13 replies to this topic

[malawiman85]

For anyone wanting a Jack, they are for sale on livefish for $120. Dunno qbout size.

[Mr_docfish]

Plus freight plus airport inspection.... Better off heading down to Aquotix - got them for the same price.... But they are still tiny (4cm) - beggars cant be choosers

[Fox]

Support local

[malawiman85]

Yeah sorry, I hadnt heard of any over here.

[malawiman85]

Would be nice to know when sponsors get uncommon species in.

[sandgroper]

Better still put up a list, so we don't have to go east.

[malawiman85]

Wow! Less than $3.00 each from the hatchery at 4cm.

[Fox]

Would be nice to know when sponsors get uncommon species in.

I have to agree, When I was at Midland I tried to do this quite often.

 

Yes it does take time but it is great for the members and IMO its great advertising!!!

Brings all the boys to the yard!!!!

[Mr_docfish]

We only got them in on Friday afternoon - normally like to wait a couple of days for them to settle in before I sell them - but online retailers like to just move them on asap (in and out the same day)... Who cares about stress or whitespot or worms..... Had to pipe up a couple of days early just to show that we do try to get rare stuff in..... Most of the time they sell on their own to regulars without having to advertise.....
There is also Facebook and email - leave your details, even do it every month.... When we get a hold if something, you will be the first to know....

Wow! Less than $3.00 each from the hatchery at 4cm.

Did they tell you what the MOQ is???? And then get permission from our friends at the WA Anti Shark/Shrimp Department to get them in (commercial quantity).... Yes, beggars can't be choosers in our Nanny State.....

[malawiman85]

Moq 50 and about $150 freight, throw on a $26 quarantine inspection.

I Do understand why you didnt advertise them earlier and thats why Aquotix are one of only a few lfs with great reputations in Perth. But it is difficult to support a sponsor if, to your knowledge they dont have what you want.
Im not criticising Ollie but ive given up calling LFS about natives. Unavailable usually and expensive when they are.
Unfortunately it seems the only way for me to own some of the fish I want is to bring them in from over east.
However if I know an LFS has what I want then I happily buy local, knowing I am supporting a business that supports the hobby.
I, like a lot of people, have no interest in facebook... Yeah I know my choice, my problem.
I think Az is on the money though with use of PCS for advertising.
Just my $2 worth.

[werdna]

These aren't from the hatchery.
Rumor is they are from someone in NT with a wild collection permit, who also knows how to charge...

[Mr_docfish]

The last hatchery I dealt with had a MOQ of 400... So 50 is a more suitable number....
Quarantine at the airport is one thing, but dealing in large quantities of Jacks will involve fisheries due to the aquaculture status of Jacks and the required Translocation Permits..... That is the hard part if living in WA.
Does this hatchery have any Jacks ready to go? I thought no one was doing them in Oz any more due to their aggressive nature as they get older - too hard to raise them up, so they all moved onto other species....

Edited by Mr_docfish, 10 March 2014 - 08:42 AM.

[werdna]

Not at the moment, they are currently conditioning them.

Apparently they need more special blue pills 

[malawiman85]

Only the one hatchery operating that I know of and as Werdna says they had a late start with jacks this year.