Julie <><
>From: "L Boorman" <lisachromis at kent.net>
>Reply-To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
>To: <r_m_l at yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [RML] Finding boesemani
>Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 23:54:17 -0500
>
>The nice thing about Wet Thumb is that they have no minimum order like a
>lot
>of other online order places. They take good care of their fish. Maybe you
>can combine your order with someone else who's really into cichlids and
>split the shipping?
>
>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.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >