Lisa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie Zeppieri" <bowluvr at hotmail.com>
To: <r_m_l at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [RML] Finding boesemani
>
> Thanks all. :-)
>
> Actually I can get Desert Goby "Aquarium Strain" sorta locally if I am
> patient. ;-) Not having to pay rarefish's *exorbitant* shipping prices
is
> a big plus for me. Only ever got dry goods from Wet Thumb, so have no clue
> what they charge to ship... would not get em right now anyhow as it is
still
> too cold most places. ;-)
>
> My point was that I had some rare ones with locations and lost em even tho
I
> put many into many hands. I would love to have those ones again, and am
> truly sorry that I put stock in them being around to be able to get them
> back. That was a mistake. I should have tried harder to find a way to keep
> the ones I had. Hoping others will learn from my experience is all.
>
> That being said, I have had an urge to play with the little buggers again
> lately and may get some here soon. They are so darn CUTE! :-)
>
> Thanks all for being so helpful. I will look into Wet Thumb and see what
> they have to say regarding their shipping. Won't be seriously shopping for
> those until later in spring so I have time to look.
>
> Julie <><
>
>
> >From: Gary Lange <rainbowfish4u2 at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> >To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [RML] Finding boesemani
> >Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:44:00 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >kent also sells desert gobies on aquabid so you can find them under
> >rarefish at lax thru his buddy Tanner. If you're in the LA area you can
pick
> >them up yourself.
> >
> >Gary Lange
> >
> >L Boorman <lisachromis at kent.net> wrote:
> >Hi Julie,
> >
> >If you really want some more desert gobies, you might want to look at Wet
> >Thumb Aquatics. It's where I got the ones I used to have. She also has
> >peacock gudgeons. Also, some assorted rainbowfish. See
> >http://www.wetthumbaquatics.com/fish_list.htm. The gobies are not always
> >listed but it can't hurt to email and ask. Don't ask why, but the gobies
> >are
> >listed under catfish. :)
> >
> >Lisa
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Julie Zeppieri" <bowluvr at hotmail.com>
> >To: <r_m_l at yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 1:59 PM
> >Subject: Re: [RML] Finding boesemani
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hah. ;-)
> > >
> > > Even when you take precautions and breed your fish pass your fish
around
> >to
> > > a bunch of people, don't expect they will have any when you need some
> >back
> > > either. And sometimes you will. I have had this happen too many times
to
> > > ever believe it helps to to do things this way. :-(
> > >
> > > Not just rainbows either, but Desert Gobies (TWO locations of these!)
> >and
> > > Mogurnda pulchra. Gone, gone, gone. Never to be had again. Several
> >rainbows,
> > > too. If you get em, try to keep em. This can be difficult, sadly.
> > >
> > > If you can find a GOOD place to stash an extra group outside your fish
> >room,
> > > *keep tabs on them* so you know how they are doing and that they are
> >still
> > > there if you lose yours. Best yet, get a dedicated local rainbow
buddy.
> >Then
> > > you can swap stock. I wish I had this here, since much of the stuff I
> >gave
> > > away/sent off/sold was to other parts of the country and I couldn't
keep
> > > track of it. Having someone locally would have helped me a LOT over
the
> >past
> > > 6 years.
> > >
> > > I would kill for those Desert Gobies again. :-( I bred a bunch and
> > > gave/sold them to LOTS of people, too. Figured that would be a good
way
> >to
> > > get them established and be able to get more if I ever needed any. Now
> >they
> > > are both gone from the US hobby for all I know. Same with the
Mogurnda.
> >100
> > > plus babies distributed all over the place. None to be had now.
> >Depressing.
> > >
> > > Julie <><
> > >
> > > FWIW, I have occaisional mops fo Mel. trifasciata "Upper Coen River"
> >eggs
> >up
> > > on AquaBid currently, as my group is in "cooperation" mode right now.
I
> >have
> > > had this line for at least 8 years (and 2 states). The other bows I
have
> >are
> > > not currently in cooperation mode, so no eggs available. If anyone
else
> >has
> > > rainbows or eggs to sell or trade maybe you could let the list know?
> >Also,
> > > maybe put what country you are in so the appropriate people can
connect
> >with
> > > you. Y'all know I'm a Yank, so that goes w/out saying, but I don't
> >really
> > > know where everyone else is from still. Working on it. :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Gary Lange <rainbowfish4u2 at yahoo.com>
> > > >Reply-To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> > > >To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> > > >Subject: Re: [RML] Finding boesemani
> > > >Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:41:46 -0800 (PST)
> > > >
> > > >check out aquabid and look for rarefin at LAX. The fish that are being
> >sold
> > > >are from Kent Webster and he has a really good strain of boesemani
> >going
> >at
> > > >the time. Some of the stuff that comes out of the fishfarms in
Florida
> >is
> > > >really a joke and hardly even looks like the original fish. This has
> >been
> > > >my battle here in the States for the last 10+ years, trying to get
the
> > > >wholesalers not to keep and reproduce junk. They just can't help
> > > >themselves. If you do get a nice strain of "whatever" rainbowfish,
> >don't
> > > >assume that you are going to be able to pick them up easily some time
> >in
> > > >the future. We've had so many stories of people that move, get a
> >divorce
> > > >or just get lazy in keeping their fish. They lose their fish and
then
> >they
> > > >come crying because they didn't take any precautions. When you get
> >them,
> > > >breed them and make sure you have them in more than one tank.
> >Hopefully
> > > >that way you'll have them around for a long time.
> > > >
> > > >cheers,
> > > >gary lange
> > > >
> > > >ACBoals <acboals at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >Hey bowluvr thanks for the r_m_l information.
> > > >
> > > >Anyone out there have M. boesmani stock worth a dang? Everything
> > > >available that I can find are farm raised fish.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >