What the hell is with people on ebay? Outrageous prices for FHs with made up names! I wonder if people actually pay for fish like yorkipoo, tweedledumb, givemeabreak , etc. . . and say they are rare! Just venting. 600 for a 50 buck fish. . .maybe
What the h???!
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you really want to complain about "designer " pets.... read this .
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...hickens/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.58ab79f75c50
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...hickens/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.58ab79f75c50
I've seen more...
so for one, at petsmart, in the tank that they're selling what they were calling 'sarasa comets', (i mean yeah they're sarasa comets but...) I see what is supposed to be a rare konoko hibuna goldfish. (in other words a common goldfish with a red and white pattern with clusters of red dots) on other places it would be sold for $200 plus... well i found it for like $3.
you'd never believe what i've seen at petsmarts... better yet the one near where i live.
weird things that are normally expensive that i've seen:
- baby veiled oscars
- lemon oscars
- cryptoheros nanoluteus
- jet black comet goldfish
- konoko goldfish
- varieties of endler's livebearers
- various species of silver dollars
just depends on who's selling and who's buying.
I think my petsmart is better and gets a more interesting selection of fish and other animals because the people who work there actually keep the animals that they're selling, and take care of them correctly.
so for one, at petsmart, in the tank that they're selling what they were calling 'sarasa comets', (i mean yeah they're sarasa comets but...) I see what is supposed to be a rare konoko hibuna goldfish. (in other words a common goldfish with a red and white pattern with clusters of red dots) on other places it would be sold for $200 plus... well i found it for like $3.
you'd never believe what i've seen at petsmarts... better yet the one near where i live.
weird things that are normally expensive that i've seen:
- baby veiled oscars
- lemon oscars
- cryptoheros nanoluteus
- jet black comet goldfish
- konoko goldfish
- varieties of endler's livebearers
- various species of silver dollars
just depends on who's selling and who's buying.
I think my petsmart is better and gets a more interesting selection of fish and other animals because the people who work there actually keep the animals that they're selling, and take care of them correctly.
With the goldfish, at least, unless they are 6" long or so, you can't know what they are - they're body shapes and colors change as they mature. Real black comets must be bred back to a true black strain of goldfish (bubbleeye, or I think oranda also works) every few generations, or they lose their inky color, but many comets are black when young. (I thought I got a black hibuna once, but it turned golden orange at 5".)
Why is that worse than $650+/ea. for Nankin goldfish oryou really want to complain about "designer " pets.... read this .
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...hickens/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.58ab79f75c50
BDs? Silkies and such always cost more and less eggs then Rhode Island Reds or Leghorns.
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I've seen guppy pairs offered offered for $50,on eBay even tho they were common looking
On line fishing is crazy! I like pet smart and such. They get some nice fish in and no offence to the workers . . .but you can get some good ones cheap because they just don't always know. I got a great short body FH sold to me as a four dollar fire mouth! I also have some fancy goldfish that must be worth about a grand compared to what I've seen on line for two hundred. Just wanted to vent. I have a 100 dollar limit for any fish and it better be pretty darn nice.