Hey Folks,
Not a ton to update on this morning that we didn't already say on Friday so I'll keep it brief, The main thing of note that came over the weekend was an oscar restock, so we finally have every type of Oscar back in stock at the small (1.75-2 inch) size. Reds, Tigers, assorted, and albinos all available this week.
Last week we got LOTS of awesome new Florida Bred Peacosk and Haps in, make sure to go back and look at Friday's email, where we showed tons of photos of all the new fish. It's just as nice as the group of fish we got to show off for GLobal Pet Expo.
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Got a batch of FL bred African Cichlids this week that rivals the fish we got cherry picked for us around Global Pet Expo. OB Red Empress, high-yellow OB Peacocks, large male assorted Haps, and OB Electric Butterfly Peacocks are all new. The OB Fish are all fantastic, and even though they're all OB fish, the variance from one to the other type as well as within the same type is shocking. The large mixed Haps are all fantastic and have some super nice Livingstoni, Venustus, Borleyi's and what looks like Marginatus or something similar.
Got a few nice new Rasboras in from the far-east to replace the couple that sold out last week. Red Line, and Galaxy are both in stock this week and both came in pretty solid size.
In the most exciting news of the week, we got so much feedback from stores after our April Fools email (the one about the predatory insects) saying that they wished we actually did have that stuff, we have decided to bring some in and see how it goes. We are starting off with the most tame of the options, Water Scorpions, AKA aquatic Stick-Bugs, AKA Water Mantis. These are slow swimmers, don't escape from tanks, and will even eat flake food as it floats in front of them, and probably won't try to eat fish bigger than guppies or neon tetras. They look pretty cool, like a stick insect that can swim, and have front legs like a praying mantis they use to grab their food.
In related news, we also have a new section on the list. We moved all the stuff that is collected in the wild in Florida to it's own section. That is where you can find the new Water mantis, along with the other native and invasive species that are collected here locally. I think in the near future we are going to try and reduce the size of the "MISC" category at the end of the list and get things compartmentalized to make it easier for you to find the items you're looking for. Things like Gobies or Eels I think we get enough variety of to justify their own section on the list.
Check out the pictures and writeups about the specifics below and give your rep a call if you have any questions
--Steven
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| Gold barbs are back! And BIG! |
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| Gold Neon Rosy barbs also back in stock, and also great size. |
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| Asst lg sailfin molly from a new supplier have some really cool strains in the mix we normally don't get. |
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| Jumbo Green Tiger Barb, still have maybe 10 left. We limited everyone to 6 last week to spread them around, but now whoever wants the last little group here can take them, tell your rep if you want them, They're not on the list but $3 each. |
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| Blood Parrots came in a little bit bigger size than the normal small size. It's always tough for us to get enough blood parrots, but we have more coming in tomorrow to bolster the numbers we already have. I did notice on the invoice from the supplier that some of them are listed as "light color" so I'd expect they might be the pinker looking ones and not the dark red ones if you get your order packed later in the week |
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| New fish we haven't had in a long time, and have NEVER had at this size. Tuba Cichlids! The only other time we got these in, they were at the medium size. These are about 1.5 inch, regular size, so much more affordable than those mediums we had back then. These are a very rare fish in the hobby, one of the "riverine" (river-dwelling) cichlids from Central America and look awesome as adults. Google them and you'll see what these awesome fish turn into. |
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| Festae aka true Red Terror got restocked with another solid batch of fish. These are already starting to show a tiny bit of color even at this small size (1.5 inches) |
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| Large mixed Haps have some cool OBs in the mix along with the other solid pure (probably) strains we showed off in the Friday email. |
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| Regular sized Ngara Flametail peacocks have been on the lsit for months. They came in about 1.5 inch and had zero color, but they've been here so long that the males are starting to color up already one by one. if the colored male goes, the next one in line will look the same in a week. Someone needs to buy these and get a sick deal and clear us out. I'd guess there's maybe 20 fish left. Could set up a few great breeding groups. SPECIAL DEAL FOR WHOEVER ACTUALLY READS THIS STUFF: $6 EACH. Just let your rep know you saw this special and we'll adjust the price for you. |
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| Red Oscars are back along with the assortments. Nice to finally have oscars of all types back on the list for everybody. |
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Reptile & Amphibian Highlights
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Got a decent reptile update this week! We got corn snakes back on the list at the 18-24 inch size, always sell out quick. Savannah monitors, golden geckos, and both colors of Uromastix are all back in stock this week too. Those are some of the most popular reptiles in the hobby, so they're a welcome sight back on the list. If you don't carry Gold Geckos, you should. You can hold one in a 12x12x12 exo terra for sale, so doesn't need much space, and they're hardy cricket eaters and cheap.
Please join USARK-Florida, even if you're not a Florida resident or business. Membership is free and you can sign up here: USARK-FL Membership. |
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