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#1 ikan

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Posted 14 February 2003 - 07:27 PM

I would like to know if anybody here own zebra plecos? Just wonder if they are available for sale at a reasonable price?



#2 Tammy Brisbane

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Posted 15 February 2003 - 01:46 AM

Hi ikan,

Their not cheap,, I haven't heard of any recent prices but would think they still wouldn't be much under $600 each. :(
Anyone know the going price at the moment?

Tammy



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Posted 15 February 2003 - 03:10 AM

I had eight small ones lined up @$450 ea a year or so ago.
How ever I missed out cause some one paid $6,500 for the whole eight, unseen! They were only 4/5 cm and I reckon that was a bit over the top. They were retailing @ the $7 - 800 mark at the time. I have not heard of any on the market up here since, at any price.

Terry had a half a dozen a couple of years ago, and I was hoping an aquarist of his calibre might be able to get them going here in Oz. That is provided he managed a pair out of his 6 fish.

I recently read a post on a German forum where a hobbyist there claimed that Zebra plecos were just a money printing machine. He had 8 pair breeding regularly and was getting
AU$25 ea for 3 - 4 cm youngsters Can you believe that???

:wall

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Posted 15 February 2003 - 04:08 PM

I heard of a report of someone wanting sell some at $650 wholesale. Tell him he's dreaming, lol

Let's all hope Terry can get the Zebras pumping out fry :)
Totally off topic but other Loricarid's are the others wishing for atm?
here's my list :)
P.pulcher
P.maculicaudia
P. suttoni
L.filamentosa

And well Peppermint Ancistris is half way there, I just need to get some room for them before I get a few.

Excuse me do you sell Jazz CD's

This is a pet store



#5 Brett in Perth

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Posted 15 February 2003 - 09:50 PM

Hi Sajica,

Aquotix had some L filamentosa for sale a couple of weeks back.

Brett



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Posted 16 February 2003 - 03:06 AM

ah yes but I'm thinking of a totally different fish, if they're in the tank with the Juripari
www.planetcatfish.com/ili...thumbs.htm

this is the guy I want :)

Excuse me do you sell Jazz CD's

This is a pet store



#7 Terry

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Posted 17 February 2003 - 06:44 AM

I still have the 6 zebras and I'm pretty sure it's 4 boys and 2 girls.they are approximately 2.5 years old now. I haven't had them set up for breeding in the last 6 months due to lack of space. ATM I'm setting up another 12 tanks and they will be going into a 48 x 24 x 18. So hopefully they will get the urge soon.
Terry



#8 oo fish styx oo

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Posted 17 February 2003 - 02:50 PM

Good lucky Terry :good



#9 ikan

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Posted 18 February 2003 - 07:35 PM

I am willing to pay $300-400 each but not $800, that's just too much.
Terry you'll be doing me a favour if you can breed them and sell the young for $200 each. I hope you have success in the near future and breed them like there is no tomorrow.
I heard you pay a lot of money for them but the prices have gone up since.



#10 Th0mas

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Posted 02 March 2003 - 08:50 PM

Bear in mind that it's maybe possible that the zebra plec will become a legal import soon - then the price may come down heavily.

Although it must hurt those that has them aleady (Terry), but I'm willing to wait (after killing 6 of them in my first attempt with them a few years back - ouch :wall ).

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#11 thefishdaddy

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Posted 03 March 2003 - 10:35 PM

What about the rumor that I keep on hearing that they are going to be put on the endangered list is this true?



#12 Terry

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Posted 04 March 2003 - 05:52 AM

If the Zebras are put on the allowable import list their price will remain the same.
Any fish that sells for $50 in England or USA will sell for at least $500 in Australia.
Terry



#13 Terry

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Posted 04 March 2003 - 05:54 AM

Fishdaddy
What endangered list?
Terry



#14 ikan

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Posted 04 March 2003 - 06:03 AM

I think if the are allowed here the price will be around $100. $50 in UK / USA and they are already making profit on that price.
Whether they are going to be allowed here is another question. Once they allowed zebra we'll see other catfish with similar look being labelled as zebra during import. I believe they are a couple Loric. with similar colouration to zebra.
I personally don't think zebra cat will pose a danger to native fish.



#15 thefishdaddy

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Posted 04 March 2003 - 06:37 AM

Terry,
I ment protected list, if it makes a difference just like the same romur of some cichlids from lake tanganyika. here is a link of a forum I saw this mentioned
pub157.ezboard.com/fthetr...=377.topic



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Posted 04 March 2003 - 07:38 AM

H. zebra are not on the current CITES list and at the rate breeding infomation and captive bred stock is available to the aquarium industry I doubt it ever will be. In Europe at least, captive bred stock is cheaper than wild caught specimins, and one would hope that the same will ensure in the New World when the fish farms catch up.
Even so, at the moment, H zebra is a desirable species here in Australia and I can't see the price dropping to "common" pleco range in my life time.

It is always going to be a 'specialist' or " I want and I can afford" fish here in Australia. But ,I think back to the days when a commen bristle nose cost half a week's wages.



#17 Th0mas

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Posted 07 March 2003 - 05:44 PM

Terry,

Can't agree more mate. What I mean of "price drop" is from the current rediculus price of $1000+ some LFS are charging for a juvenile specimen.

I kind of expect it to fall to around $300 - $600 for the first 2-3 years of legal import until the locally bred stock become available. This is to compare against what's in NZ, where they're retailing at $100 - $200 NZD. There's probably absolutely no chace that it'll fall below the $100 AUD mark.

Th0mas.



#18 00 Electric 00

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Posted 09 March 2003 - 01:55 AM

Whos going to smuggle some in lol



#19 Dawson83

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Posted 10 March 2003 - 09:11 PM

Terry

If the Zebra's are your most expensive fish, does that mean that they're your favourite? Would you consider them worth $500 each??

Cheers

Aaron



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Posted 10 March 2003 - 09:21 PM

Hey Aaron,

I dont know if Terry considers the zebras his favourite lol but I'm sure his colony are worth at least $500 each! ;)

Guys, it isn't looking good as far as zebras becoming legal imports go... The analysis was done and the wording in it was vague but mostly not positive...

I wouldn't hold my breath... ;)

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