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This is a sad day indeed. Have been buying fish from Jeff for 20 years or so, and a couple times since Kevin took over as well. Without TUIC and also CoA, our options to find these species nowadays are pretty slim. I've had good experiences with a few other online fish dealers (wet spot for one ), but it's not quite the same as having a dedicated cichlid specialist vendor.
Kevin is on this site- I know lots of people are grateful for the service TUIC provided for many years!
Jeff is still around the internet as well, I follow him on IG and he mostly posts wildlife photography, seems to be living happily in retirement.
All the best to the TUIC team and thanks again for everything!
Indeed! It'll be hard figuring out where to get legit fish from.
 
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Sad day indeed. TUIC was a big part of my journey even though I’ve slowed down in recent years on purchasing fish as I’ve come down to just one tank.

There are a few good vendors but only a couple will go through the trouble of sourcing wild caught fish and hold species from specific locations. I hope the next generation figures out a business model that is practical and works.
 
I came back on here just to read the comments.

TUIC with Jeff and then Kevin, will always remain as suppliers who I trusted with legit fish.

This hobby is truly something. MFK and TUIC were the two sites I frequented often. I gave up this hobby when I had kids and when I found mold in my basement walls due to bad ventilation and setup. I wish I can still raise central/south American cichlids and envy/appreciate those who still do.
 
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I've been ordering from Jeff and Kevin for the last 12 years i was looking to buy the WC black nasty pair but had to wait till payday the day after i got paid i went to the website (closed).
A question for you monster cichlid keepers now that COTA and TUIC are closed where are you guys getting Cichlids from?
I'm having problems finding Amatitlania Sajica i can just imagine when i want to buy some WC or F1 amps or parachromis fish
 
I've been ordering from Jeff and Kevin for the last 12 years i was looking to buy the WC black nasty pair but had to wait till payday the day after i got paid i went to the website (closed).
A question for you monster cichlid keepers now that COTA and TUIC are closed where are you guys getting Cichlids from?
I'm having problems finding Amatitlania Sajica i can just imagine when i want to buy some WC or F1 amps or parachromis fish
First time I placed an order from Jeff was in 2004 for 6 istlanum. Placed an order with Kevin Dec 2024 for 6 dovii and 1 red devil. So glad I did. Sucks to be losing another top dog in acquiring the best cichlids we could get our hands on. Farewell
 
Another friday morning without a site update at TUIC, i know its done but that was part of my life for like 10 yrs- impatiently waiting for a new list.
 
A question for you monster cichlid keepers now that COTA and TUIC are closed where are you guys getting Cichlids from?
I'm having problems finding Amatitlania Sajica i can just imagine when i want to buy some WC or F1 amps or parachromis fish

MFK Marketplace and FB for breeders.. I've found alot of TUIC, COTA and Max Cichlids customers selling fry / growouts on FB. MFK Marketplace is great too, but only prob is most (99%) of the good stock is in Cali.

Re: sajicas, I've purchased from Absolutely Fish in Jersey before and their stock was great. Unfortunately no known provenance and the Jersey tax made prices higher than normal, but I had no complaints.

 
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