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[Blakey]

Is anyone interested in getting some cichlids over from the US?

I know you need to organise quarentine so if anyone is seriosuly interested let me know and i will go about organising.

[gibbs]

exochochromis anagenys please

[fishgalsoup]

hello sir,

could i please ask if 'US' as us the blakey's fish shop or us where the tiger wood from?

i love the fish with the thick lips on the last photo (from your last post)...are they expensive?

[cichlid4lyf]

what was the price on the greenwoodochromis christyi?

phil

[JimmyTheFish]

I'd be after some Cyprichromis sp. Jumbo 'Kigoma's and perhaps some Xenotilapia sp. red princess depending on the price of course!

J

[cichlovr]

Only Tangs?

[Blakey]

TANGS

SPECIES (Click on the name to see photo) SIZE QTY. PRICE
Altolamprologus Calvus Congo Black 1in 18 $5
Altolamprologus Calvus Yellow 1in s/o $5
Altolamprologus Calvus White 1in 20 $8
Altolamprologus Calvus Inkfin F1 1in+ 10 $5
Altolamprologus calvus “Kapampa Congo” F1 1in 12 $5
Altolamprologus Compressiceps Red Fin Lufubu F1 1in s/o $5
Altolamprologus Compressiceps Orange F1 1in 15 $5
Callochromis Macrops "Ndole Red" 1.25in s/o $5
Callochromis Melanostigma "Burundi 1in 15 $8
Callochromis Stappersi F1 1.25in s/o $5
Cyphotilapia frontosa Zaire Moba F1 1in c/s $25
Cyphotilapia Burundi 1in c/s $5
Cyprichromis Leptosoma "Blue Orchid" F2 1.5-2in 8 $9
Cyprichromis leptosoma "Kitumba" F1 1.5in 20 $12
Cyprichromis leptosoma " Mtoto Yellow" F1 NEW 1.5in s/o $12
Cyprichromis leptosoma "Tri-Color Yellow Head" 1.25in s/o $8
Cyprichromis leptosoma "Utinta" F1 1.5in 12 $6
Cyprichromis leptosoma "Zebra" F1 1.5 s/o $12
Cyathipharnyx Foai "Mbita Green" F1 1.25in 8 $12
Enantiopus Kilesa 1in c/s $18
Eretmodus Cyanosticus "Congo Orange" F1 1in s/o $9
Eretmodus Cyanosticus “Kipili Yellow” F1 1in 8 $9
Gnathochromis Permaxillaris F2 1.5in c/s $10
Greenwoodochromis chrystii F1 1in 20 $5
Julidochromis Marlieri (Burundi) 2.5in 10 $5
Julidochromis Transcriptus- Bemba Kissi 1.25in c/s $3
Julidochromis Transcriptus- Gombi F2 1.25in 10 $4
Lepidiolamprologus Profundicola 1in c/s $
Lamprologus Brevis Sunspot 1.5in 10 $2.50
Lamprologus Brevis "Mtoto" zebra 1in s/o $5
Lamprologus Brevis Orange Kitumba F1 1in c/s $4
Lamprologus Ocellatus "Gold" 1in s/o $5
Lamprologus Furcifer F1 1in 18 $7
Lamprologus Meleagris F2 1in 12 $5
Lamprologus Moorii F1 1in s/o $7
Lamprologus Multifasciatus 1in s/o $
Lamprologus Mustax 1.25 s/o $7
Lamprologus Similis F1 3/4-1in s/o $7
Lamprologus Speciosus 1in 12 $5
Lepidiolamprologus Boulengeri F1 1.5in 6 $5
Limnochromis Auritus 1in 25 $8
Microdontochromis Rotundiventralis 1in s/o $8
Neolamprologus Cygnus 1in s/o $5
Neolamprologus Cylindricus Gold Head 1.25in s/o $5
Neolamprologus leleupi Firecracker Orange 1.5in 30 $4
Neolamprologus Prochilus 1.5in 9 $9
Neolamprologus R/F Caudopunctatus Kapampa F1 1in 8 $4
Neolamprologus Daffodil Redfin 1in 15 $4
Neolamprologus Helianthus F1 1in 10 $5
Neolamprologus Nigriventes NEW 1.5in c/s $16
Neolamprologus Savoryi F1 1in s/o $8
Neolamprologus Tretacephalus F2 1.25in s/o $4
Opthalmotilapia Boops Kipili Neon Blue 1.5in c/s $12
Opthalmotilapia Ventralis "Congo Orange" F1 1.5in c/s $10
Opthalmotilapia Ventralis "Kigundu" F2 1.25in 12 $9
Opthalmotilapia Ventralis "Kitumba" F1 1.5in c/s $14
Paracyprichromis Nigripinnis F1 1.5in 12 $9
Paracyprichromis Nigripinnis Kapembwa F1 1in 10 $7
Reganochromis Calliurus F1 Rare, peaceful fish 2in 20 $10
Telmatochromis Orange Scribble 1in 8 $6
Telmatochromis Vittatus 1in 18 $7
Xenotilapia Cherry Princess 1.25in 5 $30
Xenotilapia ochrogenys “Ndole Bay” 1in c/s $10
Xenotilapia Flavipinnis “Kekesee Red” F1 1.25in 12 $10


MALAWI
Aulonocara Albino "The Original Albino Peacock" 1.5in s/o $5
Aulonocara Albino Eureka "Great Bloodline" 2in 12 $7
Aulonocara Albino Benga 1.25 15 $5
Aulonocara Albino Red Shoulder 1in s/o $6
Aulonocara Albino Strawberry 1in 18 $6
Aulonocara Albino Sunshine 1in 15 $5
Aulonocara "Ruby Red" Incredible Color 1.in 12 $5
Aulonocara Albino "Ruby Red Shoulder" 1in s/o $8
Aulonocara Stuartgranti Chiwindi "Blue Neon" F1 1in 10 $3
Labidochromis Caeruleus F2 1.5in 12 $6
Labidochromis Caeruleus Albino 1.in 15 $7
Otopharynx Decorus Ntekete 1in 12 $5
Pseudotopheus Demasoni Pombo Rocks 1in 10 $3
Pseudotropheus R X R OB Albino 1in s/o $6
Protomelas Spilonatus Liuli F2 1in 6 $8
Protomelas Taiwan Reef 1in 18 $5
Protomelas Taeniolatus "Red Empress" 1.5in 30 $4
Placidochromis Phenochilus "Star Sapphire" 1in s/o $5
Placidochromis "Jalo" F1 1in s/o $6
Sciaenochromis ALBINO Hap Ahli 1in 20 $12
Stomotepia Pindu Cameroon Bay 1in s/o $12

[cichlid4lyf]

is that the actually prices that we will be paying?

[Ronny]

Is that US or AU $

[cichlid4lyf]

so prices would be like double?

[Iamsam]

Regardless of wether the prices are AU$ or US$, the cost will be a LOT more, you have consider the shipping and the huge quarantine and inspection etc. costs that will go on top of any list price

[Blakey]

Sam is right... shipping and quarantine is what hurts.... thus why it is FAR better to buy in a large quantity. Im hoping maybe some local fish stores might be keen? They also have alot easier access to quarentine facilities than what i do and also the right connections. It also doesnt help us been in perth, considering it would be cheaper to send to Sydney and may have to be the case anyway.

The prices are in US but out dollar isnt far behind...

I would assume a fish that is $5 on that list would cost $20-$25 AUS (per fish) to get it to your aqurium here.

But thats a small price to pay for some fish that are not even in australia at the moment


I would be interested in the following.

Microdontochromis Rotundiventralis x 10 (if back in stock)
Greenwoodochromis Christyi x 10
Neolamproglous Nigreventris x 5
and Maybe
Reganochromis Calliurus x 5

I would expect to be paying around $500 for that lot i think maybe more

[Moses]

You will have to make sure that all the species are on the importable import list otherwise they will destroy them at the airport.

[Wet Dreams]

Depending on all the other costs i might be keen. But would like to know what all the other extra cost will actually/exactly be before i say yes.

May be interested in a few each of the following:

Aulonocara Albino Eureka "Great Bloodline" 2in 12 $7
Aulonocara "Ruby Red" Incredible Color 1.in 12 $5
Aulonocara Stuartgranti Chiwindi "Blue Neon" F1 1in 10 $3
Labidochromis Caeruleus Albino 1.in 15 $7
Protomelas Spilonatus Liuli F2 1in 6 $8
Sciaenochromis ALBINO Hap Ahli 1in 20 $12

And some of the sold out ones to if they become available.

[scroogy1]

You also need to know that some fish have size restrictions like frontosa need to be over 12cm.

Cheers Jason

[Vebas]

The only importable Malawis on that list are the Aulonocara spp and only about 20% of the Tangs are legally importable.....

Cheers
Pacco

[coo-ee]

This list of allowable imports may be worth a read before everyone get excited
list

[STEVEGREEN]

until there is a commitment from someone to do the Quarantine , someone to pay for the fish , then do a deal with the supplier on DOA's i think there is a good reason why ive never seen a shipment from the US.

best of luck , let me know cause i'd love to get some

Cheers
Steve Green

[pacco]

Pretty much all the importation from America is in marine fish, although it is legal to import freshwater fish as well. The wholesaler in the US will have to be inspected and approved by the AQIS trusted relevant government agency before you can import from them. It's also a pain to import from America in WA as you can't have flights going via the eastern states (which almost all of them are), only from an international flight into Perth. To be honest, if I was importing them at $5 from the US there's no way I'd be selling them for less than $60-70 each. The freight costs from the US are massive, long haul times mean more issues with fish health on arrival and during the quarantine period. Quarantine and customs inspections are several hundred dollars per shipment and the import permits, audits and premise permits are a couple of grand a year. Then you have to hold them for two weeks as they are cichlids, at least one tank per species imported as they have to be seperate and if any tanks have higher than usual mortality you can pretty much write off the tank as they'll generally have to be held for several weeks, with fish taken periodically for testing - so if there isn't more than 50 of a fish in a tank you'll lose most of the fish in testing and even then there is still no guarantee they'll ever be cleared. When in a tank that might have 20-30 cichlids I can turn over 2 lots of 300-600 tetras in the same amount of time with a lot less risk. There's not much point unless you find a business not using their quarantine facility at the time and you are willing to take all the risks with the fish. At the moment I wouldn't be interested as I am already bottlenecked getting bread and butter fish through and just can't afford to tie up the tanks for that amount of time.

Cheers
Pacco

[Blakey]

Are there any companies over east that are known importers from overseas, wether it be the US, Europe or Africa?