The days of doing a budget tank with $5 damsels and adoptions and the coral frag tank of frags $25 and under are still here I think. It would just maybe take you a little longer to get that diversity and livestock.
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This now i know rent at certain stores are higher than some but still. Its the LFS. If they are getting people like me to buy them then they can charge it. But imo im being more selective on where i buy from now. Online imo is the biggest rip off for fish and definitely coral.Guys, I wish it was all due to shipping but I used to work at a LFS and they're just not hurting the way the consumers are...I can say this because I've seen invoices stating what the shop paid for the fish. It's all business but I think the shops could help out the customers a little more than they do...
I agree that it's just the free market...if the can sell it they have every right to charge whatever they want...I feel you guys pain though because I know everyone has that special fish they've always wanted but the prices are ridiculous and some of it just isn't justified if you ask meThis now i know rent at certain stores are higher than some but still. Its the LFS. If they are getting people like me to buy them then they can charge it. But imo im being more selective on where i buy from now. Online imo is the biggest rip off for fish and definitely coral.
LoL that's a little salty...
LOL hahaLike the rest of this hobby?
Exactly.I agree that it's just the free market...if the can sell it they have every right to charge whatever they want...I feel you guys pain though because I know everyone has that special fish they've always wanted but the prices are ridiculous and some of it just isn't justified if you ask me
The coral prices imo are pathetic but people are paying it. Like all these flash sales these vendors are having on here.Especially considering most corals are aquacultured now. I understand the prices of, say, scolymia, because I know for the most part they still have to be taken off the reef. But something like a zoa shouldn't have the "designer" price tag on it, especially with how fast the majority of them grow
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Its the hobby.LoL that's a little salty...
I’ve seen the wholesale prices and they’re way up. I don’t think it’s shops being greedy. I’m sure some out there are but if you’re seeing a flame Angel for $100 the store probably paid $50 for it plus shipping. My observation a few years back was that fish sold for double what the store paid. Based on the wholesale lists I’ve seen and what other LFS (and some online retailers), that still holds trueGuys, I wish it was all due to shipping but I used to work at a LFS and they're just not hurting the way the consumers are...I can say this because I've seen invoices stating what the shop paid for the fish. It's all business but I think the shops could help out the customers a little more than they do...