I don't think you will see the price of Normals move at all. Supply and demand dictates the price. They are a huge pet trade. Heck, my first bp was a 1.0 Normal. I still have him. He's 2 years old and a whopping 500g.
My 0.6 Normals are invaluable. I acquired all of them as adults by trade, or paid no more than $100. Throw a double or triple at them and sit back.
I do not hold back Normal females..... it costs more to raise them for 2 years than to just buy adults. I wholesale all my Normal hatchlings for $15.
I know breeders who hold Normal hatchlings for shows by the dozen and sell them out of a 10 gallon tank. They pay the hotel/food bills.
My best advice to anyone starting out is to buy 10 Normal females or maybe even 10 Pastel females for a bit more and raise them up as breeders. 0.1 Pastels can easily be had for $50 each as hatchlings and go for $400+ as adults. You will never see that with Normals and you get the extra Pastel gene for $25 more than a Normal. I do not ever see replacing my 0.6 Normals or 0.6 Pastels when I know they will bring me good eggs.
Basically what I am saying is.... yes, Normals are valuable in breeding, but I don't think their price will budge at all, UNLESS importing restrictions have an impact on the supply from Africa.
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