a few days ago i was talking to the owner of an lfs about taking some cories in for credit, and he mentioned that panda cories had gone up in price to the point where his 'standard' markup that he applies to most of his fish meant that pandas were having to be sold at about 6 quid. buying them in has gotten far more expensive. i couldnt believe it, i said to him i remember they were my first fish and they cost me about 2 quid each a couple of years ago, he agreed but had no idea why wholesalers were charging more now.