Sale on plecofanatics

Plastic Mac · Post by **Plastic Mac** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:41 pm

http://www.plecofanatics.com/forum/show ... hp?t=14177

These zebs sound far too young to be up for sale already aren't they?

edited to add: Sorry forgot you ahve to be a member now to view the for sale pages. There's 10 far sale, 4 months old.

snr69 · Post by **snr69** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:00 am

sounds very young... how much are they ?

Plastic Mac · Post by **Plastic Mac** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:13 am

Price isn't given, if you're interested then you need to email him....

19wiggles86 · Post by **19wiggles86** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:38 pm

Hi Plastic Mac,

Unfortunately it seems a common occurrence. There are eight for sale on aquabid of a similar age. People putting profit before fish welfare.

Plastic Mac · Post by **Plastic Mac** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:58 pm

It doesn't surprise me I guess. It's just a shame someone may spend a lot of money only to have them die on him/her.

zebrastorey · Post by **zebrastorey** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:38 am

i emailed him to see how much they were he wants £50 each for them but has sold the 10 and is now making a waiting list for people for when his fish breed again.
i agree with you plastic mac these are far to young for sale

alga · Post by **alga** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:05 pm

I asked this question in another thread but did not get any response. What size/age is large enough? Local pick up versus shipping? I have some that are about 3 cm and would consider moving them from the parents tank to another so wouldn't local pick up be alright?

Telnes · Post by **Telnes** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:17 pm

Most of my experience comes from L 260 and i try not to move the fry to new tanks the 3 first months. I wouldent sell them at this age, but if i can move them between tanks, i could probarly sell them to people that lives close by.

I have 12 zebra plecos and many of them where aprox. 3,5 - 4 cm when i got them, and nock on wood, i have not lost any of them.

This is offcourse just mine experience.

grettonman · Post by **grettonman** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:22 am

The reason I sold them at four months is I am about to undertake major alterations to my house and as such could not guarentee their survival. I have moved my two breeding tanks and associated colonies to my fathers house and do not intend breeding them again until the autumn by which time I should have some spare tank capacity to grow them on and sell them on at about 12 months. I shall heed your concerns about the fragility of the fry. The money I obtain from these zebs I have sold will be re-invested in equipment and tanks to allow me to raise more fry and hopefully help drive the price down so more people can enjoy these wonderful fish. I also have a breeding colony of Queen Arabesques - the offspring of which I give away