What’s the most you’ve ever paid for a fish? - Page 3

COBettaCouple · October 18th, 2007

well, fish might not talk back with words, but they sure can show emotion and let's face it - we all know people who can't carry on a conversation as good as a fish.

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Its funny how much we spend of fish something we can't touch or have a REAL converstation with but it is still worth it. And if I didn't spend the money on that I still wouldn't end up saving it for things like the sports car of having the house paid off. I can hold on to money but not that much. Funny how that works.

bhcaaron · October 18th, 2007

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Originally Posted by COBettaCouple

well, fish might not talk back with words, but they sure can show emotion and let's face it - we all know people who can't carry on a conversation as good as a fish.

I can DEFINITELY name a few! lol

I work with this one guy who supposedly was hired based on his computer experience. I've been training him. He can't find the ENTER button on the keyboard! I told my boss that finding Internet Porn did not constitute computer experience!

COBettaCouple · October 18th, 2007

maybe not, but it does qualify a person to work for congress or be in congress.

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I told my boss that finding Internet Porn did not constitute computer experience!

bhcaaron · October 18th, 2007

hahahahahahahahaha lol

rone · October 20th, 2007

ok where to begin... ive gotten wild 12 inch cariba piranhas werth 500$ each i had 4 of them
wild cought 15 inch blue diamond rhomb piranha from lima peru werth 700$+
ive had wild reds upwords of 13 inch werth like 150$ range
black mask elong piranha that was aorund 5-6 inch ... he was 250$
marjunatus pirnaha was werth rougly 100$
the list goes on and on.
gee i r think i r have problem

Kevin · October 20th, 2007

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Originally Posted by rone

ok where to begin... ive gotten wild 12 inch cariba piranhas werth 500$ each i had 4 of them
wild cought 15 inch blue diamond rhomb piranha from lima peru werth 700$+
ive had wild reds upwords of 13 inch werth like 150$ range
black mask elong piranha that was aorund 5-6 inch ... he was 250$
marjunatus pirnaha was werth rougly 100$
the list goes on and on.
gee i r think i r have problem

...why not change your name to Uncle Moneybags

bhcaaron · October 20th, 2007

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...why not change your name to Uncle Moneybags

I think that was taken a long time ago. Why not Nephew MoneyBags instead? hehe

Kevin · October 20th, 2007

or Bill Gates II

bhcaaron · October 20th, 2007

Hahahahaha. Doesn't he already have a son? And daughter for that matter. The both seem pleasant, they're physical attributes appealing and, even though they are not getting daddy's money, they got off to a GREAT start and are loaded themselves! Sigh, even one of them would be single that I might have a chance lol

Allie · October 20th, 2007

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...why not change your name to Uncle Moneybags

He said they worth that much but we didn't pay that much. Like I'd let him spend THAT much on a fish.

Kevin · October 20th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Allie

He said they worth that much but we didn't pay that much. Like I'd let him spend THAT much on a fish.

oops...guess i mis-read that
...but come to think about it...if he sold them, he would still be stacked

rone · October 20th, 2007

i cant tell what i acthually payed for the fish... might make some ppl jelous

bhcaaron · October 20th, 2007

The only thing that would make me jealous is if you got all the expensive things I want at as one lump sum for 99cents.

Allie · October 21st, 2007

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The only thing that would make me jealous is if you got all the expensive things I want at as one lump sum for 99cents.

I wish! I'd be bragging about that forever.

Allie · October 21st, 2007

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oops...guess i mis-read that
...but come to think about it...if he sold them, he would still be stacked

We did sell them...but for much less then they are worth. Not much of a market for high end fish in our city.
All we have now for piranha is 30 baby red bellies and 2 enigemani sp?

reef freak · November 15th, 2007

Around $50 for a blue tang and around $40-45 for a Rabbitfish.
I allmost bought a $120 doughnut coral, HUGE coral, with a 20% discount, but I didn't trust my tank enough at the time to buy it...

bert2001 · November 15th, 2007

We just spent $30 on a Roseline Shark. Thats the most so far. We also spent $20 on a Spotted Rubbernosed Pleco.

MrWaxhead · November 21st, 2007

3.99 for a Pearl Gourami, I think every one of my fish have been between 1.25 to 3.99

Kevin · November 21st, 2007

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3.99 for a Pearl Gourami, I think every one of my fish have been between 1.25 to 3.99

wow, my pearls cost me $8 ea. but they were around 3 in. so i guess thats why

mr waxhead...your fish may be cheap...but how much have you spent on live plants and lighting and co2 for them?

MrWaxhead · November 22nd, 2007

Not much really, as I buy singles of my plants and propagate them in nursery tanks, and trade plants with local fish keepers, and trade plants to stores in town.

My plants in my 50g came from the following.

4.99 java moss, was a golf ball sized clump when I first bought it.
9.99 riccia, small clump tied to a piece of slate
1.99 ludwigia repens, bought one single stem (now have 100s of stems in my tanks)
4.99 Eleocharis parvula
4.99 Echinodorus tenellus
2.99 anubis
free cabomba, and crypts traded some plants to a fish store
java fern and lace java fern I got from a local fish keeper I traded some plants with.
around 3 bucks for a bulb of the Nuphar stellata.

c02 I ended up paying 150.00 (5lbs tank and reg and solenoid) for after store credit from trading in plants. I had been growing them DIY c02 until that point in 29g tanks.

I had originally spent about 50 bucks in plants when I first started them out, now I just trade locally if there is any thing new I want to try.

Kevin · November 22nd, 2007

nice...wish i had the resources and money to grow my own in nursery tanks

Sabi · November 23rd, 2007

I'll be paying second highest for my discus R139 (19 US dollars?) But i still hope to bring him a bit more down. How much do you pay +-, for 4in discus in the US?

Dino · November 23rd, 2007

At auctions as cheap as 15$.
Retails 50$ +.

Kevin · November 24th, 2007

4 in discus at my LFS are close to $100 and they're not in very good shape either...pretty sickly most of the time

Sabi · November 25th, 2007

Whew man! Thats pretty expensive! Most of the time the discus at my lfs are in good shape but now and then i see they are sick-ish looking. I made it clear i wouldnt take them if i wasnt satisfied!

Kevin · November 25th, 2007

yeah...the only ones at my lfs that look good are the 5 in their show tank

darkwolf29a · November 28th, 2007

With shipping, I paid over $20 a fish for my candy stripe plecos. But...they're so cool.

Sabi · November 30th, 2007

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With shipping, I paid over $20 a fish for my candy stripe plecos. But...they're so cool.

I agree! and with all plecos!

Tayful · December 2nd, 2007

Considering I have gotten my "real" tank yet (hoping for a 65g or so), I'm stuck with a 10g and haven't paid all too much for any fish yet. Maybe a few dollars for one type of fish. But since I hope to have a larger variety with my soon-to-be bigger tank, still a freshwater community though, I guess I'll be spending more.

≈ D ≈ · January 16th, 2008

Since I restarted I've spent no more than $5.00 per individual. But when I was still living in England and had my 2x55g tanks, the Batfish cost me £50.00 which today is about US$98.00