It's always an adventure here.
I saw an ad in the Panamanian version of Craig's list for a tank, with fish, and piece of art, for $800 (with some photos).
Curious, I replied asking what size tank and what type fish. The answer was, a110 gallon, and a video containing koi.
I then asked what they would take for the tank, without the fish, and without the art.
We went back and forth and settled on $400 for tank, stand, and lights.
But to get a tank where I live, means hiring a truck, that leads to a boat to travel 10 miles of Pacific, and some help getting it off the boat, and another truck and help to the house.
I hired the truck, and boat and headed over a few days later. The tank turned out to be a 55 (rather inadequate for the type fish I keep)
and the stand, on its last legs.
Having already employed transport, I told them (I believe they just didn't realize the actual size) what size tank it was,and I'd pay no more than $200, and they accepted.
Arriving on the island, you can see Panama City (where we picked up the tank) in the background, behind the ships waiting to enter the Panama Canal.
Below the couple guys I hired to carry it to my house.
Luckily because the tank was small enough, I didn't need to hire the trunk, the young brothers, walked it to the house.
Here it is on the patio.
I saw an ad in the Panamanian version of Craig's list for a tank, with fish, and piece of art, for $800 (with some photos).
Curious, I replied asking what size tank and what type fish. The answer was, a110 gallon, and a video containing koi.
I then asked what they would take for the tank, without the fish, and without the art.
We went back and forth and settled on $400 for tank, stand, and lights.
But to get a tank where I live, means hiring a truck, that leads to a boat to travel 10 miles of Pacific, and some help getting it off the boat, and another truck and help to the house.
I hired the truck, and boat and headed over a few days later. The tank turned out to be a 55 (rather inadequate for the type fish I keep)
and the stand, on its last legs.
Having already employed transport, I told them (I believe they just didn't realize the actual size) what size tank it was,and I'd pay no more than $200, and they accepted.
Arriving on the island, you can see Panama City (where we picked up the tank) in the background, behind the ships waiting to enter the Panama Canal.
Below the couple guys I hired to carry it to my house.
Luckily because the tank was small enough, I didn't need to hire the trunk, the young brothers, walked it to the house.
Here it is on the patio.
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