Take Four Fish.

[BigC]

Just outta curiosity I have listed four common species of tropical fish below. Would the members (from whatever graphical location they find themselves in) tell us what price they would expect to pay for that particular species locally at their LFS. Please convert into GBP. using a currency converter.

The species are:

Zebra Danio (Danio rerio)
Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens)
Red Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor)
Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)

Just to see where is the cheapest place in the world to buy fish. I know there are other factors including transportation costs etc, but that aside, I think it might be interesting to see what turns up.
Regards
BigC
P.S. Please include where you are from.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Zebra Danio (Danio rerio)- £1
Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens)- £3 (for petshop VT)
Red Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor)- Umm, £3.99, at a guess
Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)- £1.25 ish

 

[Luke_e]

Zebra Danio £1.99
Siamese Fighting fish - £4.99
RTBS - Not sure
Cardinal Tetra - £1.50
West yorkshire, halifax.

 

[grumpymole]

Zebra Danio (Danio rerio) £1.00
Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens) £1.50
Red Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor) £3.00
Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi) 99p- EDIT: actually its 99p for neons, about £1.30
West Sussex, England

 

[bettas]

liverpool
z d=dono
simease fish =3.50
rtbs=£2.sommet
cardinial tetra =1.25
however blackpool i saw ZD = 69p

 

[BigC]

Getting some vast price swings already (North/South England). Any statesiders want to come in on this thread.

 

[kris-b-]

Hey BigC,

In Liverpool this is what I would expect to pay:

Zebra Danio (Danio rerio) £1.50
Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens) £3.95
Red Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor) £2.50
Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi) £1.25

 

[MAM]

Around here (Phoenix, Arizona):
Zebra Danio (Danio rerio) = 1.29 USD, 0.75 GBP (this may be less, but that price seems to ring a bell)
Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens)= 3.99 USD, 2.32 GBP for male VT; 1.99 USD, 1.16 GBP for female VT
Red Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor)=4.99-6.99 USD, 2.91-4.07 GBP
Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)=2.49 USD, 1.45061 GBP

 

[b.c.f.c]

zebera danio £1.05
cardinal £1.25
rtbs £4-£5
betta £3.95

birmingham, england

 

[BigC]

Where are all the Americans........ Ive even included a converter link
http/uk.finance.yahoo.com/currency

 

[kris-b-]

They're all probably still in work! he he

 

[blue_ram]

Around here (Phoenix, Arizona):
Zebra Danio (Danio rerio) = 1.29 USD, 0.75 GBP (this may be less, but that price seems to ring a bell)
Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens)= 3.99 USD, 2.32 GBP for male VT; 1.99 USD, 1.16 GBP for female VT
Red Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor)=4.99-6.99 USD, 2.91-4.07 GBP
Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)=2.49 USD, 1.45061 GBP

I too live in arizona but prices are little different. I guess it also depends on the store as well.

zebra danio $0.99 (£0.57)
cardinal $3.99 (£2.03)
rtbs $4.99 (£2.88) or was it $5.99? (£3.45)
betta $2.99 (£1.72)

 

[BigC]

I guess it also depends on the store as well

Yeah I guess that would be a factor aswell. With a few stateside replies in it seems that it is slightly cheaper in America to buy your fish. Keep posting, need a whole lot more to be able to say for sure.
Thanks to those members already replied, much appreciated.

 

[blue_ram]

Where are all the Americans........ Ive even included a converter link
http/uk.finance.yahoo.com/currency

Most of us are at work, or school. The only reason I can reply is that I'm at school's computer lab. In another 4 hours or so, you'll start to get American responses.

 

[BigC]

Most of us are at work, or school. The only reason I can reply is that I'm at school's computer lab. In another 4 hours or so, you'll start to get American responses

Gotcha Blue, please excuse my ignorance.
Regards
BigC