Hi,
Just wanted to share. I have been shoping the internet for a while. I decided to go to a LFS on the way home from work on Friday. I asked the guy to take me to the cichlids. They didn't have much, but they had a mixed tank of Mbunas. It had a few labs in it. The price was $14.99 each! They were 1.5" - 2" fish. I was shocked. The prices I have seen on the internet are about $4.50 each plus about $3 each fish for shipping.
I asked the guy if that was the real price or if it was a mistake. He said that that was the real price and they get all of their lab stock from a local breeder. They only apply their standard markup to them.
I will never buy from them, but a yellow lab fry factory is sounding like a profitable idea
What is a descent price at a LFS for the more common Mbunas? I really hope that $15 isn't normal.
Just wanted to share. I have been shoping the internet for a while. I decided to go to a LFS on the way home from work on Friday. I asked the guy to take me to the cichlids. They didn't have much, but they had a mixed tank of Mbunas. It had a few labs in it. The price was $14.99 each! They were 1.5" - 2" fish. I was shocked. The prices I have seen on the internet are about $4.50 each plus about $3 each fish for shipping.
I asked the guy if that was the real price or if it was a mistake. He said that that was the real price and they get all of their lab stock from a local breeder. They only apply their standard markup to them.
I will never buy from them, but a yellow lab fry factory is sounding like a profitable idea
What is a descent price at a LFS for the more common Mbunas? I really hope that $15 isn't normal.