I rang up Pier aquatics and there zebras are 125

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in a petshop near me, i could get a zebra pleco for £80

When was this, 3 years ago? The last time i imported them just before the ban came on, they cost me nearly £80 just to get into the shop.

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You can get like 1" ones from breeders for about £70-£80 these days. But petshop prices would double that if they got hold of any.

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Maybe that would be because they are a business and have higher running costs...

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Aye, but getting £70 gross profit from one fish?

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Wait till you work in the industry, you will learn alot my friend.

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you have no idea on the markup of tropical fish mate. It's incredible. But you gotta remember shops aren't just paying for the fish, there's also the labour, paper work, running costs, feeding bills, staff wages etc. It all adds up.

but 80 quid for a zebra anywhere in the last 8ish years screams illegal export

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mate, that's what "gross profit" means

and not really, i know of someone who was apparently offering his 1" fry to breeders for £80 each.

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Plecostomus Catfish - Zebra Pleco, True (L-46)

oh look..... being sold for £76...

OWNED.

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