What's going on with Japanese Blue Endlers (prices/availability)

[Mr Fisher]

Just curious if anyone "in the know" has any idea why I'm not seeing much availabilty and super high prices? Did they just become unpopular, some disease? Really curious as I was selling trios for like 18 last summer and now all I can find are 44.00+ and don't look "pure" as pureas a k class endler can be anyway

 

[gemach7]

http://guppiesforsale.net/index.php/pages/japan-blue-guppies-for-sale.html

A link I saw them at.

As for why they have been hard to find, no clue really. I personally do not buy any of the tropical fish that have been selectively bred in Asia due to personal experience of weak stock. They tend to come from a small genetic pool and more common to be taken by disease. This is my personal experience not based on any scientific study.


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[Mr Fisher]

Japan blue guppies for sale - Poecilia reticulata japan blue scissor and blue lyra -- Guppies for Sale

A link I saw them at.

As for why they have been hard to find, no clue really. I personally do not buy any of the tropical fish that have been selectively bred in Asia due to personal experience of weak stock. They tend to come from a small genetic pool and more common to be taken by disease. This is my personal experience not based on any scientific study.


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I actually saw that earlier and it's what made me think, "these aren't K class blue endlers" I need to se if AdrianHD still has any like the ones I have.

Pics of mine ( no sword or lyre tail, 3/4 blue, black dot and spotted caudial fin)