at my lfs they have 3 big lapradei probly about 14 inches and really thick he was selling em for 70each or the group of 3 for 200. does this sound high low or good?? im not farmiliar with this species and he said at that size they should be going for around 200 each because they are rare. is this true?
P. bichir lapradei pricing
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I bought two of them at just under a foot, incorrectly labeled as concigus, for $50 at a LFS.
I then found out from our fellow MFKers that I had two Laps.
Found another "concigus" for $49.99.. at a different LFS. It was smaller than the other two and had much better color, but it too was a Lap.
Now they all are they same color since they are on the same substrate... no different except what I paid. Probably all came from the same mislabeled batch from Sunpet. A lot of the LFS get their stock from there.
Point being...it's up to the LFS what you pay, and their distributor to label the fish correctly! Buy it if you like it!!
I love all my Lapradei and don't even remember which was the expensive one!! So I paid $33.3333 each.
stndfsh
I then found out from our fellow MFKers that I had two Laps.
Found another "concigus" for $49.99.. at a different LFS. It was smaller than the other two and had much better color, but it too was a Lap.
Now they all are they same color since they are on the same substrate... no different except what I paid. Probably all came from the same mislabeled batch from Sunpet. A lot of the LFS get their stock from there.
Point being...it's up to the LFS what you pay, and their distributor to label the fish correctly! Buy it if you like it!!
I love all my Lapradei and don't even remember which was the expensive one!! So I paid $33.3333 each.
stndfsh
Well they aren't $200.00 each rare lol $70.00 seems like an OK price not a great price but not gouging you either.P. bichir lapradei are wild caught still and theres a fair bit of expense importing them at that size and this time of year.-Anne
simply put if ya want one pick it up
simply put if ya want one pick it up
I see laps for $80 in my area, and they are 7-9". A 14" lap for 70 (or 3 for 200) is a good price IMHO.
I got mine for $14.99 
. I was lucky though it was a turn-in and the LFS didn't even know what it was. It was labeled "polypterus sp."
. I was lucky though it was a turn-in and the LFS didn't even know what it was. It was labeled "polypterus sp."