My L046 FRIES ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[akoh]

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Akoh, congrats on breeding the L046, thats some acheivement man!
Thinking of keeping plecos next time, they all look so 'exotic', but sooo ex!
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Hi Pipsqueak ! , Thks !. Check out the thread on AKOH's Babies ! and AKOH Pleco Hut ! there are some pictures of the L046 fries, Dwarf Royal Twig fries and my pleco tanks ! I can't agree less about them being exotic and expensive !, well guess that's the " price " [] we have to pay !. Have Fun ! cheers ! [].

Safe Diving !
akoh

[ikan]

It's because the strict import law they are illlegal import. They are expensive because someone have to smuggle them in.
Yes, neon tetra is about $1.50 - 2.00, Cardinal tetras $5 - 6.

[akoh]

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It's because the strict import law they are illlegal import. They are expensive because someone have to smuggle them in.
Yes, neon tetra is about $1.50 - 2.00, Cardinal tetras $5 - 6.
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Kawan !, so it's illegal to sell then huh ! [:0] so all current your "bristle stuffs" and / or "Black and white stripe lobangs" are thru' your local networking or are they available in the lfs ? [] Cheers !

Safe Diving !
akoh

[ikan]

It's actually legal to sell and keep but not to import them. The argument is that those fish were here before the strict import law was introduced. For example my LFS has a pair of panaque I think it's the common one for $3,500 at the moment. They are not on the import list but it's okay to sell them. Even the common bristlenose taht we can buy from any lfs for $5 is not on the import list.
I was told that since the 9/11 it has been more difficult to bring fish in suitcases because they do more checking. It's not something that I'll try myself. But with such high price there will always people that willing to risk it.

[akoh]

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For example my LFS has a pair of panaque I think it's the common one for $3,500 at the moment.
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3,500 bucks for a pair of panaque ! man ! I have a few species of panaques in my 6' tank ! man ! I'm rich ! [].

Safe Diving !
akoh