i was thinking about selling one of my fire eels. he is around 36''. i was wondering what to ask for him, how much? thanks for you opinion
how much for a 36'' fire eel
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That's a beasty fire eel. Not many (if any) for sale at that size but I'm imagining someone who really wants it may pay somewhere around $150-$200...just a guess though.
What's it eating?
What's it eating?
Considering that you cant buy them at that size anywhere...you could pretty much ask anything lol.
Kolossus;4849061; said:
I feed him catfish, talapia, or whatever type of fish that is on sale but he loves shrimp and earthworms.
I've seen juvies from 20$-40$ on average 12"+ go for 100$ so 36" I could see somewhere in the 200$ range outside of a LFS. Personally on a specimin like that I would put a slightly higher price tag to help insure a good home. But on that note knowing it was going to a good home would make me haggle the price. Particularly an animal I raised from a juvie. But thats just me.
when i got mine he was about 10in i payed 25$. now he is about 12in and loves his bloodworm's lol. ya i would ask at least 100$ i want him that is the biggest i have herd.... what is the size of the fish you feed him?
wardyward1184;4852858; said:
I have whole fish fillets that I chop up into 1/2'' pieces. I have two eels, one that's around 36'' and the other that is 30'' the longer one is thinner in his body around the thickness of a coke can and the shorter one is a fatty and is about twice as thick. I will post pic soon.
ya i wanna see some pics.How long have you had him? When mine comes out to eat he gets so excited he looks at me through the glass lil front fins going a mile a minute lol its so funny. They are defiantly cool.
I would say up to $300 isn't unreasonable. For the right buyer you could ask even more. I wouldn't take less than $200. I've only seen one at that size sold once and it was for $200 and was gone within minutes of the guy posting the ad.