Price of fish

[Miniandy]

My experience coming back after 20 or so years off hobby was that fish are far less hardy than they were before. I think your right @andy

 

[Aqua sobriquet]

The Black Corydoras I saw at my LFS looked a bit skinny but were young fish so I took a chance and bought 4. One passed after a couple of weeks. The others seem fine. They are always the first to come to the front when the food goes in and aren’t shy like the fully grown Sterbai I have.

 

[Oldguy]

fish are far less hardy than they were before.

To much captive breeding from captive breed stock. Good breeders should introduce wild stock.