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  1. 10-22-2007, 10:07 AM #1
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    WOw!! so i was out fish shopping this weekend and stumbled upon the most ridiculous LFS i've ever seen, as far as prices are concerned!!

    i saw an adult male jaguar cichlid for $500, yes FIVE HUNDRED and the female for $400, a 10" oscar for $200, and a bunch of flower horns that looked like mutated trimacs and red devils ranging $500 - $1200.

    glad to say i got out of there quickly, found another LFS w/ the gorgeous red devil i was looking for, for $20
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    Wow, around here you can't give away a 10" oscar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by midasman View Post
    WOw!! so i was out fish shopping this weekend and stumbled upon the most ridiculous LFS i've ever seen, as far as prices are concerned!!

    i saw an adult male jaguar cichlid for $500, yes FIVE HUNDRED and the female for $400, a 10" oscar for $200, and a bunch of flower horns that looked like mutated trimacs and red devils ranging $500 - $1200.

    glad to say i got out of there quickly, found another LFS w/ the gorgeous red devil i was looking for, for $20
    Was this in Orange County? I want to see this place!
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  4. 10-22-2007, 11:36 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by dielikemoviestars View Post
    Was this in Orange County? I want to see this place!
    Yup! check it out its in "Korea Town" area in Garden Grove. GG blvd/Magnolia. let me know what you find out.
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    I'd bet that Oscar had a spot that looked like a character in some Asian language, or some other odd characteristic that caused them to demand a premium for it.

    I agree with jombi21 that you normally can't even give away a full grown Oscar... There must have been something "different" about that fish.

    Where the "jaguars" wild caught?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seedy View Post
    Where the "jaguars" wild caught?
    That i'm not sure of, but still, even for wild caught ones, that seems too high priced.
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    [half joking] Sounds like a cover. They probably don't expect to sell the fish. [/half joking]
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    Quote Originally Posted by cichgirl View Post
    [half joking] Sounds like a cover. They probably don't expect to sell the fish. [/half joking]
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    Sure they're priced high, but you only have to sell one and you can take the rest of the day off.
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    I saw an ad on craigslist for a tiger oscar and a 55 gal tank, they said the tiger oscar was a "Super Rare fish" and was asking 350.00.
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