Why are guppies so expensive???

Question

they have fry very fast and alot of them! so why are they so expensive?

Answer 1

because they are called guppies...best word EVER =P

Answer 2

well if you dont want them to be so expensive adn you want some, go to a pets store and ask if they have any feeder guppies.   they are baby guppies that no one wants and will more then likley die by people feeding them as a treat to bigger fish like convics.

that's what i do every now and again is i will pick out which feeder guppies i want and just raise them up and wala....yous ell them for like 10  times as much as you bought them for.  

pretty smart huh.

my pet store sells the feeder guppies for like 12 of them for a buck.  so that's not bad at all if your gonna sell them for about 2 bucks a peice.

~Ashley

Answer 3

i get one for a dollar ^^ probably because its really good bait.

Answer 4

I sell mine for a buck a piece...

Answer 5

Guppy fry easy to come across, but thats not what you are buying. Someone has had to look after than tiny baby guppy and grow it for about 6 months, Tank space, fish food and time isn't free. Then it has to be shipped to the shop, if costs the same to ship a cheap guppy as an expensive fish. Then the shop has to maintain a tank and sell it to you, that shop assistant may not earn much, but someone has to pay their wages and the rent on the building and other expenses.

So even a 'free' fish is going to cost quite a bit of money before you get it out of the shop.

Ian

Answer 6

I gotta that it does soind weird that even though they have babies almost every month that they are so expensive, but this is because they are in high demand. People LOVE guppies theyll never stop buying them and so, the merchants sell them for a somewhat high price to make more profits