Mass Egg Order : June

[stormhawk]

For those interested, I am organising an order to a friend of mine in Europe. Here's the current species and price list. Please let me know if you're interested in any species either through this thread or PM. For those who intend to contact me via email, feel free to do so.

List is in this order: Species | Price (US$)
[Click on the species name to view a picture of this species available from the web. Price in red means that bags are limited in number]

Aphyolebias rubrocaudatus 153 - USD 15
Austrolebias affinis Sud-Brésil - USD 15 (locality to be confirmed)
Callopanchax monroviae Paynesville L97 - USD 25
Campellolebias brucei - USD 20 (locality to be confirmed)
Leptolebias aureoguttatus Iguapé 01/05 F1 - USD 35
Maratecoara lacortei Formoso do Araguaia B2003 F3 - USD 20
Notho. eggersi Rufiji River Camp TAN 95/7 - USD 25
Notho. guentheri Zanzibar - USD 15
Notho. kafuensis Nega Nega ZAM 03/3 - USD 20
Notho. orthonotus Cerâmica II MT 03/3 - USD 20
Rachovia pyropunctataBachaquero BBL 01/02 - USD 20
Simp. adornatus Sítio do Mato - USD 20
Simp. auratus Lagoa Grande - USD 20
Simp. boitonei - USD 20 (locality to be confirmed)
Simp. carlettoi Guanambi F2 - USD 25
Simp. chacoensis - USD 20
Simp. constanciae Barra de São João F2 - USD 15
Simp. flammeus Nova Roma - USD 20
Simp. igneus Igarité - USD 25
Simp. magnificus Malhada - USD 25
Simp. marginatus Barro Alto - USD 25
Simp. sp. aff. stellatus Urucuia - USD 20
Simp. reticulatus Altamira Xingu - USD 15

Image links were found via Google.

The seller also says that if all goes well, there will also be eggs of Simp. costai Formoso do Araguaia B2003 that will be ready by next week.

Simp. costai

Closing date for this order will be Wednesday 22nd June 2005.

[turaco]

JY,

Thanks for organising the eggs order again! The links are especially useful for lazy people like me to goggle .

I'll take a bag of Simp. boitonei please.

For those of you who went through our sensus, you will find some species we already have locally. It's sad to say though some of these species are not doing too well, so by all means you can order the same species again. It helps to bring in new blood too. Thank you.

[stormhawk]

Gan,

Glad to be of help.

So far I have the following orders. Names will not be shown.

Simp. carlettoi Guanambi - 1 bag
Simp. boitonei - 1 bag

About the boitonei, they're only found in Brasilia or in short, in Distrito Federal. I will re-check again and let you know the actual name. Most if not all of the boitonei in the hobby are from Brasilia itself.

[selena]

Jianyang,

What's the qty per bag like?


To experienced breeders,

Any recommendation to newbis like me? I like pretty fish that are easy to hatch, and can tolerate Singapore weather, another word 'Idiot Proof' killie ? Au, KL, Ronnie, Jianyang, Keehoe, Gan, Lily, Kho ......... any recommendation? I kind of fall in love with the Simp. carlettoi Guanambi.

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Selena

[stormhawk]

Hi Selena,

I did not state the quantity of eggs per bag here because my friend usually adds in more eggs on occasions so the number can be a variable.

Anywhere here's a rough summary of egg numbers per bag:

guentheri, orthonotus, carlettoi - 40 eggs per bag
aureoguttatus, brucei, boitonei - 20 eggs per bag

The rest that I did not mention are 30 eggs per bag.

The "idiot-proof" killie on the list is Simp. constanciae. Easy to keep, breed and hatch, at least in SG's climate. 6 weeks of incubation and poof! the fry start appearing. Grow big fast and highly prolific species but almost extinct in the wild.

The carlettoi is a new species (described in 2004) and indeed is a beauty. I had 2 fry from a bag sent by a friend in NY. They did not make it past the 2nd day. Subsequent wettings rendered zero fry. However, it is indeed a different species from its close relatives like the magnificus, fulminantis and picturatus. The fry are quite large upon hatching and have this distinctive black line running along their lateral line, starting from the eyes all the way to the caudal peduncle.

[keehoe]

Thanks Yang Yang,

I will go for these 3, if they are not already in Singapore

Aphyolebias rubrocaudatus 153 - USD 15
Leptolebias aureoguttatus Iguapé 01/05 F1 - USD 35
Simp. boitonei - USD 20 (locality to be confirmed)

Are these fishes require low temperature?

[stormhawk]

Hi Kee Hoe,

Of the species, only boitonei needs a little cooler environment. It is still possible to keep this species in Singapore though.

The 153 is currently under a breeding plan by some fellas here but the other two species are not yet established.

Make a decision from here and tell me your confirmed order as soon as possible. Thanks.

[turaco]

Selena,

Very humble of you(leh)! Experience or not, I'm sure you have more TLC than the guys, & that is more important than anything else. Go ahead, get the pretty fish, cause one day I'll want your fish .

[timebomb]

Great work, Jianyang. I like you to know we appreciate very much the work involved in organising a mass order.

I'll order some eggs but I have to ask you first how are the eggs going to be shipped. Is it coming by normal mail or courier?

Loh K L

[stormhawk]

Via normal airmail. Usually takes up to 14 days for the pack to arrive in SG. He ships in a padded envelope.

The price of the bags includes shipping costs too. Nett pricing. I will be paying him via Paypal instead of the usual cash in the mail method that I was previously using with him.

[timebomb]

Jianyang,

Would it be a good idea to ask the seller to send the eggs by courier instead?

Frankly, I don't like the idea of normal mail. 14 days is a long time and there could be a delay. Courier charges are hefty but if it's a mass order, we can share the costs.

Loh K L

[stormhawk]

The standard airmail method has worked for me quite well in the past few transactions. Only once did one package go missing in the mail but that was during the Sasser e-mail worm virus attack and he promptly replaced it with a new package, no questions asked. That was a mass order too.

14 days isn't a very long time. Sometimes the package arrives within the first week or so. I've had that happen before. It depends very much on the postal services. I used to get stuff from elsewhere and it took 30 days or more to get here. The maximum time for the package in transit from his country to Singapore is 16 to 17 days. Minimum time is 6 days.

About the courier service, I don't think I'd want to go with it since I intend to keep the costs down. I trust his service and he knows what he's doing so I'd just stick with the standard airmail method.

[timebomb]

Very well, Jianyang. Let's stick to the normal method of shipping then.

I'll take a bag of Maratecoara lacortei eggs. Thank you.

Loh K L

[stormhawk]

That's a fine choice KL. A beautiful little fish too.

[stormhawk]

Current Order List as of 19/06/05:

Simp. carlettoi Guanambi F2 - 1 bag - USD 25
Simp. boitonei - 2 bag - USD 40
Simp. reticulatus Altamira Xingu - 1 bag - USD 15
Leptolebias aureoguttatus Iguapé 01/05 F1 - 1 bag - USD 35
Maratecoara lacortei Formoso do Araguaia B2003 F3 - 2 bags - USD 40

(This post will be updated according to new or confirmed orders. Names will not be listed.)

P.S. There will be an extra charge of 4% of the total order price to cover Paypal charges on the seller's side so I will factor in the cost during payment per person.

[keehoe]

JianYang, i am taking

Leptolebias aureoguttatus Iguapé 01/05 F1 - USD 35
Simp. boitonei - USD 20 (locality to be confirmed)

1 bag each. Thanks

[stormhawk]

Hi Kee Hoe, added to the order list. Thanks.

About the boitonei, the egg availability is limited so if in the event of the seller being unable to meet the order, I'll inform you. Gan has precedence since he ordered it first so if there's only 1 bag available I'll let him have it.

[keehoe]

Hi JianYang,

Simp. carlettoi Guanambi F2 - USD 25

Notice have an EX besides our census on the above species. Any comment/ recommendation?

[stormhawk]

I lost this species recently. Had only 2 fry that hatched out from a bag a friend sent from NY.

It is considered very easy by the seller as the fry are raised as per Simp. magnificus or picturatus fry. It does have a tendency to produce more males than females among the fry.

If you intend to get this, let me know. I already have 1 order for the carlettoi.

Selena, do you still want this?

[selena]

Jianyang dear,


OK I will take a bag of 'Idiot Proof' Simp. constanciae and that pretty one (carlettoi) that Kee Hoe, Gan and I fell for.

In your SG Killifish Census '05, someone still have Simp. constanciae in his/her tank. Who uh?

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Selena