if it wasnt for the cost, i would have bought so many. why would they be expensive when they are very small and hard to take care of.
2007-07-30 07:06:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
i live in ottawa
2007-07-30 07:16:52 · update #1
My local fish store sells them for $1 each of 12 for $10. They "jumbo" variety are about $1.50 each. Jumbos are just a little more mature and slightly bigger than the average neon.
2007-07-30 08:46:51 · answer #1 · answered by something_fishy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is why:
1. They are hard to breed.
2. More colorful and bright animals can be sold for more simply because people will buy them for the price.
I agree with you about how silly it is on how much they are. They like to be in "schools" of 5 or more, and they cost about $2 each, so that would be $10 just for 5 little tiny fishies!
But they are actually not very hard to take care of, they are a very hardy fish. They can live for quite some time for a fish, and grow to be over an inch in length.
2007-07-30 14:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah O. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I paid like 4 or 5 dollars each for mine. I too wondered why they weren't like a dollar like a gold fish! But they are easy to take care of ( except they are messy, as in getting tank dirty fast)
2007-07-30 14:11:21 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa T (Stop BSL) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because petstores now they are popular.
i buy neons and cardinals at wholesale for .10 cent a fish.
So when you see it at 2.99 (common by me) per fish, thats how petstores make money.
My bettas are .25 cent ea. even for crowntails. At petstores, 3.99 and 5.99 .
So the reason why they are expensive, is the store has to make money.
2007-07-30 14:31:52 · answer #4 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are not very easy to breed and raise. The fish farms can't raise as many as they can of other fish, so the price is a bit higher.
MM
2007-07-30 14:11:03 · answer #5 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't see where you came up with them being hard to care for. They are one of the easiest for me. Here, they are only like $1.50-$2.00. I don't know why they are so expensive where you are though.
2007-07-30 14:11:29 · answer #6 · answered by Angelic Valentine 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
neons here are 5 for a $1.00 -.-
And mine have lasted for two years...
I guess it depends on where and who you buy them from?
2007-07-30 14:47:37 · answer #7 · answered by FishBait 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not that expensive...they're like $1.50. Maybe they're harder to get ahold of where you live?
2007-07-30 14:10:05 · answer #8 · answered by Paso Fino horse lover 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they cost like a buck and they are cheaper in quantity
2007-07-30 14:28:56 · answer #9 · answered by muFFinmAn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your location, there may possibly be no breeders near where you live
2007-07-30 14:23:54 · answer #10 · answered by trl. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋