Scarletmonuka Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 i don't know what's allowed or not but Haplochromis sp. "flameback" http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/s ... hp?id=1548 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Here's the allowed list :thup: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/ih ... ic.all.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
land_lubber Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 These are the ones I would like: Apistogramma viejita Nannostomus mortenthaleri (Coral/Red Pencilfish) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Pignose/arrowhead puffer Tetraodon suvattii Fahaka Puffer Tetraodon lineatus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Apistogramma viejita I think it would be almost impossible to get true Apistogramma viejita. Pretty much all viejita on the market are actually macmasteri. Real viejita are very rare and hard to come by, and all of them are wild caught unless you bought them from a hobbyist who has the real deal, and it is extremely unlikely that anyone in NZ is keeping them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Hey Joe there must be some A. Pertensis in the country as I got a list from my local nursery of what fish they can get and they are on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
land_lubber Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Its worth a try. Also if they couldn't get the Nannostomus mortenthaleri (Coral/Red Pencilfish) I would like Nannostomus rubrocaudatus (Purple Dwarf Pencilfish). Have we still got A.Hongsloi in the country? I used to have some and have been looking for them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Hey Joe there must be some A. Pertensis in the country as I got a list from my local nursery of what fish they can get and they are on it. If lists were to believed I'd have true Geophagus surinamensis.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 There were some A. pertensis, and I really regret not buying them. Instead I got a pair of hongsloi and a pair of agassizii. The agassizii were nice but they were quite aggressive and kind of boring IMO, so I sold them to a guy in Nelson who wanted to breed them. And the female hongsloi died so I sold the male to Bilbo and then the male died as well :tears: So if the importers could get A. pertensis again then I would definitely buy them next time because they are a nice small Apisto so they should be compatible with my other fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hecticity Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'd be keen on any other Betta species besides splendens. I see there are three on the list. Betta coccina Betta imbellis Betta pugnax and maybe a couple of Apistogramma species Apistogramma elizabethae Apistogramma borellii.... the real one not the "Steel Blue" that comes in under that name. And maybe.. Sphaerichthys vaillanti. Samurai gourami. Will be interesting to see if anyone's choices make it in!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Betta coccina Betta imbellis Betta pugnax Coccina and pugnax are cool, imbellis are a bit too similar to splendens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 a bigger puffer than marks.. :digH: :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 The agassizii were nice but they were quite aggressive and kind of boring IMO, so I sold them to a guy in Nelson who wanted to breed them. Last I heard one of them jumped ship from the guy you sold them to,so they sadly will not be breed from. I actualy went round to buy them from him but then he told me the sad news &c:ry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Damn that sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 +1 on the red line tetras theyr cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 im surprised no-one has asked for a new shipment of red-line torpedo barbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 im surprised no-one has asked for a new shipment of red-line torpedo barbs I heard they were no longer allowed - guess that was wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 I wouldn't be surprised, probably a taxonomic review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxnz Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Welldone F15hguy :thup: a starting point+ Hoo..hooo..hoo santa please Going out to the Monster fishkeeper /Central America Cichlids Fans!!! 1)**Cichlasoma festae Guayas cichlid (festae) 2)**Parachromis friedrichsthalii (yellow Jaguar) 3)Crenicichla lacustris (Pike Cichild) Hey people a importer had contact me regards to request order.. this is hi quote" the importer told me he can get the fish. But need to wait until they are available and it needs to work in with his orders." again very promising from helpful importer, so today is the 20th October 2012! to be continue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
land_lubber Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 I'd also like to see more rainbows like Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi, Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata and Melanotaenia trifasciata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Welldone F15hguy :thup: a starting point+ Hoo..hooo..hoo santa please Going out to the Monster fishkeeper /Central America Cichlids Fans!!! 1)**Cichlasoma festae Guayas cichlid (festae) 2)**Parachromis friedrichsthalii (yellow Jaguar) 3)Crenicichla lacustris (Pike Cichild) +1 million. let me know how it goes bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Ok quick update, I have talked to several suppliers and they are actually reading this thread with some interest, so there might be a few new additions in the early new year. unfortunately many will not make the list due to space and financial constraints, some of these fish being asked for have been investigated before and one in particular (they didn't say what) would be at least $650 + freight + gst at wholesale prices, with minimum size shipments and the actual likeleyhood of sales I would suspect it will be a no show. But the importers ARE listening, and they are browsing our forum, and they are trying their best to provide what we want within their limitations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxnz Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 .But the importers ARE listening, and they are browsing our forum, and they are trying their best to provide what we want within their limitations. :dunno: THey alway say that! I do not belive them anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 I do not belive them anymore! Ok, so what do you expect from our importers? At the end of the day, they are not in it for the love of fish, for improving the stock availability in NZ, or to do any of us any favours. They are a business. Why should they fork out hundreds or possibly thousands to import a batch of fish, when they are only going to be able to sell a couple from that batch? And then the people who bought them will breed them, stick them on TM, and they won't be worth squat anymore. Here's a likely scenario: (prices are examples only) An importer gets 50 new fish in to the country, it cost the importer $10000. They try to sell the fish at $300 to help cover the importation costs. 2 people buy a pair each, and a 3rd buys 2 pairs (8 all up). That's $2400. Those people complain about the cost, but they want the fish. Many more just complain. The people who bought the fish then get them to breed. Yay! They then have surplus of said fish. They sell the young on TradeMe or via other means, for $150 each. Nice little profit for them. Meanwhile, the importer now has 42 fish that he has to stock, feed, etc. that won't sell, because everyone can get them cheaper elsewhere. He would have to drop his prices to $180 per fish just to break even, which is still above the current market rate. If you can fork out the dosh, go for it. Import the fish you love. But don't moan about importers. At the end of the day, why should they be stuck with the bill, when they are trying to run a business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 only thing I see as an advantage to the importers in that scenario as that there fish will then be of breed age and size so maybe able to get rid of them quicker to people who arnt so paitent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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