buying fry

[Luke39]

is it considered illegal to buy cichlids smaller than 2cm?

i dont think so, probably not a good idea though, you cant really tell the quality/breed is some cases, plus moving them isnt a good idea.

Depends on the cichlid aswell.

[wrk21]

yep, wait till there 5cm at least.

[Konigwolf 13]

I agree I wasted $60 2 weeks ago on some 3cm dicus, not happy to say the least  :evil: , never again

Andrew

[Jaynee]

I wouldn't buy any discus under 50c piece size. Unless you know what you are doing.
I breed them so I know how tricky they can be!

[braddo]

I think breeders that sell their fish under a minimum size of 3-4cm are irresponsible( depending on the breed of coursesome fish are small anyway) as they are less likely to survive the transport.

[gasnitro]

i dont think there are any laws of such. if you buy any fish at any size,
 it is your choice  after all. remember you get what you pay for.

[here fishie fishie]

Nothing illegal as far as I know.

As for what i go by;
Depends on the fish, dwarf species 3 cm, Normal species of Cichlids, 3 to 5cm is what I look for.
Jaynee came up with the perfect way to pick discus,
[quote:1a6d36e8dc]I wouldn't buy any discus under 50c piece size.[/quote:1a6d36e8dc]
Discus smaller than that, its hard to pick up defects, shape......

Buying anything under 3cm is a risk(IMO)

Frenchy :D

[nemo1981]

i wonder if the reason people sell some fish at 2-3cm is because they just aren't setup properly to handle each batch of fry and consequently must try and sell them small to make room.

i try not to sell anything smaller than 3cm.

[Sigmaphile]

Yep. Thats it Steve.
You always see pll selling fry. "Please take these I need the room"
People who have the room, like Doug(Dfishkeeper), always sell fish at a decent size.

[nemo1981]

yeh that's what it all comes down to.

for every species i keep i need about 3 tanks.
breeder-fry-growout.

for some species that can be mixed without confusion i can get away with mixing them in the same tank, but yeh you really have to think about tank space before over committing to a multitude of breeds.

that's why i only at the moment have 5 different types i am trying to breed at a time, it's all i have room for! :(

[gasnitro]

i have three to four tanks for grow out depending on type of fish/Quanity. i have had people come and buy of the smaller ones. they seen the  adults  i offered them 5cm stuff but still wanted the 2cm ones.
but it is the buyers choice.