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There is a slim chance that Atlantis Tropical Fish Hatchery will import Matadi into the U.S. Is there anybody out there who might be interested in a joint order? I cannot speak to the quality of the fish. All I know is that they were bred in the Czech Republic. I've kept Matadi before and if...
I can only second what Mike told you: being pleasant, honest, and patient goes a long way with the wildlife inspectors at the airport. I brought in fish through Chicago O'Hare on a few occasions and never had any problems (other than being delayed because of the inspection). I always checked my...
Nope, Ted, only the superslender. Long story short: I was scheduled to travel to Vienna, Austria, and had the superslender shipped from Germany to Anton in Vienna. I was hoping to obtain additional species during my stay in Vienna. Then the trip to Vienna got postponed until fall, but a trip to...
I just returned from a business trip to Germany and managed to bring back a small group of Steatocranus sp. superslender. I obtained a group of five (3 males, 2 females?), but lost one of the females because my luggage got held up in Chicago and was sent to Lincoln on the next plane. The...
Hi Mike:
I'm running a lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which supplies me with lots of great boxes for free. (Many of the reagents we use require shipping with ice blocks or dry ice.) If you have a university or biomedical research institution nearby, I suggest you stop by the...
I'll be traveling to Europe this Friday and bring some fish back to the U.S. I will need to check the fish with my luggage (styrofoam inside carboard inside suitcase). Obviously, it can get fairly cold in the plane's cargo area. Recently, I've heard many different opinions about using vs. not...
Thanks guys. One of my pairs bonded pretty well (with the female displaying the "classical" red belly), while the other pair tolerate each other. I might move the bonded pair to a larger tank, add more decoration and wood than in the current set-up, and try to keep the pH to 6.5 or lower.
Ted, I don't use breather bags because of some bad experience I've had. The sellers put the bags in a box with newspaper and/or corn-based packing chips. Since the breather bags always get moist on the outside, the bags were a slimy mess when they arrived, due to the dissolving paper and starch...
I have two pairs of T. brichardi in two separate tanks. They get along just fine, but so far I've failed miserably getting them to spawn. (Well, at least I never got to see any fry.) I know that some forum members have spawned them before (Jeff, Ted, Steve, and probably others). I was wondering...
Make a half-way decent offer and the fish are yours. I can ship by USPS Priority for as little as $15 (continental U.S. only; no live arrival guarantee).
Good question. I sell most of my juvenile Westies as "unsexed" in groups of six and throw in 1 or 2 extras. Most of the time I can sex the juvies pretty well and send the buyer a good mix of sexes without actually making that promise. On the other hand, I occasionally bought young adults as...
Steve:
As you know, the tap water here in Nebraska is pretty hard, which happens to work well for the alcalicus. I add about 10 grams of table salt per gallon during water changes. I use the salt without iodine but don't think that matters too much. The fish like it relatively warm: about 27...
I have been growing out as many juvies as I could produce. The progress is really slow, but I have about 18-20 now in a grow-out tank. I hope to put up some for sale on Aquabid pretty soon. See here for a videoclip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v42X0Fv1wh0
I used to keep Matadi but lost my pair because of an overly aggressive tankmate. Is there anyone out there willing to sell me some? Shipping would be to Lincoln, NE. Thanks.