Hey Folks,
This is the most exciting Monday email I've had in months so strap in if you're a rare Tanganyikan enthusiast. I know this is a polarizing topic, you're either going to be extremely excited or couldn't care less, but I'm hoping it's mostly the former. We got a ton of positive feedback and inquiries about Tangs back around Super Zoo when we posted pics of some of the fish we brought in to show off at the trade show. Enough feedback that we were able to convince the bosses it's not a waste of money or a huge risk to bring in a bunch of super cool stuff.
There are a few species that you'd likely seen before (or at least seen similar types) like some Julidichromis and some Lelupi, so even if you think nobody in your area is willing to pay for cool fish (very unlikely, btw) you can at least move these pretty easily. Even Petsmart used to have Julidichromis in their planogram across the country (although they had the much more common and boring looking marlieri).
Cyprichromis are here now being sold for the first time since I've been with Nautilus (9 years). These are basically like freshwater Anthias, forming huge shoals in Lake Tanganyika in the wild. They are completely peaceful, don't bother anything, even tiny tetras, and are mouthbrooders so they're easy to breed as long as they're happy. The males get beautiful yellow, black, and blues
For shelldwellers, Redfin Caudo's are available for the first time ever. These pretty little fish do great in communities and will raise babies a few shelsl over from each other like most shellies do. These are the ultimate "fish nerd" type of fish, everybody with a "fish room" (I can't be the only one, right?) wants these thigns due to their easy to breed nature and value.
We also got Eretmodus for I believe the first time ever as well. these are more goby-like than cichlid-like, at least in appearance. Awesome bright blue spots can be seen already at their current size and they get pretty large. These do get extremely territorial, but only to each other, so any one of your customers with a peacock tank can add one of these to it to have something unique and different without much problem. They're not the cheapest fish in the world, but they're extremely hard to breed in captivity due to their murderous nature towards each other, so this is an extremely rare opportunity to pick up F1 Tank raised individuals.
Reach out to your rep if you have any questions.
-Steven
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| Gold Neolamprologus Sexfasciatus. These get about 6 inches so much larger than most other common Tanganyikans. These turn almost solid gold as adults with the vertical bars you can already see coming in. Currently about 2 inches, decent size. |
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| Leleupi "Karalani". A specific locale of lelupi that keeps their super bright golden yellow to adulthood. These look like saltwater Dottybacks to me, I've always been enamored with Lelupi and their unique body shape and actions. |
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| We have Shell-dwellers finally! Redfin Neolamprologus Caudopunctatus. These will breed in a colony type setup as long as they have enough space and plenty of nice big empty shells to lay their eggs in. |
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| One of the best sized fish from this shipment, Julidichromis Kipili. One of the coolest looking Julis IMO with plenty of yellow in their bellies. Julis love tons of rock work and tend to get along pretty well with each other as long as they're not mature males guarding territory. it takes a long long time for them to get to that point, so you can safely house large groups together. |
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| Tretocephalus! This is the only one of these fish that we've had in recent years, and they sold out in a week last time. These are even larger than last time so they won't last long. You may notice they look a lot like a Frontosa, but this is a totally different species in every way. They stay much smaller, maxing out around 6 inches. Still good sized for Tanganyikans but much less than Frontosas that need 6 foot tanks. These can be extremely mean to each other, so it's the least well-suited for community tanks. |
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| Trets in the water |
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| Gold Head Compressiceps (Calvus) are one of the most well-known fish in this shipment and will likely be the easiest for you to sell on your end. Everybody loves Calvus types, with their big humpy foreheads and unique flat body shapes. make sure you've got a lid on the tank, or they'll be Calvus Jerky the next morning. |
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| Gold Heads in tank |
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| Tricolor Cyprichromis! We have 2 sizes of Cyps, these guys as a regular and another species (Utinta) as Mediums for a slightly higher price. We've been asked for Cyprichromis by about a dozen stores in the past month since we showed the ones going to SuperZoo, and now is your chance to snatch them up. We only got 24 of each, so they're going to fly out of here I think. First-come first-served. |
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| Exochromis Anagenys are the one new fish from this shipment that are NOT a Tangnyikan. These are a very rare Malawi Hap that you've probably never heard of before, but those that have know about them are going to be extremely excited to have a shot at these. Common name "Three Spot Torpedo" which sounds, frankly, bad ass. These are similar to "Malawi Trout" but even the females stay beautiful with super bright yellow. |
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| Kyathit ("Firefin") Danios are still here. If you got them scratched last week, sorry, we found the tank now. Feel free to order them again. |
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Reptile & Amphibian Highlights
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| Baby Ball Python-feeding on mice |
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