ST going at near $1000. Worth it?

[Aces]

I said get it.. but never tell that figure to ur wife or mummy.. just said it's 100 dollars =x

Originally Posted by TROY041004

and dont forget to tell us where to get small ST

hahaha .. how is ur tigers doing?

Originally Posted by jubie

This ST i can understand why such a price hike. But for IT i dont understand The only reason i can think of is most of us maybe lazy to keep small ones and wait for it to grow to 10 inch+ therefore pay a few times higher for a 10 inches++ ??

Just my guess coz small IT still quite alot in LFS.

small IT a lot.. but bigger one and those large size are hard...

Originally Posted by jubie

I feel all of us are "poisoned" by all these monster fish . Personally i am also one of them that fell in love with these ST. For wat reason i dont know. I was wondering if it is because there are not many around as thai ban the export of this fish or izzit because i love the 3 thick bars?

Sometimes i think if IT with 4 bars are the ones that are being protected and ban from exporting to SG. Will we suddenly fall in love with IT and pay the same price for it This is very subjective

we like sergeant but not staff sergeant.

Originally Posted by jubie

This ST i can understand why such a price hike. But for IT i dont understand The only reason i can think of is most of us maybe lazy to keep small ones and wait for it to grow to 10 inch+ therefore pay a few times higher for a 10 inches++ ??

Just my guess coz small IT still quite alot in LFS.

If you are an accountant, think most likely you buy a 10" IT at 120 against a 4" IT at say 40, cause 4-10" may take a year and a half to grow, 80$ for all the effort think is worth it. But then again, not everyone tink like accountant, because there is joy, experiment, knowledge learned in bringing up fish, so all is different for diverse learner lor

[Fallen_yives]

My personal thinking is that, IT, as long as u like it (size/shape/pattern - if any -/etc), u would pay for it..Just like u got a very chio girl..Just because of she got pimple (that refers to the high price of ST/IT), u throw her aside.. Just an example lah.. Fish/livestocks, do not have a fixed price..U could see it as a junk fish but I admire it like a treasure... I have ITs of many sizes (XXS,XS,S,M,L,XL and not yet XXXL like Mr Tiger's) and I loved every single of my ITs... Ok la ok la, to be honest, got a little bias la..but I still take them as my precious ITs..I find them nice and attractive..Clean body, Nice black bars..I purchase sizes depending on my mood..If I find that big one has lesser, den I buy bigger ones..If small size less, den buy some 4" to 5"... and put inside..

Now, back to the question, - ST Going at near $1000. Worth it? -
My answer USED to be "Don't Think So"..But I would answer "Definitely Yes" for now...

If you still don't quite understand why on earth one would spend nearly $1000 to get ST, whose look-alike-cheaper-brother (IT) cost much lesser than half the price, you should get one..Only then, you will know how to enjoy and admire it..

Cheers!
Fallen_Yives

[RELAX]

$200 per inch for ST is very true.however not all ST qualify for that can of pricing.must come with quality not quantity
like all type of fishes,rays,aros etc,even same species command very different price range.

[Black-Jack]

Only specific quality ST than qualify for the $200 per inch. type....



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Anyone rich Bro here got a pic of this $200/- per in ST, let us learned leh

Originally Posted by joshua02

i am going to bangkok soon and have this crazy idea of getting one ST. know that Thailand ban the export of ST. But would the custom in Thailand differeniate ST and IT?If caught jus tell them its IT.Haha.Jus a crazy thinking

im going in jan...can bring IT back? Im unsure...any experts on these?

i going to collect my ST now from a bro. will update photos when i put inside tank.