How much are my fish worth?

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talal101

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hi everyone,
i have 7 tinfoil barbs ranging from 5 inches at the smallest all the way up to 8.5 inches and im wondering how much i could reasonably get for them?
thanks
 
I just gave three 4-5 inch ones away lol Not sure if you can get anything for them. Most times, people or LFS's are trying to get rid of them usually due to their size. My main reason was not size though, it was because they are food hogs, they take all the food and the other fish never have a chance. There's not many compatible fish that are fast enough to compete except maybe the Bala sharks, they are quick.
 
if your trading them to a store, I think you could safely get 10 dollars each, since they'll probably sell them for around 25$ each.

If you're trying to sell them straight to other fish keepers, then the price could widely vary due to the demand, and condition of the fish.
 
I just gave three 4-5 inch ones away lol Not sure if you can get anything for them. Most times, people or LFS's are trying to get rid of them usually due to their size. My main reason was not size though, it was because they are food hogs, they take all the food and the other fish never have a chance. There's not many compatible fish that are fast enough to compete except maybe the Bala sharks, they are quick.

Ha I had the same situation, except mine also ate all my plants. My Bala's actually wern't nearly quick enough to compete, in fact, my bala's are kinda slow.
 
im just not happy with them....i bought them for $5 each so i dont mind selling for $10 each. i plan on selling private but if i can trade the lot for a couple juvie discus i would not mind.
 
Tinfoil barbs are a dime a dozen. I would be shocked if you could find anyone to give you $10 for them. Most of the time people are trying to dump them because they didn't realize how big they get
 
hahah yeah i thought so, ill see if a petstore will trade me them for 10 each store credit....lets be honest pet stores charge us way more then they paid for products and fish so if i trade for $10 in store credit im really only trading for a lot less. would that be a fair trade?
 
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