Zebras On Aquabid - America Only !

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Zebras On Aquabid - America Only !

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There is a Buy It Now lott of Zebra Plecs on Aquabid but they are only for shipping in America:

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... age=1&pb=0
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The buy it now price for the 4 young Zebras is now $1000 :shock:

I see there is also another couple of adverts for young Zebras on Aquabid, but only for the U.S.A. again :?
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Andrew, I bet you're not feeling too bad now about how much you paid for your zebras now. I think you got a very good deal anyway.
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Post by Shell231 »

What did you pay andrew if you dont mind me asking? and for how many? ( sorry if this sounds rude )
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Here is the info on the fish i bought:
I bought the trio on Aquabid and noticed that Wandj lost out on the 6 Unsexed Young Zebras that he looked to have bought, to a last minute bid.
He sold the trio to me for $560 in the end as i also bought 10 unsexed 30mm young zebras from him.
They were advertised as a Buy It Now auction for $800 and i must have saw them at the right time, as i think i bought them within a hour or two of the fish being advertised on AquaBid.
The cost of transport is 65 Euros and i live 10 minutes from Glasgow Airport, so pick up should be fine.
It all works out at about £755 and with the price i was being asked for down south in my searches, it seems a good deal to me.
What suprised me about the fish advertised for $1000, was that they were only $800 two days previous.
I guess they'll be $1200 tomorrow, but they better watch or they'll not get any bids for them !
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Post by Andrew C »

A breeding pair of adult Zebras are for sale in Aquabid (America Only), with a Buy It Now Price of: $550.00.

Looks a good deal if they are a breeding pair !
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Post by Adam »

Like you say a good deal if they are a confirmed breeding pair, chances are they will not be. I've seen a bit of this recently, zebras being sold as breeding groups/pairs and for higher prices.
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Post by KenW »

I believe that Proven pair is being sold by Kevin Korotev. If it is him, he is a poster on both planet catfish and this site. I also recall him writing articles on Planet catfish about breeding plecos, especially zebras. I'm guessing he has been breeding them for a while. Don't know why he would sell a proven pair.
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Post by kkorotev »

Yup. They're a true/bonafide/proven/bonded pair. I can't blame you for doubting that though.

Here's the truth, as I wrote it on AQUABID:
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You are bidding on a proven adult pair of Hypancistrus zebra. Both fish are easily 3" and have been BREEDING TOGETHER since late last summer. I have no picture available, but I'd guess you know what they look like. ...(shipping details) I FULLY EXPECT THESE FISH TO SPAWN AGAIN BUT WILL NOT IMPLY ANY GUARANTEE OF SAME. Feel free to email me any reasonable questions.
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Why am I selling them? To make a buck, to spread the wealth, to see how high the bid will go, to prompt forum chatter about our favorite fish.

Thanks, Ken, for your support.

Kevin
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Post by Adam »

Hi Kevin,

Apologies for assuming that your pair of zebras are not a true breeding pair, they obviously are. As you can appreciate there are a lot of unscrupulous people out there making all sorts of claims.

Good luck with the sale.

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Post by SanDiegoFishes »

Kevin is a great pleco lover and a very honest seller with great fish :) I just received today a colony of 6 L174 AKA Peruvian Panthers from him AND 10 of his F1 L201 Hypancistrus Inspector plecos. They are healthy and awesome! The little Inspector plecos are so cute too! I will certainly be buying more fish from Kevin as he breeds them, everything about my dealings with him were AAA++++!!!!
Best, Barb
Currently run 25+ tanks and 6 above ground ponds. Breed many species of fish, including catfish, plecos, angels, Uaru's, German Blue Rams, livebearers, even snails.
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Post by Shell231 »

Replying to what adam said, i saw on a fishauction somewhere a few months back a " breeding pair " of zebras went for a staggering £2000 wow! that is mad! just thought i would share this with you! lol bye bye x
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