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Fish talk => General Aquarium Discussion => Topic started by: q on March 28, 2007, 08:28:24 AM

Poll
Question: How much are you willing to spend on a fish in one hit ?
Option 1: $0 to $20
Option 2: $20 to $100
Option 3: $100 to $500
Option 4: $500 to $1000
Option 5: over $1000
Title: How much are you willing to spend in one hit ?
Post by: q on March 28, 2007, 08:28:24 AM
Ok, so your favioute fish comes up for sale; How much are you prepared to spend in one hit?
I've been trying to sell some fish in the trader and just want to see what people's budget and spending habits are like.
Title: Re: How much are you willing to spend on a fish ?
Post by: MFK82 on March 28, 2007, 08:37:49 AM
I voted $100-$500 cause i've done it in the past.

The only fish i would consider spending over $1000 on would be a ray.
Title: Re: How much are you willing to spend in one hit ?
Post by: jeffc on March 28, 2007, 10:14:51 AM
It depends on what they are, but lately I have done several hits of $150 or so at a time.  But they have been fish I have wanted for a while.
Title: Re: How much are you willing to spend in one hit ?
Post by: Chiboo on March 28, 2007, 12:00:39 PM
ive spent over 500 on a fish but would have to be a god dam GRATE fish to get me over 1000. but if it was something i am hanging out for i would do it...
Title: Re: How much are you willing to spend in one hit ?
Post by: Dead Fish Floating on March 28, 2007, 12:13:31 PM
Look.....  if I had the spare cash I'd be haggling with illegal deep sea jap trawlers trying to score a baby whale or something.
WoooooooooT!
;D
Title: Re: How much are you willing to spend in one hit ?
Post by: raycam01_au on March 28, 2007, 10:21:29 PM

:o

wateva i need to spend, have forked out around 3k in the last 2 weeks, and off to melbourne again in may and august    ::)
Title: Re: How much are you willing to spend in one hit ?
Post by: Dead Fish Floating on March 30, 2007, 02:00:29 PM
You know what would be really sweet?
Like genetic engineered micro dolphins.
A 6 footer with a pod of 10cm long mature bottlenoses!
serious do I hear $25,000 each?

Was just thinking what I'd be happy spending more than 3 thousand on.
and dwarf bottlenose would have to be it!
Title: Re: How much are you willing to spend in one hit ?
Post by: aquaholic99 on March 31, 2007, 12:25:17 AM
Depends on whether I think I can breed them or not. If breedable then expensive is GOOD!! The fry will also be expensive and unless I kill the fish, all expensive fish usually holds value. ie worst case, I attempt to breed for a while, get to keep a rare fish and then re-sell later if/when I give up.

Weeeelll thats what I tell myself anyway.
Title: Re: How much are you willing to spend in one hit ?
Post by: DFishKeeper on March 31, 2007, 10:12:07 AM

I'm with Winston, I broke all my spending rules (and my wife's ::)) when I bought 7 wild caught "Ikola Blue Lightning" frontosa last year. I had the same attitude as Winston, and I have lucked out and they are breeding for me, allowing me to sell the fry and recoup my initial cost (and stay married ;D). To be honest, they are such beautiful fish that I wouldn't have minded if they had not bred for me, as I really enjoy just having them. And as winston says, if I needed to, I could always have resold them and recouped my initial outlay (that's what I told my wife, anyway ;)).

Cheers, Doug
Title: Re: How much are you willing to spend in one hit ?
Post by: Dead Fish Floating on April 01, 2007, 04:35:39 PM
can I just say those Blue Lightning are some pretty impressive fishys
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