Rare Fish pic From Rare Fish series

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wow that sucks to have that much doa.
hope none of them were GATF.
and will u ever get any smaller ones of the columbian cold coin eels.
they look soooooooooooo COOOOOOOOLLLLLL!

 

[andregurov]

Was that goonch a current import as well? If so ... can we expect more Indian fish soon?

Beautiful beast, sorry to see it deceased (and the horror of such death in some horrifically beat up boxes!).

 

[angelo21]

sorry for your losses man.... keep the pics coming though! love all your fish!

 

[fugupuff]

Was that goonch a current import as well? If so ... can we expect more Indian fish soon?

Beautiful beast, sorry to see it deceased (and the horror of such death in some horrifically beat up boxes!).

no that was from over a year ago, sorry. what kind of indian fish are you still after? you have a nice collection yourself already!

I had him in the 700 gallon, my turtles started to bite him, then the grouper, then i moved him and he wasn't happy, ate very little, and started developing these sores on the bottom, and finally died a few days ago

those boxes were beat up, yeah, just wanted to show people what i have to go through sometimes to get these rare fish. tons of dead fish, hours of unpacking, and cleaning up after.

 

[cuban jey]

but wes youve also showed us how beautiful the outcome is... this thread has opened many doors and we dream many more to come

 

[cuban jey]

oh you know what indian fish were jonesin for

 

[fugupuff]

oh you know what indian fish were jonesin for

haha...jonesin...pheening... well, tors aren't regular allowed to be exported out of India. So they'll send me one box of them, and then 15 boxes of other fish, which end up costing me anywhere from 5-8 thousand dollars, and many fish will die, and hours of time spend acclimating, unpacking., feeding, setting up tanks for them. waiting for customs and fish and wildlife, a lot of headache. i wish i had more money, more time, and more energy to bring in more of these fish. but at times, I lose money after all this effort, which really deteres me from importing. i can't sell the tors too expensive, or nobody would buy them. and the "other" fish sometimes I couldn't even pay people to take. In the past, I did many shipments because I wanted the fish myself, and I've paid dearly for those shipments.

 

[BaldoBoy]

coooooooooooooool fish

 

[Desert Bus]

haha...jonesin...pheening... well, tors aren't regular allowed to be exported out of India. So they'll send me one box of them, and then 15 boxes of other fish, which end up costing me anywhere from 5-8 thousand dollars, and many fish will die, and hours of time spend acclimating, unpacking., feeding, setting up tanks for them. waiting for customs and fish and wildlife, a lot of headache. i wish i had more money, more time, and more energy to bring in more of these fish. but at times, I lose money after all this effort, which really deteres me from importing. i can't sell the tors too expensive, or nobody would buy them. and the "other" fish sometimes I couldn't even pay people to take. In the past, I did many shipments because I wanted the fish myself, and I've paid dearly for those shipments.

This IS Monster Fish Keeping. A good example of how it's not always just about size, it's also about dedication and effort.

 

[andregurov]

at times, I lose money after all this effort, which really deteres me from importing. i can't sell the tors too expensive, or nobody would buy them. and the "other" fish sometimes I couldn't even pay people to take. In the past, I did many shipments because I wanted the fish myself, and I've paid dearly for those shipments.

Much respect. I see them on transship lists out of India and I realize the tremendous investment in money and time receiving them represents. And you aren't always guaranteed you'll get what you order (as other vendors have found out)! We do appreciate all your efforts ...

Jey says he'll buy the whole load next time, if that makes it better.