Zebra Pleco

[Guest]

Well, I want to obtain a couple of Zebra Plecos, but no one around here has them. I see them listed on liveaquaria.com, but at $250 EACH. Are they rare, and is that a decent price on them?

 

[Fruitbat]

They are very hard to get and likely to get more difficult to acquire in the future because Brazil has implemented importation quotas on them. $250 each seems a bit steep, however. One of my local stores has a couple of them in and they're asking $149 for them.

-Joe

 

[Pufferpunk]

Average price around here is around $80-100.

 

[Fluff]

You could try aquabid.com. They usually sell on there for around $100.

 

[rubysoho]

I dont think I could pay $100 for a 3-4 inch fish, even though they are really pretty. It will spend most of its time hiding.

 

[Cafe Jeff]

Yup.
That kind of number seems to be the order of the day (at least in C$) for Zebra plecs?
Are they all wild caught? Jeff

 

[Toirtis]

Yup.
That kind of number seems to be the order of the day (at least in C$) for Zebra plecs?
Are they all wild caught? Jeff

Mostly these days, yes. There was a very prolific breeder in Edmonton a couple of years ago, but he pretty much lives in SA these days, and isn't running much in the way of tanks anymore.

 

[DanW0007]

The LFS around here has them for 150 each. I'd be willing to pay that much, except it's a dwarf species. If it got as large as a common pleco, then it would be worth it, but not when its only gonna grow an inch if I buy it.