Longfin Albino Bristlenose - does anyone have?

[goldenpigeon]

hey this is not a classifieds post cause i already have some of these little beuties but i am wondering if anyone else has them? and if so could they post how much they bought them for and where.

the fins on my 4 are about 1/3 of their total length!!!!

cheers
David

[goldenpigeon]

anyone?

[Ben]

There is a breeder here in Melbourne who currently is selling them, 3.5cm for $50 ea.

Ben

[Freyr]

At the LFS I work at we have 2 to 2.5 inchers for about $8, if I remember correctly. This is at Scott's Pet shop in Westchester, Illinois. Don't see how that will help you if you're in Australia, though. :lol:

[goldenpigeon]

lol! long fin albinos thoagh? were they actual longfins? cause $8 is very cheap!

[Crocky]

it does against $80,but fish seem to be alot cheaper over seas then here.(a quote from discusjim) he moved to Australia around 2 year ago from Holland I think and always say that to me.

Brad

[Freyr]

Yeah, they were longfin albinos. they were white, had bristles on their noses, and they had very long fins. Maybe they were lower quality than the ones you are seeing, tho the ones I saw looked great.

I agree with Crocky. From what I've heard on this site, many fish are more expensive in Australia than here in the states. Maybe another reason for the wide price gap.

[Proteus]

GP, Longfin Albinos have been around in the U.S. for some time. I recall back in 2004 I was drooling at the fact that you could buy juvies for less than $15, obviously the price has come down further.

[goldenpigeon]

awwwww!!! i was able to just get 4 and i payed the high price of $80 :evil: i wouldnt reconsider having bought them obviously but geez that really drops a load of concrete in ur boots doesnt it ..... :cry:

[Freyr]

Correction to my post above. I checked price of the plecos when I went into work today. They are actually going for 10.99, not 8. Still cheaper than 80, though! :wink:

[Merrilyn]

Junior I just bought four of these little guys for one of my fry grow out tanks. The true longfins, and they were $35 each at around 3cm in length.

But if your fish were bigger than that, or if there are very few of them around, then I can understand the price. It's all a case of supply and demand :P

[goldenpigeon]

i have my longfins in their own tank now red. 1 male and 2 females i have :D

there werent many of them at the time when i purchased them. anyway, i had never seen them before, i wanted some, so i payed the price lol.

these guys should be breeding soon. the male would be almost 6-7cm and the female are from 5-6cm.


im very happy with them, certainly a cute and very active fish! mine NEVER hide! i thought it was strange how they wouldnt shy away from me!

[chrisso81]

:D I found 2 of these guys in with a batch of normal albinos at my lfs today, 3.5cm @ $20 each....I was very quick to pull out the folding stuff!

[chrisso81]

Merrilyn, what did you mean by 'the true longfins' comment?

Here's a pic of one of mine, is it a true longfin?:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/chrisso81/aaaaaalbino001.jpg

[mcloughlin2]

If I'm correct what Merrilyn means is that there are some Regular Albino BN that have been crossed with Long Finned Albino's ... Hence her using "True Long Fins" ...