why r uaru expensive?

[Aro Dat]

just like the title says, I mean no offense to uaru keepers but besides that big black blotch in the center body the color isnt that impressive. r they just rare? saw a grey/blue 2" uaru for $19.99

 

[rhettdepauw]

I agree, I love them but they are pricey. Here in iowa i have only seen a few and they are 29.99 a piece at least. The owner of my lfs got a few and told me he ordered them for me, and at 30 a piece i declined. just couldnt justify

 

[Madding]

I just bought a pair (both about 5") for $60.00. There's something about Uaru I love. The adult coloration, the reddish eyes, the black eyebrow splotch, the personality. They're like a mix of big S.A.'s and Discus. Totally worth the price-tag to me.

 

[bigbaddad]

holy crap where are u getting these ! that's outragiously cheap campared to here 700.00

for a small cheap run of the mill nuttin speacial basic.


spell check in a hurry.

 

[fish_n_vw]

Because there's not many fish that attain that size that stay fairly harmless. That's just a guess I have never kept them. But I want to because there awsome. Man so many fish so little space.

 

[Sarah88]

holy crap where are u getting these ! that's outragiously cheap campared to here 700.00

for a small cheap run of the mill nuttin speacial basic.


spell check in a hurry.

 

[Rara12]

Theyre awsome fish

 

[andyjs]

I like them. Mine only cost me $12 when he was like 1.5"

 

[evojoey]

I can get them for $7.99 at the lfs. They always have them and people must like them because they always sell fast.

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[JK47]

Your talking two completely different price ranges with Uaru. I didn't see you mention which species your asking about

Uaru Amphiacanthoides can be pricey (I paid $29 at 4") but they are great fish and honestly not all too common for most LFS to carry so they command a higher price tag. $10-$40 range.

Uaru Fernandezyepezi Are rediculous in price. A friend of mine just paid $800 for x5 sub-adults. They are rare, sensitive, don't ship well, and are "harder" to keep than a lot of other SA cichlids because they do not tolerate nuetral to high PH/hardness and from what I have read demand pristine water. It's easy math on why they are expensive to import and in turn are expensive to attain. (these are on my "before I die" list BTW, I will have them )