How Much Do Lfs's Normally Buy Fish In For?

[marksayer10@tiscali.co.uk]

well, can u answer thanks, im breeding kribs for a slight budget thanks

my lfs has a mark up of about 60% i am fortunate i get them off my lfs at cost

 

[JenCliBee]

Do LFS take the risk of buying fish from an unknown source?

I wouldnt be happy knowing the fish I was buying were bred buy (no offence meant) some kid.

How would the LFS know that they were disease free and weren't hybrids?

they would be smart and know it's a krib and look for signs of ich, velvet ect... IMO they would take them, coz i asked before and they said that they sell home bred fish for more money than fish farm wholesalers, coz they probably shuve some weird chemicals in there to make them breed often at the fish farms and

In that case why are you asking us how much that particular shop will pay for them?, go ask them!!

 

[JohnRossDele]

Do LFS take the risk of buying fish from an unknown source?

I wouldnt be happy knowing the fish I was buying were bred buy (no offence meant) some kid.

How would the LFS know that they were disease free and weren't hybrids?

they would be smart and know it's a krib and look for signs of ich, velvet ect... IMO they would take them, coz i asked before and they said that they sell home bred fish for more money than fish farm wholesalers, coz they probably shuve some weird chemicals in there to make them breed often at the fish farms and

In that case why are you asking us how much that particular shop will pay for them?, go ask them!!

just trying to find out the average or near abouts so i can see which lfs i can bargain myself with

 

[indigoj]

I've had several very good LFS managers say they like home/locally bred fish as they tend to be hardier. They will only take them off people they know though.

John, you are not gonna make money with kribs but they are nice fish to learn with.

 

[JohnRossDele]

I've had several very good LFS managers say they like home/locally bred fish as they tend to be hardier. They will only take them off people they know though.

John, you are not gonna make money with kribs but they are nice fish to learn with.

well; its for fun too so you have a point there

 

[JenCliBee]

Do LFS take the risk of buying fish from an unknown source?

I wouldnt be happy knowing the fish I was buying were bred buy (no offence meant) some kid.

How would the LFS know that they were disease free and weren't hybrids?

they would be smart and know it's a krib and look for signs of ich, velvet ect... IMO they would take them, coz i asked before and they said that they sell home bred fish for more money than fish farm wholesalers, coz they probably shuve some weird chemicals in there to make them breed often at the fish farms and

In that case why are you asking us how much that particular shop will pay for them?, go ask them!!

just trying to find out the average or near abouts so i can see which lfs i can bargain myself with

but that is the whole point m8, prices differ from shop to shop as i mentioned in the thread earlier, shops that sell them at £10 will obviously pay more than a shop thats sells them for £3... there is no average price when it comes to common easy to get fish.

 

[JohnRossDele]

Do LFS take the risk of buying fish from an unknown source?

I wouldnt be happy knowing the fish I was buying were bred buy (no offence meant) some kid.

How would the LFS know that they were disease free and weren't hybrids?

they would be smart and know it's a krib and look for signs of ich, velvet ect... IMO they would take them, coz i asked before and they said that they sell home bred fish for more money than fish farm wholesalers, coz they probably shuve some weird chemicals in there to make them breed often at the fish farms and

In that case why are you asking us how much that particular shop will pay for them?, go ask them!!

just trying to find out the average or near abouts so i can see which lfs i can bargain myself with

but that is the whole point m8, prices differ from shop to shop as i mentioned in the thread earlier, shops that sell them at £10 will obviously pay more than a shop thats sells them for £3... there is no average price when it comes to common easy to get fish.

a staff member said they didnt really get breeders of kribs for some reason, by average i meant if it were £4.50 or something how much would it sell for?