LOL, man the price for everything is rocketting! aros are getting more and more popular, not to mention the rising maintenance costs for tropical fish farms, breeding expenses, LFS operations, etc.
i guess it doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure this one out......
Luckily the prices at my LFS's have stayed pretty even, still about $15 for a 5" Silver. I've noticed a larger increase in the price of Asian imports, CK's have doubled since June.
I've noticed the same trend here in IL. The cheapest aro I can find anywhere is $20 for a yolk sack or one that just lost it. I'd say $30-60 is more common. Anything larger than 5" is $100+. Like rottbo said though, the should come back in to season soon.
I have noticed that there have been alot of fish going down in price but the silver is going way up but they are still gone within like 2-3 days of beign at the LFS everytime.