Why are Saratoga so expensive?
#1
Posted 02 October 2007 - 04:24 PM
#2
Posted 02 October 2007 - 04:46 PM
Mabey it is the costly shipping due to their size?
Nic
#3
Posted 02 October 2007 - 04:50 PM
But maybe there imported from Asia?
#4
Posted 02 October 2007 - 05:07 PM
They are not really that expensive, most LFS buy the for $30-40
#5
Posted 02 October 2007 - 05:10 PM
saratoga = australian arrowana
nic, u dont mean "expensive" as in the asian arowanas do you? coz i dont think that is what kramer is referring to...
the saratoga/aussie arro is indeed native to australia and it is a good question you ask... why are we paying more here for a native fish that you can buy cheaper in the US???? doesnt make any sense...
i would also be interested in finding an answer to this mind boggling question...hehe :wink:
#6
Posted 02 October 2007 - 05:12 PM
#7
Posted 02 October 2007 - 05:17 PM
They are not really that expensive, most LFS buy the for $30-40
NO WAY there is no way that shops are buying them at 40$ unless there like 5 cm
#8
Posted 02 October 2007 - 05:17 PM
You must appreciate that LFS's have huge over heads, they need to make a quid.
#9
Posted 02 October 2007 - 05:20 PM
Yeah I agree.
It's outrageous I tells ya
#10
Posted 02 October 2007 - 05:23 PM
#11
Posted 02 October 2007 - 05:29 PM
#12
Posted 02 October 2007 - 06:01 PM
Why would the shop bother selling it then
#13
Posted 02 October 2007 - 06:55 PM
quick some1 try breeding them, that'll make the LFS sell them for cheaper... rite?
vic
#14
Posted 02 October 2007 - 07:13 PM
Why would the shop bother selling it then
thats why you dont see many shops with expensize fish, becouse they cant put normal mark up on, and have to reduce the price to be able to sell
#15
Posted 02 October 2007 - 07:15 PM
#16
Posted 02 October 2007 - 07:24 PM
#17
Posted 02 October 2007 - 07:31 PM
I think you have a poor understanding on the topic mate. No disrespect meant. All the little fellas you see in stores and on wholesale lists are farm bred in QLD. Small Sarra's are not a hard fish to feed, alot easier then most tankbusters/large fish. I don't think many if any large fish you see for sale would be wildcaught, rather grow outs of smaller fish. They are expensive due to generally producing lowish numbers of juveniles in comparison to other fish. The average male holds 30-60 fry. For a farm to make a decent quid they have to seel them for say $10-20 to large wholesalers, who then onsell to retail for ~$40per fish + shipping. Most stores generally put 100-150% on livestock = ~$100-120 per fish retail.
I'm also not sure what wholesale lists you have been looking at seeing small toga's for 90-100.
#18
Posted 02 October 2007 - 07:33 PM
#19
Posted 02 October 2007 - 07:39 PM
Generally speaking you don't tend to see large sarra's on wholesale lists, well it is not the norm. Smaller fish are far easier to deal with and far easier to onsell. Most people buying sarras will want a small one as they want to see their fish grow. Large fish are a pain!
I don't have much more to say on the subject, so I will leave it at that!
I little punctuation wouldn't go astray either. Makes for much easier reading!
Take it easy,
Alex
#20
Posted 02 October 2007 - 07:44 PM
I think you have a poor understanding on the topic mate. No disrespect meant. All the little fellas you see in stores and on wholesale lists are farm bred in QLD. Small Sarra's are not a hard fish to feed, alot easier then most tankbusters/large fish. I don't think many if any large fish you see for sale would be wildcaught, rather grow outs of smaller fish. They are expensive due to generally producing lowish numbers of juveniles in comparison to other fish. The average male holds 30-60 fry. For a farm to make a decent quid they have to seel them for say $10-20 to large wholesalers, who then onsell to retail for ~$40per fish + shipping. Most stores generally put 100-150% on livestock = ~$100-120 per fish retail.
I'm also not sure what wholesale lists you have been looking at seeing small toga's for 90-100.
Well thanks for the answer :wink:
And I did mean the smaller ones that you would normally see for sale not the larger ones.
Also I would agree that they are not hard to get them eating, I got mine eating hikari gold
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