I think he is bullshitting you
Btw how big is your bristlenose and how big is your peppermint
coz the price you paid can get a full grown one here in SG
What grade are the Cherry Shrimps :O
I also think he is borak-ing. I didn't believe him because
if the owner really 'created' that breed, I'm sure they'll put up
some plaque to announce the fact right at the door of their
shop. 
They are both babies... maybe 2-3cm long only.
I think you have to stop comparing prices. It took me 2.5
years to get used to the bloody rip-off prices in the aquariums
here. ONE freaking guppy costs AUD 4-5!! Why did you
think it took me this long before deciding to get a tank? Even
bloody elodeas that are so dirt cheap back in SG cost almost AUD 4
here! I visited 5-6 aquariums over the past 2 years for a
price comparison first and to this day, I remain shocked, but what
to do... it's what I have to pay if I want to keep an aquarium
here.
The cherry reds are ungraded. They are definitely not the
top grades. But I'm happy with them because I love to watch
them pick at the moss. To get the top grades, I'll have to
drive to some breeders' home which is in some suburb I've never
heard of and the cost of petrol to drive there and back, plus the
possibility of a few of them dying on the way back, might not make
the good price worth the while. Besides, they will
surely sell to their kaki's first before they'd even consider
selling to me.
Basically, I don't have the privilege of paying so little for a
lot, like what you guys enjoy back in SG. That is one
unfortunate fact of living here.
