring or strain to them ,so they prize a bit expensive becouse they loved the fish.......but some of the breeder make this a fund of treasure they know how to prize them ,,,espacially if a new generation evolbed....in southeast asia thailand ,singapore , malaysia,indonasia,or philippines you can see how they can fetch up to $ 1,000 or even more but how come ,there are still willing to buy on this prize or more expensive that i mention ........For me a fish hobby is not only a simple thing some people believed that FLOWERHORN can give you a good fortune ,prosperity ,wealth,luck in bussiness ....most of a chineese people ,comparing this to there god budah chineese word ,the coloration of red and the pearl dots that they have.....