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[-] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 25 points 6 days ago

For anyone looking to get some:

Just one costs upwards of 30 dollars, US. They're supposedly difficult to breed in captivity, and take 6 months to mature. Adorable, but that is an expensive isobuddy.

[-] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 days ago

You've clearly never seen the prices people pay for marine fish

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

True - that's why i only buy terrestrial fish, they are way cheaper and don't demand as much care as the wet ones.

Edit: i was joking, but mudskippers are even more expensive, around 50 dollars.

[-] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago

That's why I don't have a tank.

But it's not an off comparison, you can get up to 20-30 common variety isopods for $10-15 US. When you're looking at setting up a stable breeding population for a fairly self-sufficient terrarium, that's going to get expensive with Rubber Duckies.

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