Question for the Aussies...are Rainbowfish easier to come by down there?

[ahelmes71]

I love Rainbowfish, but in my part of the US, there are only a few select locations where you can get some of more colorful varieties and they usually cost about $10 - $15 apiece. Usually you have to buy juveniles and raise `em up right to get fantastic specimens like the attached Millennium Rainbow.

The other day I was wondering if Rainbowfish are cheaper and more plentiful in the Land Down Under. Probably all the fish I'm buying up here are tank-raised stateside anyway, but I was curious if these kinds of fish are generally more accessible down there since a fair amount of them are indigenous to the Australia/New Guinea area?

I know there are a couple Australians on these forums, so throw in your two cents!

 

[foster53]

I am not in Australia, but if you want the names of several of the top bow breeders in the U.S. PM me. I have over 25 species of bows.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

This might give you more of an idea what we pay for our natives.
http://www.aquagreen.com.au/catalog.html
Of course the price varies from place to place. These guys breed or collect their own.