the real cost of an azul?

[Polyptasaurus]

How much should an azul cost?

They have two 3" Azuls at my LFS and they are selling them for $250 each.
That seems pretty absurd to me...

How much should they really cost?

 

[Dragon Hunter]

thats pretty fair coming from a lfs.

 

[Rebel Souljah]

earlier this year they ranged around $100 to $200 at about 2" from vendors on MFK. now with the public selling them at $200 and up but at about 4-6" these are probably the same ones but at a LFS grow rate.

 

[Polyptasaurus]

thats insane...

 

[Rebel Souljah]

thats insane...

what is?

 

[ECarbonel]

hype kills... when they are hyped up the price goes up i could be wrong tho

 

[LBathory]

thats insane...

no it's not. they are not your everyday find and for that they demand a high price. supply and demand

 

[Polyptasaurus]

yeah i know, i just cant picture spending 250 bucks on a 3 inch fish, lol

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

thats insane...

not really... rare cichla aren't cheap, they never were. personally prices have gone down..

 

[CichlaRyan]

not really... rare cichla aren't cheap, they never were. personally prices have gone down..

yup, sucks for the dealers, i wouldn;t have ever though kelberi would cost less then a mono from my lfs... 35$ for a kelberi is just insane.. 100$ for an azul.. personally anything less and its like asking for a free fish...