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Alright Mike, I will try that and see what happens. How much is it to ship these fish usually?

Yeah, but the Post Office says there has to be absorbant material in there capable of soaking up all the water.

I thought about a disposable diaper but decided it would be cheaper with newspaper.

What do you think about the water bottles?

Mike

I dont think you'll need the newspaper. When the kribs came in, only a few bags had water in the second bag, none of them leaked. Instead I would fill up some bags with plain air, tie is so it doesnt leak, and use that to take up excess room. This way you dont have to pay for the weight of the newspaper being shipped.

When I shipped the Kribs to Inko I used bags that I got from the LFS. I put in a little bit of water, 4oz. I think but it might have been 6, 4 fish and blew it up with air from on of my aquarium pumps. (Don't blow them up with your breath because there is less oxygen. The water is just to keep them wet, the oxygen in the air is what keeps them alive.) I twisted, folded and rubberbanded the end then put that bag upside down in another bag of the same size and twisted, folded and rubberbanded that bag. That way there are no corners for the fish to get left high and dry in.

I put the bags in a cooler with a bunch of newspaper to cushion them and soak up any water. Put the cooler in a box and mailed them. If they give you any grief at the Post Office direct them to 526.6 Small, Harmless, Cold-Blooded Animals under Hazardous, Restricted and Perishable Mail

I sent them Express but it took 2 days anyway so next time I'm shipping Priority.

I get these great little coolers from work, we get salmon fillets in them and they are just the right size. I think next time I ship I'm going to use 500ml (16.9oz.) water bottles if the fish are small enough. I'll have to dump the fish in with a funnel and they'll hold fewer fish than the bags but they are sturdier andless likely to spring a leak. i may put a plug of some kind in the neck so no fish get stranded there in the sloshing.

So how about I ship you 6 Kribs, I'll put one in each bottle. that way you'll have the bottles and the cooler to ship the firemouths back. I'd imagine you could put 4 or 6 firemouth fry in each bottle so that would get rid of a bunch.

Before you ship you need to let the fish go hungry for a day or two so they don't foul the water with waste. I would only go a day with 4 week old fry. they are pretty small and don't have alot of reserves.

The Kribs are fast little buggers, if you have nooks and crannies for them to dodge into the firemouths will never catch them.

Pwew!

So Waddayathink, Mike

Hmmm, well I don't really want to throw to many Kribs in the tank right now with the parents being so protective of their young. I gotta get rid of all these firemouth fry, lol. Maybe getting some kribs would be a bad idea right now. But I will still send you the firemouths. How do u go about shipping them so I know they won't die during shipment?

Last edited by 91Bird305 at 13-Oct-2004 15:13

How many Kribs you want? They are less than an inch and just starting to get a little color. I've also got another spawn that is much smaller and I could send a whole pile of those.

Mike

I really like the Kribs. My firemouth fry are only the size of my fingernail right now but I can send ya as many as you want.

Hey Inko,
Okee-dokee, Let me know when. California burns down alot, doesn't it.
How are the Kribs doin?

Patiently waiting, Mike
ps.
Hey Bird,
You want to trade something?
I've got Angels, Kribs, Mollies and Swordtails.

I'll ship first so you'll have the cooler and box to ship back.




Last edited by Mike R at 12-Oct-2004 22:03

Mike, The fish have not been sent today, on tuesday. The temperatures have been high, and there has been a local fire and three other fires near my area. If tomorrow is still as hot, I might have to post-pone the shipping till next week. The humidity is very low and the temperature is really hot.

Forecasts says temperatures will be in the high 80's.

I think you can only have a certain limit of water in any shipment before you have to pay a fee.

Last edited by inkodinkomalinko at 11-Oct-2004 23:07

I have over 100 4 week old Firemouths that I need to get rid of. I am located in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. I will post pictures tonight sometime.

FYI on shipping USPS priority don't tell them that there is water in the package or its an additional $8.95 or something like that.... I found out the hard way ] shipped a buddy a bunch of fish from PA to WA and it went from slightly over $10 to over $20 just because I said ther was water in the package.

email is good

mines wickednifty@aol.com

Hey,
I checked with Greyhound. They would ship a package across Canada for about 20-27 dollars, and they charge so many cents per 10km or something like that, so I assume the cost to Ontario from BC, would be about the same to ship to Wisconsin/ or Minnesota, as its around the same distance. I dont know how quick things would get there, but they do have express for 6 bucks more to any locale.
I will go in there tomorrow and ask in person for rates to the USA, and across the country, and how long it takes.
Much, much cheaper than Canada Post.
Mike R, you guys celebrate Indigenous Day down there (or the gov't employess do , because it is the same as Thanksgiving up here in Canada. I believe it was a holiday created so that First Nations peoples from Canada and the USA can travel to celebrate these holidays together.


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Priority will probably be less than $10.

My e-mail is michaelruchhoeft@yahoo.com

Send me your address and I'll ship on Mon.

Gotta stay ahead of them Aussies, Mike

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Hey Bird,
I got the e-mail. I think I'm going to ship Tuesday instead because I have it off so I won't have to rush around after work.

Mike

You know what? I think it might be a bad idea right now. If I had another tank then it would be cool but I think I should try and get rid of all my fry before I start putting more fish in there. Know what I mean?

Okee-dokee.
If you want to get rid of some I'll mail you the cooler and bottles and $10 to cover the return Priority postage.

Mike

mike, what kind of angels have you got? I'm looking for a baby gold or gold pearlscale, maybe 2 (as small as possible right now )

I dont have much right now that I'm looking to get rid of, just a honey gourami and female pineapple swordtail and also we have a MAJOR excess of swordtail fry in my school tank that my friend and I maintain.

edit: this goes for anyone who has angels, i just saw that mike mentioned them

Last edited by devon7 at 18-Oct-2004 00:32

I've got dime to nickle size Golds, Gold Marbles and Black Lace. I don't really want any swordtails or Gouramis but I'll send the Angels and you can mail me the shipping cost.

I've got a ton of Angels.

Mike

Sounds good Mike. Send away and I will ship ya as many firemouth fry you like.

Mike!! The frontie died....

I'll try to find a friend with one or more.

Are you interested in any plecos or such?? I might be able to find some for you.

mike, I'm definitely interested in 2 dime sized angels... either 2 golds or 1 gold and 1 gold marble, do you have any pix?

do you have any clue what the shipping will be? I'm in eastern MA.

Hey Inko,
That's too bad. i think we'll just skip it and when your Pulchers breed you can send me some of those.

Hey Devon,
Do you have an LFS who'll take the extras? I could send a half dozen and you could take your pick and give or sell the rest to your LFS or give them to a friend.

Unfortunately I don't have a digital camera or scanner so no pics.

EDIT: postage should be less than $10

Mike


Last edited by Mike R at 19-Oct-2004 18:55

I'm sure my LFS will take extras they'll take ANYTHING someone can't keep. It will be nice to be able to choose, thanks so much so how about send half gold and half gold marbles?

shall i send you a PM so we can exchange shipping info and such?

How about e-mail.
michaelruchhoeft@yahoo.com

Mike

They arent shellies, they're rock dwellers. They need about 20 gallons a trio.

I dont see why anyone in Canada cant join in, as long as someone is willing to trade with them .

If picolio joined in, I'm sure he would be interested in some of your platies, and he does order online for his fish, and he has some large communitie tanks.

Hey, Natalie (that is your name, correct?--I'm not sure), if you do get your cories to produce some fry, I could really use some more ground cover in some of my tanks .

EDIT: Once my pandas get settled back into their 20 gallon, I'll see if they produce any more fry. I'm not too great with keeping them alive, though. In my last batch, only three baby pandas survived.

Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 29-Sep-2004 23:47

I ordered Apistogamma Agasizzi'sand Cacatuoides online and the came in this little skinny bag 2 to a bag. I'm sure 4 Kribs will be okay.

The shipping is a push as far as I'm concerned. If at some point we trade later and you're loaded with something send a few extra, if not I'm not worried about it. You pay for shipping the Fronts and I'll pay for shipping the Kribs.

I'm for trying Canada too. I'll see what I can find out from my end and you Canuks do the same. What part of Canada are you in?

Wahoo, Mike

Sounds good to me. Hopefully my brichardi and daffodil colony will start producing fry soon ( Im planning for them to within the next 6 months, probably sooner)

I'll PM you my address and you can let me know what's going on..

Hey,
Im In British Columbia. I havent been able to find out much about the cost of shipping fish online at Canada Post.ca ,
I am going to call them tomorrow or Saturday when I have some free time and get a good qoute.



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Oh BTW,
Mike, what type of Mollies do you have?


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The Mollies are assorted flavors, they are crosses between white lyre tails and this black male with yellow and blue sparklies.

Some of them are dalmation, some are white, some white with yellow splotches, some dull yellow with black edges on the fins, some are gray with a blue cast.

Mike

LOL @ "assorted flavors"
Hmm I wonder which one tastes like licorice? HEHEHE
Oops, sorry just had to put that out there Mike
*snicker*
:%)

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Hey mike,

i checked with the post offices. UPS is $40 overnight for 2.5 LBS...doesnt matter about the size of parcel either....

Two day is only $16 though.

Another thing, one front dissapeared. I have absolutely no idea what happened to it, but the larger of the two is still alive.

Would you like anything else?? I work at a LFS and can probably buy the fish, quarantine, and ship it to you.

Don't buy anything, just send the one Front. I'm wanting to get a 120-180 for my loaches and a big old Frontosa would look pretty cool in there.

Next trade, when your Brichardis or Pulchers breed, you can send a few extra.

What are Daffodil Pulchers? Are we talking Acara here because there's different Pulchers? Kribs are Pelvicachromis Pulcher.

The Post Office is only $21 for 3 lbs Express Mail. That's overnight from here to you. Don't go UPS, $40 is double the Post Office (United States Postal Service) price.

Yeha, Mike

Hey Inko, If you know anyone raising Microworms I could use a start.

Thanks, Mike