Demasoni cichlid

I'm just curious, are demasonI cichlids really as rare as I have been reading they are?

My local petsmart has some for $9 which is super cheap compared to what I've heard they are worth and what they are sold for online.

Thanks for any thoughts on it. Just seemed cool that they have some. Wish I had a big enough tank, they look like a nice fish to keep.

 

I'm just curious, are demasonI cichlids really as rare as I have been reading they are?

My local petsmart has some for $9 which is super cheap compared to what I've heard they are worth and what they are sold for online.

Thanks for any thoughts on it. Just seemed cool that they have some. Wish I had a big enough tank, they look like a nice fish to keep.

I see demasonI pretty regularly. Sadly, I saw some crammed into a tiny square of a tank at Walmart just the other day.

 

I see demasonI pretty regularly. Sadly, I saw some crammed into a tiny square of a tank at Walmart just the other day.

That is sad. I try to avoid looking in the tanks at our Walmart for that reason.

I just saw some of these cichlids for sale online for 29.99 and thought that was crazy since petsmart has them for $9.

They are good looking fish!

 

That is sad. I try to avoid looking in the tanks at our Walmart for that reason.

I just saw some of these cichlids for sale online for 29.99 and thought that was crazy since petsmart has them for $9.

They are good looking fish!

Yes they are! It might depend on how big they are, or maybe shipping. Either way they are nice looking fish for sure!

 

The concern would be whether or not the Pestmart fish are pure. However, the species is not that rare in the hobby. They are very much at risk in the wild, however.

 

The concern would be whether or not the Pestmart fish are pure. However, the species is not that rare in the hobby. They are very much at risk in the wild, however.

Yeah that's what I was reading. All more reason to want to try breeding them and helping share the species in the hobby without impacting the wild.