velvetelvis
Active member
I guess you guys are disappointed cause you wanted to see the fish go to online stores that would have sold the fish cheaper than it is now.
It was pretty obvious QM will get the fish , I remember they were getting quite a few resplendens and interruptus on the last time Frank was breeding them.
I still kick myself for not getting a few resplendens then, i remember visiting QM looking at the fish and then decided not to buy, big mistake.
I think Frank did the right choice.
There is probably not so many of them and selling them through QM and then LFS will be the right way.
I hope more species will be coming soon.
It's not price that's my issue, it's communication. It actually irritates me when people gripe about the price of captive-bred livestock. I keep only captive-bred fish, so I'm used to paying higher prices--and don't mind doing so. By the time I became aware of RCT a couple of years ago they had already stopped selling fish, so I wasn't aware that they sold through Quality Marine (and since they're wholesale and I live across the country where I can't just drop in, that doesn't do an average hobbyist like me much good).
I'm not even in the market for an angelfish, CB or otherwise. I was just excited when this news came out, and looking forward to more information and updates from RCT. I don't have a problem with Frank and his crew trying to get the best prices for their fish. They've done groundbreaking work, and deserved to be fairly compensated for it!