kelberi lovers.. what do you think about these guys?

[High City Rida]

Good morning.... Lmao...
Bro... The comment you have posted above can very much get alot
of people angryy @ you! Bigguapote is very well known for his expirience with rare fish and possibly been in the game much more longer than your., LFS.. So tell me how reliable is your connect?? As far as I'm going with you, is yours do turn out to be kels, you struck luck and got them at a decent price! Now walk away with it! Do not bragg and bring down a vendor that you don't know and never dealth with.. Because you got yours cheaper!!! IMO, biguapotes price is alot cheaper that I have seen others go for, besides your bragging! If u don't know and never heard of this guy.. He pretty much the one who sells them to your local fish store ( rare cichla ) he was a major part of distributing cichla our country and all of our tanks! From way back then (dieselmack era ) till now!!! So does your lfs have that same resume? Doubtfull as it being your only first time going through him... And possibly he got you high on the thought of yours being kels.. Or as they say.. Cichla sp. Yellow sorry boggy, not to offend you!! But bro.. On a serious note... Not to offend you! But your bragging may lead you in a path of trouble.. So beware of the movement cuz it may catch up to you!!!! Best of luck with your kels.. I'd still pick RAPPS on any given day... Just not this christmas... Hahaha!! Happy holidays everyone!!!!

Very well said and I completely agree. Honestly I think the price tag is very fare. Not to much that a working man can't get them and just high enough that a novist wouldn't even try to get one knowing that there going to kill it possiably.

 

[High City Rida]

Let's say if I could get the Kelberi that bOOsten started this thread off with at the size there pictured at, how much do you think we would pay for those? I bet a pretty penny.

 

[R1_Ridah]

I paid about $200.00 for every major purchase I have. I paid $200.00 a piece for the Pinima but it wasn't cash it was a trade so I didn't even really come out of pocket at all for them I traded $400.00 dollar Gold Daytons for them. $200.00 a piece for the LTSN and the Sting Ray as well. But as for everything else the price tag was alway's $200.00. If you add all the Ocells and the Mono's together it comes to about $140.00 for the five and all of my other shippment's were around the same ball park range of $200.00 give or take $60.00 bucks. So yes I feel the price tag for the Kelberi was worth it.

You said Daytons..LOL... you just brought back memories when I use to be in a car club...haha.... I had 13" Gold Daytona's back in the day w/Pirelli P7's..hahaha...

Sorry to derail now back to the subject....

 

[High City Rida]

You said Daytons..LOL... you just brought back memories when I use to be in a car club...haha.... I had 13" Gold Daytona's back in the day w/Pirelli P7's..hahaha...

Sorry to derail now back to the subject....

Hahah Yea I always roll gold. The owner of the shop wanted them and I wanted the Pinima so it was a sweet deal. 18'' gold rims for some 17'' gold Cichla!

Ok back to the discussion.

 

[High City Rida]

Wow so who thinks he will bring another shipment in again? I hope he does just for the sake of arrgument. I would love to see a whole tank of just Kelberi. (hint hint bOOsten)

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

You know all this talk about this and that it all comes down to one thing. "What you have in your tank and what you wish you had in your tank". That is is it. When people walk into my house and I get to share my knowledge of my collection with them that is what is rewarding and the visual beauty and grace they exibit. AND now I can say I have Kelberi! As far as looks at a young age none of my Cichla were super attractive at less then 8''. You know I have said this more then once and will say it again. Any Cichla keeper is going to need one thing - Patience. PERIOD.

As far as Rapps and the prices over the pond. It's purely the demand I don't think Rapps is trying to make a buck but he is making some money but more or less he is getting a highly sought after item that WAS NEVER TO BE SHIPPED HERE TO THE STATES EVER AGAIN. So even if he charged what were paying for our rare Sting Rays I bet someone will pay the price tag. But at the end of the day in this hobby how can anyone complain about money?

Of course yes I wish I could get a Kelberi for $45.00, but there charging $50.00 + for Orino's at the LFS so imo anything Rapps ask us to pay is worth it because it's the demand not the man. And he was able to get us all an item that we may never have seen anywhere else except the Buy and Sell section here on MFK for about five times the amount we paid dealling with someone I know I can trust to get me quality cichlids.

i couldn't have said it better!

101% any cichla keepers NEED patience..well done.and jeff rapps bringing rare fish here in the states..well all of us should be thankful but instead some people talk it's really annoying!.....if they think a rare fish is too much then I suggest step aside and let other post pictures without getting all this negative feedback...just because they wish they the .that's all

i couldn't of said it better!

Let's say if I could get the Kelberi that bOOsten started this thread off with at the size there pictured at, how much do you think we would pay for those? I bet a pretty penny.

your looking at the cheapest 500-700 possibly even more

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

if you ask me the kelberis jeff brought in were at a super affordable and reasonable price.. i figured that if i ever saw juvi kelberis for sale from anyone else they would always be in the 450-500 range just for juvis. and a perfect example . thatfishguy was trying to sell his for 700... so i think the 125 and 175 that jeff was selling them for was a steal! honestly i don't know anyone else that could get or offer rare cichla for that great of a price.. most other people are just looking to put big bucks in there pocket and will milk you for all you have for a rare fish that you often never see ever.

 

[High City Rida]

. thatfishguy was trying to sell his for 700.

JUST RIDICULOUS period. I was wondering who's name would be associated with the super ignorant re sale of these great fish. That's absurd. I hope he get's stuck with all of them.

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

lol i offered him a reasonable price and he told me.. i told you no low ball offers and i was like but i know where you got that fish and how much you payed so how is that low balling and he never pmmed me just ignored my comment in the thread

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

700 for a 5 inch fish is crazzi, lol people who bought these for resale didnt make a smart choice.. maybe when he is 16 inches and a stunner you can get some decent money but thats about 2 or so years from now