Chili Oscars, Tiger Badis, Dovii, Green Terrors, Hifin Banded Loaches and more!
Hey Everyone,
even though it's summertime things still keep rolling here. Had one of the busiest weeks in a while so you all must be moving quite a few fish still. So with that in mind we brought in quite a bit of inventory this week. Lots to choose from ranging across the globe including Thailand, Indo, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Colombia and of course lots of good ole home grown fish from right here in Florida.
So much to list not sure where to even start so I guess we'll go with the far east. Plenty of restocks on all of your favorites but I'm gonna go with the one that we just got for only the second time, Thai Micro Crabs. I knew these were gonna be a hit because when I was still in retail we couldn't keep these little microscopic beauties in stock. I said it before and I'll say it again, I don't get it. These literally are micro. You practically need a magnifying glass to see them but doesn't matter what I think cuz these blew out of here last time and I'm sure they will again. I had customers tell me that they didn't even get a chance to tank them before they spoken for.
So opposite of micro we'll go macro and that's going to bring us to the Chinese Hifin Banded Loach. Haven't had these guys in forever and now is the perfect time to bring them in since they're great for ponds. These guys are fairly cold tolerant so they'll do well outdoors in a lot of regions. Make sure to let your customers know how big these guys get as they can exceed two feet and are very high bodied. These will out grow most home aquariums but fascinating display fish.
So not quite as big as the loaches but not quite as small as the crabs brings us to the Knight Gobies. These are one of my all time favorite brackish species of Goby. Like most they tend to spend the majority of their time near the bottom. However they will venture out on occasion into the midsection of the water column and explore. As I mentioned these are brackish so definitely keep some salt on them. Speaking of brackish we also got restocked on the most adorable sized Spotted and Figure 8 Puffers. They really are endearing at this size. We also got in MORE BB Gobies. Should be more than enough to go around and they're even on special this week.
Not exactly a rarity but we did get in some of the nicest Chili Oscars I've seen come through here. Each batch varies a bit with size and color but these are super bright and at a solid medium+ size. We also got restocked on one of my favorite monster fish, Royal Clown Knives. Now while I often stay away from some of these monsters because they can be difficult to accommodate this is one I've actually kept myself. They're fairly sedentary and spend most of their time suspended in the middle of the water column waiting for unsuspecting prey to come swimming by.
And of course it wouldn't be a news letter without talking Florida raised Cichlids. I'm super excited this week because we got in some longtime favorites that just haven't been around lately. We'll start with one of Brody's favorites, Chocolate Cichlids. Now while I do give Brody grief for his odd obsession over brown fish this one I get. They are impressive as adults especially the males when their sporting their massive hump. Less brown but also less practical are the Dovii aka Wolf Cichlid. These get huge and like to kill just about anything but doesn't stop them from being one of my all time favorite tank busters. Less murdery and more practical are the 5" Heckelii. These guys are relatively peaceful and I've even seen them get along well with Angels. Plus their exaggerated streamers just add to their already attractive appearance.
Last but not least we're gonna start doing something a little different in the email each week. We're going to make weekly features on some of the GloFish®. I know many of you carry them but I know there are still some who have yet to bring them in. I will say that as a former retailer for over thirty five years I can say that once I brought these in I couldn't believe the results. They really do sell themselves so long as they're displayed properly. My personal best sellers were the Longfin Tetras and the Barbs. Check out the pics below and you'll see what I mean.
Reach out to your rep if you have any questions.
-Nautilus Sales Team
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Every Day Low Prices
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Don't forget about our Every Day Low Price Specials! Running all summer long, we have the following 10 fish on a crazy discount for you. Use this unchanging group of the most popular special fish to run your own BOGO sales or whatever you need to do to get people in the door or get big sales in this slower Summer part of the year.
White and Black Skirt Tetras
Neon Tetras
Algae Eaters
Veil Bettas
Reg Mix Angelfish
Red Fantails
And assorted Platies, Mollies, and Swordtails! |
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Don't forget, we sell corals too!
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| We offer corals through our partner and ex-employee Chris at ACI Aquaculture. He is growing some incredible cultured frags at his facility down the road from us, and importing from the best sources in the world. Whether you're looking for cheap frags that will sell well (single headed aussie duncans, assorted zoanthids, montis) or you're looking for an S-grade Scolymia worthy of any display tank of the best stores in the world, you can get that here. There's honestly so much on the list you can easily triple your money on with minimal effort, that every store that sells saltwater should be getting some corals from us every week. |
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| Chili Oscars came in hot as ever. Pic doesn't even do it justice as this batch is fire engine red. |
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| Hifin Banded Loach aka Chinese Hifin Shark are in for the first time in nearly a year. Perfest timing as these guys make for a great addition to most ponds and they are fairly cold tolerant. Will most certainly out grow most home aquariums eventually as they can grow to over two feet in length and are incredibly tall bodied. |
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| Knight Gobies are back this week and at the perfect size. These tend to acclimate better when they're small like this as opposed to full grown adults. Keep some salt on them and be sure to offer frozen foods such as bloodworms and brine shrimp. |
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| Royal Clown Knives got a restock this week. A bit smaller than the last batch so they're more stripey than spotty but still great looking. |
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| New Zig Zag Eels came in showing a lot more defined pattern that usual. |
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| New Marble Moray Eels are fantastic. Some of the brightest and best patterned I've ever seen. |
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| Black Tiger Badis are back in stock and just as nice as the last batch. Plenty of males in there already big enough to be displaying full color. |
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| Gold Tinfoil Barbs are back after a long hiatus. Size is pretty decent along with some really nice color showing in the fins. |
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| Emerald Eye Rasboras may not look like much now but once the settle in and their eyes show why they deserve that name they make for great display, especially in planted aquariums. |
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| Kubotai Rasboras are back. This is one of the most underrated Rasboras out there. Once acclimated the neon green on these is insane. |
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| I will have to say I think one would be hard pressed to find a better looking and better value Tetra than the Blue Kerris. These almost always come in as absolute stunners and this week's batch is no exception. |
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| Serpaes are coming in as imports for the time being since Florida raised are currently available but the size and color on these is actually pretty good. |
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| Red Eyes are absolutely gigantic this week. Hopefully they'll stay like that for the summer. Threw a quarter in there for size reference. |
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| Longfin White Skirts are spectacular this week. Running huge with long flowing fins. You can always tell when it's summer since most home grown fish are running oversize. |
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| Peru Blue Tetras are definitely worth the extra money over the Indo imports and even more so this week as they are on special |
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| Red Dragon Dumbo Male Guppy |
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| Red Rose Male Guppy |
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| Redtail Crystal Platy |
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| Assorted Balloon Molly |
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| Kohaku Koi Swordtail |
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| Vampire Sword |
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| Firecracker Sword |
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| One of our vendors has started offering us large assorted male Rainbows. This is something we've been getting requests on for a while now as most people don't want to get stuck with a tank full of females. These are available in a medium size as well. |
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| Emeralds are one of the more underrated species of Rainbow which is unfortunate since they really do have their own subtle beauty. |
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| Goyder Rivers are probably the most difficult to photograph because the second you get them out of the water they drop their pattern. These really are one of the most impressive species when in full color. |
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| Turquoise have always been one of the top selling Rainbows of all time for good reason. Hard to argue with color like that. |
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| Just like the Turquoise Yellow Rainbows have enjoyed great popularity since their introduction into the hobby. |
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| 2.5" Assorted |
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| 2-2.5" Assorted |
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| 2.5" Cobalt |
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Central/South American Cichlids
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| Wild Green Severums are in for the first time in nearly a year. Super clean and these almost always turn out nicer than most captive strains. |
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| Medium Firemouths are back in stock this week. While not huge they are definitely more consistent in size than the regulars and worth the extra money. |
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| Large Rainbow Cichlids are so big (for their species) that the males are already displaying their nuchal humps. These are definitely ready to spawn. |
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| Got both medium and large Jack Dempseys in for the first time in forever. Been zero availability on these at any size for several months. The one here is a medium. We'll put up a pic of the large in Monday's email. |
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| If you missed out on the Jumbo Red Devils on Monday then we have a consolation prize for you, 5" Red Devils. Most of these are oversize and a mix of colors from solid orange to white piebalds like this guy. Just like the jumbos I don't expect these to last long so act fast if you want any. |
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| Still have both sizes on Cuban Cichlids. This is one of the best value Central/Southies out there given what they look like as adults. |
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| Got in some all male Yellow Blaze Lithobates in today and they look incredible. They all look like the one in the pic. Do note that you want to keep these individually or with more submissive species. Their color tends to fade if they're not the most most dominant fish in the tank. |
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| Regular Taiwan Reefs are running way oversize to the point that some of the males are already starting to color up. |
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| Got in a batch of Chewere Elongatus this week and man was I impressed. All males and all in adult coloration. These are more like a medium/large and I expect will sell out very quickly. |
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| I know I mention these in just about every email but it's hard to argue that the 4" male import Peacocks aren't some of the nicest fish on the farm. We've had these for a little while now and their color still looks really good. Great value on these. |
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| The 4" male import peacocks come in as assorted so they don't have specific variant names so I've taken the liberty of making some up. I call this one Strawberry Snowflake lol. |
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| This one we'll call Super Cherry Bomb Fire Red. |
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| Royal Plecos been here long enough for their fins to be just about fully healed up and starting to show off those bright red eyes. |
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| New batch of Tiger Shovelnose came in last night and while they are definitely on the small side they are adorable. Keep a school of feeder guppies on these and they'll be up in size in no time. |
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| Still have a handful of Lima Shovelnose from our last Peru shipment. Really nice size on these, around 5". |
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| New batch of Albino Spotted Hoplo Cats came in from the far east this week and even though they're running a bit smaller than the last group you can still see their spotting rom across the room. |
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| Seems to be a theme this week but the Burmese Sun Cats also came in a bit a on the small side but that just makes them look adorable. Won't stay like this for long, they grow up to look like a less ugly Bullhead lol. |
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| Fresh batch of Red Crabs came in with super bright claws this week. |
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| Thai Micro Crabs are back! As predicted they sold out in a hot minute last time we had them. Can't explain why but these are hugely popular and sought after by collectors. Post these on your social media and I can almost guarantee they'll be gone in a day. |
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| Super hyper focused pic of the Thai Micro Crabs. |
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| New "Pagoda" Snails Are definitely a different species than what we've been getting in as Pagodas. This way you can see exactly what to expect. |
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| Apistogramma Agassizi Double Red |
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| Red Panda Barb |
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| Bumble Bee Goby |
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| 3" Clown Loach |
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| Arcuatus aka Skunk Cory |
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| Albino Pacu |
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| Orange Rabbit Snail |
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