What is a breeding pair of Clarkii worth?

nam2212

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I have someone interested in buying my breeding pair of Clarkii clowns. I was just wondering what a fair asking price would be. Thanks.

Nick
 
What color morph Clarkii, it seems there are quite a variety of clarkii around, some full black body seems to worth more.

recently I saw some with dark bodied and orange belly.
 
a breeding pair of the black var. with yellow fins are about $80 in my LFS but they tend to be a bit pricey in comparison.
 
These are the clowns.

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JER-Z--you sure they're selling actual breeding pairs for that price--will they ship? ;)

Beautiful fish there! For a mature breeding pair (laying eggs, as in your picture), I'd say $100-$300 is reasonable. I'd pay it anyway--too bad I'm on the other side of the state :rolleyes:

-Matt
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7584369#post7584369 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fishboy42
......Beautiful fish there! For a mature breeding pair (laying eggs, as in your picture), I'd say $100-$300 is reasonable. I'd pay it anyway--too bad I'm on the other side of the state :rolleyes:

-Matt

You can get a mated pair of akindynos for $100! Even if they are breeding there is no guarantee that they will breed in their new home. I would say more like $80-$100 depending on how motivated the buyer is.
 
50-60 tops. they are an avg looking pair. not that they arent gorgeous, but there are a lot of clarkii sharing that color pattern.
hey vaporize, where did you see the clarkii with the orange belly?
were they juvies? I am looking for one to pair with my female.
 
No guarantee, point taken, but IME proven spawners will start up again if given the proper environment/diet faster than a non-spawning but mature pair, and that is how I would justify the price increase. Anyone familiar with Inland Aquatics? (they are justifiably proud of their spawning pairs)

Phil, I think your last few words above are key though.

About those akins--those are captive spawning?, or fresh from the CA wholesalers? I'd give the latter comparatively little value...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7585642#post7585642 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stykthyn
50-60 tops. they are an avg looking pair. not that they arent gorgeous, but there are a lot of clarkii sharing that color pattern.
hey vaporize, where did you see the clarkii with the orange belly?
were they juvies? I am looking for one to pair with my female.

I saw it at a LFS in Toronto. I believe that shipment was imported from Sri Lanka exporters. I find that a bit less seen than the normal stuff. It was like $35 each
 
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