View Full Version : rare tropical gars!
kentobizmol
11-05-2005, 8:31 PM
recently, mr. e_americanus from aquatic predators was able to import these with people from shark aquarium; but if you love these fish so much that you would buy them from foreign countries i got some Japanese links for you. (if you need translations pm me)
i know many people who keep these fish since tropical gars are a common aquarium fish along with cuban gars, asian arowanas, and pirarucus in Japan. which are a pretty uncommon site in the american fish trade.
so...
http://www.a-kano.co.jp/tropical/gar.html
http://arosan.net/index.html
http://park15.wakwak.com/~marsar/sena41.html
http://www.aqualumiere.com/kodaigiyo.html
if you need more links please pm me.
the average size you see in the fish shop is 2' which cost around $300(not including international shipping)
redtailfool
11-05-2005, 8:47 PM
shark aquarium still has a lot of those tropical gars.
kentobizmol
11-05-2005, 9:02 PM
how many?
The TRUST
11-07-2005, 3:07 AM
He has about 8 left I think
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=607/medium/DSC04340.JPG
shipping, taxes and other fees not to mention the initial cost of the fish all add up pretty fast
kentobizmol
11-08-2005, 12:42 AM
no tax fee in Japan, it's included in the product fee over there.
but shipping costs; let me see it cost me $10,000 this summer when i went there(i'ma human), i think it's cheaper for fish.HAHA
but dA fish alone is pretty cheap for the size that they are sold at (average 2') yes 2FEET!
No, i mean taxes on this side of the world. US Customs isn't going to let that through without making some money off it.
And i don't know what airline you fly, but you got majorly ripped off.
kentobizmol
11-08-2005, 1:52 AM
oh so even if you buy fish from Japan, if they ship it to dA USA, u still hav to pay tax??
and how do u get ripped off on an airplane, unless it's on dA private jet.HAHA
i took JAL(japan air lines) first class.
1million yen=$80,000 since $100=around 10,000YEN
if i saved up for a tank, do you know how big it could of been...
rumblesushi
11-08-2005, 2:17 AM
you paid 10,000 dollars for 1 flight? I don't believe you, not for 1 second. You can get a return to tokyo for like £330.
kentobizmol
11-08-2005, 2:22 AM
is that pounds?
well it depends on what kind of plane u r takin, and which class ur in!
how did we get into tlkn about planes in dA first place???
kentobizmol
11-08-2005, 2:23 AM
i'm sorry typo, it was $8000HAHA
kentobizmol
11-08-2005, 2:24 AM
$80,000, i wouldn't believe myself either!!
unless it's like a plane that goes to space and back to Narita Airport(Japan)
redtailfool
11-08-2005, 9:41 PM
Ive always maintained the logic that if youre gonna lie, make sure people will believe it.