I am trying to find a local breeder of zebra plecs and I am struggling, most of them want to know about your set up before selling them too you, i can understand as it has taken a lot of time and effort to breed them but its almost like a "snobby" status
"oh your not posh enough to buy MY zebs" i can imaging them saying!

anyway some one told me they have seen some for between £394-495 depending on age! That is just STUPID!

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"CB08" Royals, bred by me, PM me if interested.
0.1 Pastel £350 o.n.o
0.1 Normal (need to get feeding better first, enquire if interested) £75 o.n.o
1.0 Normal £50 o.n.o

WEB: www.alpharoyals.co.uk
EMAIL: chris@alpharoyals.co.uk
MSN: alpha_royals@hotmail.co.uk (where I talk Royals, not Balls! if you want to join me?)

how much are you expecting to pay?

and as for the snobbishness. Zebra breeding is a pretty exclusive club at the moment. so they have earned their right to be a bit protective over their animals. I've got 5 and they are the most important fish i own and if i manage to breed them then I'll find it very hard to let them go.

anyways I should hopefully be breeding soon. I've got the tank setup up perfect now (according to a friend who breeds them) and the male is nearly mature

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1.1 leos, 1.1 fat tails, 0.2 Beardies, 1 Whites, 2.0 Cresties, 4.1 Cats, Fish: 4.4 P. Dovii, 5.5.6 Peacock Bass (5 sp), 1.1 C 'Cobra', 1.1 festae, 1.1 green terror, 1.1 nics, 1.1 C. Marmorata, 1.1 C. Johani, 1.1 C. 'Strigata', 1.1 C. 'red tapojas'; 1.1 P. Friedrichsthalli, 1.1 Mots, 1.1 managuense, 1.1 H. Bocourti, 1.1 H. Pearsi, 1.1 H. Carpinte, 1.1 H. Cynoguttatum, 1.1 V. Argentea, 1.1 V. Zonatus, 1.1 N. Salvini, 2.2 Grammodes, 3.4 Hoplarchus Pssiticus, 2.2 Trimacs, 3.4 haitiensis, 1.1 tetracanthus, 3.2 Red tiger mots, 14 Uaru (2 sp) 1.1 Umbies, 2 Arapaima, 3 Red tail catfish, 1.1 P. Leopoldii, 1.1 P. Motoro, 3 Silver Arowana, Var. polypterus, var. Channa sp, M. wyckii, 3 siamese tigers, 2 jelly catfish, 1 Golden dorado
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i personally feel that with the state of the wild zebras unless youa re wanting to buy them to help with there conservation dont buy them maybe look at getting the false zebra plecs L129 just as pretty but not endangered.
Clare

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The price tag goes with the fact that these fish are indangered and there is a complete ban on taking any from the wild. This means that the fish that are currently breeding in captivity are the ONLY ones in captivity.

I keep fish myself - they are not worth as much as zebra plecs...but I would not sell any of my babies without checking you had the correct set up first. This in not snobby....this is for the protection of the fish, due to some people having completely wrong setups...bad water quality, and above all else no intention on researching what is actually required. Some people just want a 'pretty' fish.

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My Zoo, err I mean pets:
Colubrids0.0.1 Anery Corn - Karma0.1.0 Amel Stripe PH Caramel Corn - Squiggle1.0.0 Amel Stripe Corn - Doodles0.1.0 Butter Het Motley Corn – Flora1.0.0 Butter Motley Corn - Douglas0.1.0 Snopal Corn - Lily1.0.0 Classic het Snopal Corn - Norm0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake (SSPCA Rescue) – Vader 0.0.1 California Kingsnake (SSPCA Rescue) – KaliBoas1.0.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (BRB) – Dexter

Pythons0.1.0 Royal Python - LylaOther Animals1.1.0 Cats - Tango & CashToo many Fish to countHumans…lol1.0.0 Long suffering OH - Willie1.0.0 Child – William

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would you know care where any royals you breed end up then?

Just because it's fish doesn't change a thing.

If you bred albino royals would you sell them for the going rate for albinos or normals?

Very rare fish, not that easy to breed, how dare they charge *and* care where they end up.

The reason it's done is because if they sell a fish, and it drops dead, people are going to want a refund, 90% of the time it'll be the new owers setup or husbandry that killed it. It's in the seller best interest (less hassle long term) to ensure they goto homes they stand a chance at surviving at.

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Locality Boas and Retics A Passion.

Well Put!!

I agree fully.

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My Zoo, err I mean pets:
Colubrids0.0.1 Anery Corn - Karma0.1.0 Amel Stripe PH Caramel Corn - Squiggle1.0.0 Amel Stripe Corn - Doodles0.1.0 Butter Het Motley Corn – Flora1.0.0 Butter Motley Corn - Douglas0.1.0 Snopal Corn - Lily1.0.0 Classic het Snopal Corn - Norm0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake (SSPCA Rescue) – Vader 0.0.1 California Kingsnake (SSPCA Rescue) – KaliBoas1.0.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (BRB) – Dexter

Pythons0.1.0 Royal Python - LylaOther Animals1.1.0 Cats - Tango & CashToo many Fish to countHumans…lol1.0.0 Long suffering OH - Willie1.0.0 Child – William

Add Me on Bebo - http://www.bebo.com/____Selina____

Dont get me wrong, I am not saying "they are just fish" I would still care where they go if I bred them and I dont have a problem paying the going rate (which is not £395!) I am just finding it hard to find out what is a practical price.
Shop 1: £395
shop 2: £190
Classifieds between £90-£150 (obviously private breeders are cheaper i know) I dont mind paying around classifieds prices but dont want to get my pants pulled down at 400 big ones! and dont want to "give an offer" to a seller and them think I am taking the piss!

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"CB08" Royals, bred by me, PM me if interested.
0.1 Pastel £350 o.n.o
0.1 Normal (need to get feeding better first, enquire if interested) £75 o.n.o
1.0 Normal £50 o.n.o

WEB: www.alpharoyals.co.uk
EMAIL: chris@alpharoyals.co.uk
MSN: alpha_royals@hotmail.co.uk (where I talk Royals, not Balls! if you want to join me?)

Why buy the L129 (Skoda) when you can afford the L046 (mercedes)
No way near as pretty... at all.

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"CB08" Royals, bred by me, PM me if interested.
0.1 Pastel £350 o.n.o
0.1 Normal (need to get feeding better first, enquire if interested) £75 o.n.o
1.0 Normal £50 o.n.o

WEB: www.alpharoyals.co.uk
EMAIL: chris@alpharoyals.co.uk
MSN: alpha_royals@hotmail.co.uk (where I talk Royals, not Balls! if you want to join me?)

depending on quality age size etc you could pay anywhere up to 500quid and not be ripped off. Also depends where they came from etc. If the shop got theres from a breeder down the road, shipping costs are next to nothing, if it came from the other side of the planet it could cost a fortune for shipping. I've got 4 on the way iv'e paid 600quid the group for inc. delivery from germany. thats because i know the breeder and he needs more space. But these plecs im getting are top dollar quality and could easily have gone for 400 plus inc delivery.

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1.1 leos, 1.1 fat tails, 0.2 Beardies, 1 Whites, 2.0 Cresties, 4.1 Cats, Fish: 4.4 P. Dovii, 5.5.6 Peacock Bass (5 sp), 1.1 C 'Cobra', 1.1 festae, 1.1 green terror, 1.1 nics, 1.1 C. Marmorata, 1.1 C. Johani, 1.1 C. 'Strigata', 1.1 C. 'red tapojas'; 1.1 P. Friedrichsthalli, 1.1 Mots, 1.1 managuense, 1.1 H. Bocourti, 1.1 H. Pearsi, 1.1 H. Carpinte, 1.1 H. Cynoguttatum, 1.1 V. Argentea, 1.1 V. Zonatus, 1.1 N. Salvini, 2.2 Grammodes, 3.4 Hoplarchus Pssiticus, 2.2 Trimacs, 3.4 haitiensis, 1.1 tetracanthus, 3.2 Red tiger mots, 14 Uaru (2 sp) 1.1 Umbies, 2 Arapaima, 3 Red tail catfish, 1.1 P. Leopoldii, 1.1 P. Motoro, 3 Silver Arowana, Var. polypterus, var. Channa sp, M. wyckii, 3 siamese tigers, 2 jelly catfish, 1 Golden dorado
Member number 1717

tbh, anything over £100 each is a rip off.

Get to know the right people... and get them for £80 each!

They are not actually that hard to breed.

Get your tank set up nicely, make sure it is perfect, take pics, send them to the breeders. =]

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