Cirrus I remember you talking a while back about sourcing some arowana for $1000 or less for super reds?
What I have learned so far is that in order to increase yields, SR's are crossed with Banjars; more fish are produced allowing for a lower cost, but teh % that go on to become true SR's drops way down. That is why a premium is paid for Indoreds that are old enough to have confirmed characteristics of true SR's. There is a lot more I can not go into right now.
I could arrange a sale of cheap "SR's", but the last thing I want is to gamble and end up having a lot of people pissed off in two years time when their fish do not develop. Right now everyone who has bought a Panda since 2005 is happy (over 100 fish imported). I can't say the same for everyone who has brought in the cheap "SR's".
I have to believe in the product I sell. So far I can stand behind any of Panda's fish, and those are the fish I have chosen to keep myself.
I should be back in S'pore within the month; I hope to actually film the fish in their tanks here that will be shipped to Canada in the next order. Then I want to film the process of the fish being shipped to Canada. Should be fun!
I can promise anyone who wants in on this group buy top value for a high quality fish!