Any updates on the elopicthys bambusa that went out? the largest one I have is near 4" already! Big enough to eat the smaller ones! Feel free to post pictures, or give updates on this one.
Are people here really interested in the frontier of rare fish? We've seen much of South America, lots of Africa, most from Asian has been farm bred fish.
I've been working with wild Chinese fish for the past few years, as there are small fish that rival the colors of cardinal and neon tetras, and large monsters that rival African tiger fish!
As for rare fish, many of the ones that I've imported in the past few shipments have never made their way into the US in the past, just to name a few
elopicthys bambusa
siniperca scherzeri <---there are about 10 different species of these fish, and all different in color, shape and size. These are not the more common chinese siniperca chuatsi. Their max size range from 3" to 24" , personality, behavior like a datnoid.
Rhinogobius zhoui - this fish has never made a debut in the US
Protomyzon pachychilus - another incredible little guy
Leptobotia elongata-people say they have seen this fish around 10 years ago. I believe the ones that most people have seen and believe is elongata is actually leptobotia pelligrini, "royal clownloach" which is found in Southern China, where fish are exported.
The real elongata is found thousands of miles north of that region, where there are no tropical fish exporters, period. the two fish look very similar, much like the difference of a young hydrocynus vittatus and hydrocynus goliath, which still people have a hard time telling apart.
Siniperca scherzeri gold and platinum, those were imported back then from Korea, which has never made its way back to the US since!
Lates japonicus
I'll add more to this list
I'm not looking for accolades, I just want people to know how rare some of the fish they have are. People often wait and hope they'll find it at their local fish store, then to ask me a few months later when no longer available. Like the bagarius, I bring in yarelli, people ask for b. suchus. I bring in b. suchus people then ask for b. bagarius.
Feel free to chime in!
Are people here really interested in the frontier of rare fish? We've seen much of South America, lots of Africa, most from Asian has been farm bred fish.
I've been working with wild Chinese fish for the past few years, as there are small fish that rival the colors of cardinal and neon tetras, and large monsters that rival African tiger fish!
As for rare fish, many of the ones that I've imported in the past few shipments have never made their way into the US in the past, just to name a few
elopicthys bambusa
siniperca scherzeri <---there are about 10 different species of these fish, and all different in color, shape and size. These are not the more common chinese siniperca chuatsi. Their max size range from 3" to 24" , personality, behavior like a datnoid.
Rhinogobius zhoui - this fish has never made a debut in the US
Protomyzon pachychilus - another incredible little guy
Leptobotia elongata-people say they have seen this fish around 10 years ago. I believe the ones that most people have seen and believe is elongata is actually leptobotia pelligrini, "royal clownloach" which is found in Southern China, where fish are exported.
The real elongata is found thousands of miles north of that region, where there are no tropical fish exporters, period. the two fish look very similar, much like the difference of a young hydrocynus vittatus and hydrocynus goliath, which still people have a hard time telling apart.
Siniperca scherzeri gold and platinum, those were imported back then from Korea, which has never made its way back to the US since!
Lates japonicus
I'll add more to this list
I'm not looking for accolades, I just want people to know how rare some of the fish they have are. People often wait and hope they'll find it at their local fish store, then to ask me a few months later when no longer available. Like the bagarius, I bring in yarelli, people ask for b. suchus. I bring in b. suchus people then ask for b. bagarius.
Feel free to chime in!
