ive been on a bit of a mission today collecting plants from truckasaurus and visiting 2 fish shops in the derby/notts area. the first was maidenhead at Trowell as i had checked on fish finder and they have gold striped corys in stock, so i thought i would add 2 or 3 to my group. i bought some of my adults from maidenhead in Stapleton for £9 each and they were a decent size but when i found them at Trowell they were tiny and priced up at £22 each 
i also noticed they had black shultzei in stock too but again very small and £20 each i would have thought that every maidenhead would have standard pricing instead of individual.... other fish that caught my eye for silly prices were red spotted sev about 2 inch max £20 these are £7 at the maidenhead close to me, large angels £18, very small discus £30 and so on.
the second shop was Wharf aquatics in Pinxton which was very impressive but i didnt see many corys in stock. i had a good chat with the owner and he sold me a lovely yellow pigeon blood discus for £20
this was twice the size of the ones in maidenhead at £30..... i would reccommend a trip to Wharf aquatics as they have great looking healthy fish and each tank is individually filtered so no diseases get spread from tank to tank also the staff seemed to really know their stuff and were giving good advice to customers which was nice to see and hear!
i just couldnt believe the prices of the corys at Trowell so thought i would share it with you guys.
most of my corys have now been sold too, i have 3 or 4 left from the first batch that were the smallest of the group so i will grow these up a bit more before selling
i also noticed they had black shultzei in stock too but again very small and £20 each i would have thought that every maidenhead would have standard pricing instead of individual.... other fish that caught my eye for silly prices were red spotted sev about 2 inch max £20 these are £7 at the maidenhead close to me, large angels £18, very small discus £30 and so on.the second shop was Wharf aquatics in Pinxton which was very impressive but i didnt see many corys in stock. i had a good chat with the owner and he sold me a lovely yellow pigeon blood discus for £20
this was twice the size of the ones in maidenhead at £30..... i would reccommend a trip to Wharf aquatics as they have great looking healthy fish and each tank is individually filtered so no diseases get spread from tank to tank also the staff seemed to really know their stuff and were giving good advice to customers which was nice to see and hear!i just couldnt believe the prices of the corys at Trowell so thought i would share it with you guys.
most of my corys have now been sold too, i have 3 or 4 left from the first batch that were the smallest of the group so i will grow these up a bit more before selling
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) So they're pretty expensive down here too. One pair of Sterbai's for about $19! It's crazy, even if they aren't very common.
