Kharn
MANTISMAN
As some of you may know and those that don't might be shocked at this...but the price of Ricordeas downunder can be worth more then the current price of gold itself...
This is a very frustrating thing and its something that prevents most aquarium keepers in Australia from ever actually being able to have a true 'Ricordea Garden'.
It's rare to see any bright colored Ricordea to go for less then a couple of hundred collars and usually at that price it will be quite small about thumbnail size, 1 color. A 'large' (2inch+) Bright Colored (single color) R.Yuma downunder will go for $500+...
It's a very sad and disappointing thing to have to overcome if an Aussie such as myself wants to have a truly bright and vibrant Ric Garden...I tossed a coin a few days ago whether or not to purchase a 1.5inch very bright single colored orange R.yuma for $300 which I chose not to purchase because what I did purchased filled a large styrofoam box with a $100 in change.
It's very hard to justify them here is an example of the massive difference and whilst I can't be judgmental towards the sellers simply because this is the market and all that sell them are my friends, it's just the state of the "Ric Industry"...
I know that the U.S. & AUS do not share the same prices on everything in the Aquarium trade, something we might get could be cheaper then what you get it for as with the case and our Ric sales...But I do not think you are hit by something so drastically different in price range like this, twice/triple maybe...but not something with that is +45x more then what we get for here as is with the R.yumas...:deadhorse1:
This is a very frustrating thing and its something that prevents most aquarium keepers in Australia from ever actually being able to have a true 'Ricordea Garden'.
It's rare to see any bright colored Ricordea to go for less then a couple of hundred collars and usually at that price it will be quite small about thumbnail size, 1 color. A 'large' (2inch+) Bright Colored (single color) R.Yuma downunder will go for $500+...
It's a very sad and disappointing thing to have to overcome if an Aussie such as myself wants to have a truly bright and vibrant Ric Garden...I tossed a coin a few days ago whether or not to purchase a 1.5inch very bright single colored orange R.yuma for $300 which I chose not to purchase because what I did purchased filled a large styrofoam box with a $100 in change.
It's very hard to justify them here is an example of the massive difference and whilst I can't be judgmental towards the sellers simply because this is the market and all that sell them are my friends, it's just the state of the "Ric Industry"...
I know that the U.S. & AUS do not share the same prices on everything in the Aquarium trade, something we might get could be cheaper then what you get it for as with the case and our Ric sales...But I do not think you are hit by something so drastically different in price range like this, twice/triple maybe...but not something with that is +45x more then what we get for here as is with the R.yumas...:deadhorse1:
