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Hey folks,
Well I hope you are all as slammed as we are. I keep waiting to get that warm weather slow down but so far that hasn't really happened. Let's hope this continues right through Memorial day and maybe a bit into the dreaded summer months. I'm sure the Starfire Red® Gouramis have certainly had something to do with it. And in case anyone didn't see it on the pricelist we have the Starfire Red® Angels in at a large size as well this week.
Had another great week of incoming, and we consider ourselves pretty lucky for some of this. Finally got in the Peru order we've been waiting on for some time now but it was well worth it. Out of all the neat new stuff that came in I have to say my favorite are the Splash Tetras. These are few different species that come in under this somewhat generic moniker but these are the "Four Spot" (Pyrrhulina Spilota). Might end up splitting these into two sizes as about half of them are average size while there are some others that are absolute giants. My second favorite are the Festivums but that's probably because I'm old. These were in every Aquarium Store when I was growing up right in between the Keyholes and Egyptian Mouthbrooders. These days they pop up very infrequently so if you want a bit of fish nostalgia in your life then look no further. The thing you'll likely be the most excited about though is probably actually the least exciting fish on the order.....but we have otocinculus back in stock thanks to this Peru order as well. Nobody's getting Otos from Colombia right now, so i'd recommend buying 4 times as many as you normally do, and having these hold you over for a couple weeks.
Peru saw a ton in the way of Loricariids as well as some other bottom dwellers. The most interesting has to be the Flathead Spotted Cats. The are a rather unusual looking Pim type with a stretched out body donning the stereotypical silver coloration accented by some black spots. We also got in what was listed as Corydoras Blochi but these look to be a Julii/Trilineatus type. Either way they are the biggest Cry we have this week and are a must-have for sure. And not to be outdone we got in a couple of Plecos on that same shipment including Adonis and Flash.
Since we're short on time gonna jump right into Florida raised fish. It was one heck of a week for Barbs of all things. If it's Cherries you need it's Cherries we got. Not only do we have regulars but we have albino, veiltail and albino veiltail. Red Glass Barbs are back in the rotation and while the size is average the color is super bright. In Tetras we finally got Candy Canes for the first I believe since Christmas (or shortly thereafter). Size and color are great on these. And speaking of great size the Glowlights are some of the biggest I have ever seen. Serpaes look to be getting filled in on a more regular basis as are the Red Eyes.
I wanted to make some silly pun about this being a Victorious week of incoming in reference to how many Victorian Cichlids we got in but I've been up since 4:30 this morning and probably the only one who would find that funny. But we did indeed get quite a few really nice Vics in this week. Most impressive are the medium rock Kribs. These are in a tank at the bottom of one of the rack and yet they will still make your head turn. A close second are the Tomato Haps. Got those in both a medium and large size. Zebra Obliqs never disappoint. And got some really nice Ruby Greens in a regular size for the first time in ages.
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-Nautilus Sales Team
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Newly updated EDLP Specials for everybody! Use these great deals to run sales or promotions, fill tanks with something cheap so it looks like your store is full, or make a better profit margin than normal.
Male Guppies
Regular Sized Mbuna Cichlids
Assorted Color Mystery Snails
White Skirt Tetras
Von Rio Tetras
Neon Tetras
And assorted Platies, Mollies, and Swordtails! |
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 | | Starfire Red® Gourami are still running very big. Once this initial batch of big ones has been sold through, they'll be the normal size for the forseeable future, so I'd highly recommend stocking up now. |
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 | | Starfire Red® Angels are still shipping in good numbers and pair really well with the new Starfire Red® Gouramis! |
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 | | Wild Festivum are in from Peru this week and so far they look amazing (or at least as amazing as a brown fish can look). Once a common staple in the hobby these guys come in sporadically these days. Once settled these are one of the most unique looking midsized SA Cichlids out there. |
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 | | New Jurapari are much bigger and considerably nicer than the last batch we got in. Now that's not to say there was anything wrong with the last as as they were fine in every facet but these are some of the nicest we've seen in terms of size and shimmer ae concerned. |
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 | | Wouldn't be a Peru shipment without some Sunset Apistos on board. Mixy as usual both in terms of size and gender. Pro tip: separate out the males and sell them at a higher price or sell them in pairs. |
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 | | Banjo Cats are always a little bit pricier when they come out of Peru vs Colombia but they are almost always a lot nicer. Size is big and these usually hold up very well for us. |
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 | | Flathead Spotted Cats (Platysilurus Mucosus) are in for the first time in years. This is a Pimelodella relative and is a very active swimmer and develops additional spots as it matures. Awesome, selodomly seen species that Catfish afficionados will go nuts over. |
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 | | Green Spotted Ancistrus (Bushynose) came in from Peru again but this time at a significantly larger size. Not huge but definitely bigger than last time and still showing the bright green spots for which they're named. |
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 | | Flash Plecos have some of the best gold/black contrast pinstriping of any Pleco available in the hobby. |
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 | | Most of the Adonis Plecos are a bit bigger than this but I was in a hurry and he was the first one I could catch. |
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 | | What came in as Corydoras Blochi looks to be more like a wild Julii/Trilineatus type. Either way this pic is an accurate depiction of what they are. They are big and beautiful. Others can fight over the nomenclature all they want lol. |
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 | | XL Royal Plecos are perfect for anyone looking for a center piece for a display tank. |
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 | | Wild Bushynose are much bigger than the last couple of batches. |
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 | | Fresh batch of Green Phantom Plecos got a bit more size to them this time around. |
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 | | Farlowella catfish are back in stock from Colombia but are very limited. These will likely run out before Wednesday. |
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 | | Snowball Plecos came in with pretty decent numbers with nice size and fantastic, high contrast spotting. |
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 | | Speaking of high contrast, Colombian Zebra Plecos also saw a restocking this week. No Pleco selection is complete without these striped beauties. |
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 | | Can't remember the last time we had Agassizi Cories in stock. And for the Cory aficionados out there yes, these are technically Sodalis. Just like Julii are actually Trilineatus. |
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 | | Pygmy Cories could not have come back in at a better time as we just sold out of the last batch. Couldn't get quite as many this time around so don't snooze on these. |
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 | | Got a few medium Silver Arowanas available this week. Bit bigger than the last few batches which means they're just that much closer to being the river monsters they eventually grow into lol. |
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 | | Green Scats came in earlier this week and look to be settling in quite well. Said this a thousand times but be sure to keep some salt on these guys in order for them to truly thrive. |
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 | | Dwarf Peas are one of the all time best selling Puffers due to their small size and ease of care. The current batch is basically full grown, very impressive. |
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 | | The current batch of imported flowerhorns has some absolutely incredible fish in there. Check out this guy with like 95% coverage of the EB squiggles. Some already show small nuchal humps. Some are super bright red. We can't guarantee you're going to get anything in particular, but the batch in general is very very nice. |
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 | | Everyone's favorite brackish goby is back this week and as usual the little BBs are about as cute as they can get. |
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 | | Black Emperor Tetras came in nice and big with lots of deep purple. Great size too. These tank raised emperors also seem to be quite hardy compared especially to the wild caught imported emperors, and I'd highly recommend them while the stock lasts. |
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 | | Royal Clown Knives are back but very limited. These are in the "stripey" phase but will very soon be displaying multiple rows of fine spots. |
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 | | Ornate Bichirs continue to come in as one of the best looking "dinosaur Eels" in the hobby. |
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 | | 2-2.5" Redtail Tinfoil Barbs came in exactly that if not a bit bigger, Great looking overall with very nice color in the fins. |
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 | | We also still have some of the "platinum butterfly tinfoils". These are smaller and pricier than the redtails shown above, but these are pretty new to the hobby still. The Butterfly part of the name refers to the fact that these are long-finned variety, and I can imagine when they're full grown they probably look incredible swimming around a big tank with their fins flowing behind. They already have great fin extension even at this small size. |
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 | | Platinum Green Tiger Barbs are consistently great size lately. Color is excellent, size is above average, making them a great pick up. Standard color tiger barbs in the large size are not available this week, so if you want a big barb this is your way to go. |
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 | | Albino Cherry Barbs are back after one heck of a hiatus. Not sure how long they'll be on the availability list so stock up now! I wouldn't be suprised if we sell through what we have on Monday and can't restock them any days past that, so as always it pays to get your order in as early in the week as possible if you want this type of limited stuff. |
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 | | Same as the previous slide goes for the Albino Veiltail Cherry Barbs. And I'm guessing these are going to be even more limited so grab both while you can. |
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 | | Everyone's (I assume) favorite tetra is back! Candy Cane (HY511)! Size is respectable and color is as you'd expect. These always sell super well, and if you're not bringing this fish in you're missing out. |
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 | | Red Eye tetras have been running quite big lately. They're Florida bred, and I guess the freezes we had at the start of this year didn't do much to slow down the Red Eyes because they're about as big as they come. |
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 | | Serpae Tetras are also a very respectable size. Longfin Serpae just ran out this past week and we couldn't get a restock, so I'd say that's a good indication you need to be making sure you've got plenty of normal serpae in your store in case those disappear soon too. |
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 | | Glowlights are absolute giants this week. This pic is not an exaggeration, this is about as big as they get. Color will really pop once they're over some substrate. |
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 | | Regular Blue Acaras are back this week. If you read this with any consistency then you know what I'm about to say but I'm gonna say it anyway, I think this is a much nicer looking fish than it's EB counterpart. Though not nearly as gaudy these have a classic, natural beauty that gets severely overlooked these days. |
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 | | Ranbow Cichlids came in rather small this time around but still showing off their bright red eyes and the rest of their brilliant color will follow shortly. |
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 | | Curviceps are a bit bigger than the rainbows this week but somehow are already brilliant gold in color. Vrey bright at such a small size. |
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 | | Expecting Fredrichstahli aka Yellow Jackets in over the weekend at the regular size. Check with your rep for pricing Monday. We still have a couple of the EXCELLENT looking mediums available as well. |
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 | | Got a new SKU this week, a "large mixed male victorian hap". This includes some fantastic looking Rock Kribs like this guy pictured here, and the Tomato Hap down below. Also in this mix, some great size zebra obliquidens. |
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 | | Tomato Haps are available in both the large male Victorian Mix as well as individually if you prefer. |
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 | | Regular sized Hap Ruby Greens are already showing color at 1.5". These were fairly common once upon a time but certainly less so these days which is a shame since while they may not be as flashy as some of the other Victorian Haps they are very attractive as adults. |
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 | | Large Peacocks got a restock this week and while there are plenty of fantastic OBs in the mix there's also some straight color morphs in there as well. |
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 | | If you've never seen an adult version of Star Sapphires before do yourself a favor and Google a pic of them. You will then want to immediately order some of the juveniles we have available this week because they grow up to be one of the most incredible looking freshwater fish on the planet. |
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 | | OB Ahli may not be the most exciting looking fish at a regular size but that changes dramatically once they grow up as evidenced in the next pic. |
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 | | This is what an "average" adult OB Ahli looks like. So now you can see why the regular size previously featured is such a great value for those who are patient enough to grow these out. |
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 | | Got in a handful of large Livingstoni (60251) that look to be all males and all color. These are one of the best bang for the buck fish this week but very limited quantities available. |
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 | | For whatever reason we haven't had OB Red Zebras in quite sometime. The local strain we get is about as nice of one as there is out there. Already tangerine at about 1.75" which means they're just gonna be that much richer in color as adults. |
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 | | Got Fancy mix Mbuna in all three sizes this week including large which is what's featured here. These are a bit smaller than the standard mix but you're going to get a much different variety of some very unique color variants. |
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 | | 2-2.5" Assorted |
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 | | Red Spotted Nerites are finally back! These are the best looking nerite snail out there, and for some reason they're the cheapest too. Also known as "red racers", if you've had customers asking you for racer nerites, this is what they want. |
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 | | Assorted Rabbit Snails have a very good variety of snails in the mix. Note, not all are actually true rabbit snails, some are "volcano" or "faunus" snails (the shell is smooth instead of with the rough ridges, but otherwise they're basically the same). |
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 | | Yellow Vampire crabs are named for their eye color....otherwise they'd be "purple" vampire crabs. |
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