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I want to gauge the interest of everyone not just to club members, but to all. Club members will get priority if it comes to that.
The fish list is extensive with a large variety of Tanganyikan Fish. Some basic rules will be..
1. In order for your fish to be imported you must be willing to buy atleast 1/2 of the box quanity.
So, what does this mean?
Your order total, and any other people ordering the same fish must total atleast 1/2 of the box quanity. Only one person who wants those fish, must pay for 1/2 of the box quanity. 10 people want that fish, their total order amonst the 10 people must total atleast 1/2 the box quanity.
to give you some ideas the box size is about 3ft long and 2 ft wide, and 1ft deep.
Some examples...
Altolamprologus Calvus White QTY: 54
Benthochromis Tricoti Zambia Large QTY: 14-18
Cyathopharynx Foai Kachese QTY: 14-18
Cyphotilapia Frontosa Blue Zambia SHOW QTY: 6
Cyphotilapia Frontosa Blue Zambia S QTY: 30
Cyprichromis Leptosoma “Jumbo” Blue Orchid QTY: 36-54
Julidochromis Regani Nsumbu Zambian Gold QTY: 84
Lamprologus Brevis Chimba QTY: 210
Neolamprologus Leleupi Midnight Blue QTY: 70
Neolamprologus Mustax Orange Nsumbu QTY: 70
Ophtalmotilapia Nasuta Leopard Moliro QTY: 18-27
Paracyprichromis Brieni YELLOW CHEEK QTY: 36-54
Petrochromis Texas Red Fin Longola - rare QTY: 14
Petrochromis Trewavasae Medium/Large QTY: 42-56
Synodontis Petricola QTY: 30-60
Tropheus Moorii Ilangi YELLOW Real QTY: 56
Tropheus Moorii Kachese QTY: 56
Xenotilapia Papilio Sunflower Tembwe QTY: 30
This is only about 5% of the list availible. I only wanted people to give each of you an idea of how many fish come per box.
3. The minimum order is 10 Boxes to import to the US. If we get 15 boxes, we will get a 40% discount of list price. Each box we import will be about $225 dollars. This covers all transportation fees from Lake Tangayika to South Africa, and getting each box a plane ticket to Houston Texas from South Africa.
This cost will be diveded between every person who is importing this fish. This means that if you are the only person importing this fish, then this cost is split between you and Mike. If there are a number of people going together on the same box of fish, it will be split between all those people and Mike. So if there is 4 of you together on the same box, then it is split 5 ways, unless all 4 of you are buying 100% of the box. AS long as there is some amount left over in the box, Mike will contribute to the shipping of the box.
4. The Customs fee's to get this out of Houston Customs will be equally distributed amonst all who go in on the order. This cost is usually less than $250 total. This fee also includes United States Wildlife fees.
5. The importer will acclimate all fish for two weeks, then at that time, you will come and pickup the fish from his location in College Station. The importer will be Mike Bailey of Texas Tropheus Traders located in College Station.
6. All fish will be local pickup only, and a small bagging fee will be applied at the time of pickup.
7. You must pay for your fish 100% upfront before the order is placed. This order is looking to be placed before the end of November.
8. DOA policy is at this time, only in the first 24 hours. During the acclimation period, a loss will be a loss I am sorry. All fish that die at delivery or acclimation is going to be equally split between the buyers of those fish. This means that in a box of 50 fish, if 4 people imported that box and 10 fish die, everyone will loose a fish or two so, that the cost will not be 100% on Mike for acclimation loses. He paid a percentage of the shipping cost, and this is only fair to him. He will sell you additional fish at the same cost to repalce the losses. The same goes for the DOA credit from the exporter.
9. To give you an idea of pricing, The Shellies and Paracyps are like $3-7 each, most of the Calvus types are $13-18 each, Benthocrhomis $20-30 each, Petrochromis $30-60 each, OPs are $10 each, Frontossa's are $12 for smalls, up to $300 for adults each. Julies $10 each on average, Lelelupi are $13 each. Tropheus $7-30 each depending on Variant.
There is range in pricing depending on the variant and size of all the fish. Almost all the fish will be at or near their full adult size unless specified.
If your interested please post here or PM me. I will answer most with a PM unless it seems really important that I missed or did not cover.
Take care,
Geoff
The fish list is extensive with a large variety of Tanganyikan Fish. Some basic rules will be..
1. In order for your fish to be imported you must be willing to buy atleast 1/2 of the box quanity.
So, what does this mean?
Your order total, and any other people ordering the same fish must total atleast 1/2 of the box quanity. Only one person who wants those fish, must pay for 1/2 of the box quanity. 10 people want that fish, their total order amonst the 10 people must total atleast 1/2 the box quanity.
to give you some ideas the box size is about 3ft long and 2 ft wide, and 1ft deep.
Some examples...
Altolamprologus Calvus White QTY: 54
Benthochromis Tricoti Zambia Large QTY: 14-18
Cyathopharynx Foai Kachese QTY: 14-18
Cyphotilapia Frontosa Blue Zambia SHOW QTY: 6
Cyphotilapia Frontosa Blue Zambia S QTY: 30
Cyprichromis Leptosoma “Jumbo” Blue Orchid QTY: 36-54
Julidochromis Regani Nsumbu Zambian Gold QTY: 84
Lamprologus Brevis Chimba QTY: 210
Neolamprologus Leleupi Midnight Blue QTY: 70
Neolamprologus Mustax Orange Nsumbu QTY: 70
Ophtalmotilapia Nasuta Leopard Moliro QTY: 18-27
Paracyprichromis Brieni YELLOW CHEEK QTY: 36-54
Petrochromis Texas Red Fin Longola - rare QTY: 14
Petrochromis Trewavasae Medium/Large QTY: 42-56
Synodontis Petricola QTY: 30-60
Tropheus Moorii Ilangi YELLOW Real QTY: 56
Tropheus Moorii Kachese QTY: 56
Xenotilapia Papilio Sunflower Tembwe QTY: 30
This is only about 5% of the list availible. I only wanted people to give each of you an idea of how many fish come per box.
3. The minimum order is 10 Boxes to import to the US. If we get 15 boxes, we will get a 40% discount of list price. Each box we import will be about $225 dollars. This covers all transportation fees from Lake Tangayika to South Africa, and getting each box a plane ticket to Houston Texas from South Africa.
This cost will be diveded between every person who is importing this fish. This means that if you are the only person importing this fish, then this cost is split between you and Mike. If there are a number of people going together on the same box of fish, it will be split between all those people and Mike. So if there is 4 of you together on the same box, then it is split 5 ways, unless all 4 of you are buying 100% of the box. AS long as there is some amount left over in the box, Mike will contribute to the shipping of the box.
4. The Customs fee's to get this out of Houston Customs will be equally distributed amonst all who go in on the order. This cost is usually less than $250 total. This fee also includes United States Wildlife fees.
5. The importer will acclimate all fish for two weeks, then at that time, you will come and pickup the fish from his location in College Station. The importer will be Mike Bailey of Texas Tropheus Traders located in College Station.
6. All fish will be local pickup only, and a small bagging fee will be applied at the time of pickup.
7. You must pay for your fish 100% upfront before the order is placed. This order is looking to be placed before the end of November.
8. DOA policy is at this time, only in the first 24 hours. During the acclimation period, a loss will be a loss I am sorry. All fish that die at delivery or acclimation is going to be equally split between the buyers of those fish. This means that in a box of 50 fish, if 4 people imported that box and 10 fish die, everyone will loose a fish or two so, that the cost will not be 100% on Mike for acclimation loses. He paid a percentage of the shipping cost, and this is only fair to him. He will sell you additional fish at the same cost to repalce the losses. The same goes for the DOA credit from the exporter.
9. To give you an idea of pricing, The Shellies and Paracyps are like $3-7 each, most of the Calvus types are $13-18 each, Benthocrhomis $20-30 each, Petrochromis $30-60 each, OPs are $10 each, Frontossa's are $12 for smalls, up to $300 for adults each. Julies $10 each on average, Lelelupi are $13 each. Tropheus $7-30 each depending on Variant.
There is range in pricing depending on the variant and size of all the fish. Almost all the fish will be at or near their full adult size unless specified.
If your interested please post here or PM me. I will answer most with a PM unless it seems really important that I missed or did not cover.
Take care,
Geoff
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