They should be the real thing, as I have a bunch of them from the last
time I was up that way. Yes, $8.00 *is* "ouch!" :) At least you'll have
the right ones for that price. Hope they ship well for you. Mine did fine
in the back of Peter's pickup for 2 days, so yours should be fine. :)
Albany is a pretty nice shop -- you should make an effort to get out that
way if/when you go in Sept, as it is not too far.
Later
Julie <><
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On Fri, 13 Jun 1997, Jim Priest wrote:
> Howdy Everyone...
>
> Just wanted to share my recent Siamese Algae Eater (C. siamensis)
> hunting experience.
>
> Southern Tropical Fish in Lakeland FL. (one of the places recommended in
> the Neil Frank, Liisa Sarakontu article) kept saying they were expecting
> a shipment of these fish anytime but they never seemed to arrive. They
> were to be $1.50 each but they only sell to pet shops. Reasonable
> price, no fish.
>
> A wholesaler in Michigan (who's name escapes me for the moment) referred
> to me by a guy who was referred to me by Cary had them for $1.00 each
> but for some reason said they could not ship them to New Mexico (funny
> because Chris sent fish to me from Michigan). They were rather cloak and
> dagger about the identity of these fish as well. They were calling them
> "true flying fox". We (the pet shop I was working with to get the fish
> here) could never get the person on the phone who could or would
> positively ID these fish as C. siamensis. They would not come forth
> with the scientific name of their fish either. Good price, no fish.
>
> At last, the Albany Aquarium in Albany CA has the fish at $8.00 each.
> Quite a price, but they have them. They stand by them as being the real
> thing. They do sell to individuals at an obviously retail price. Fed
> EX overnight for $35.00. I bought 15 of them today. We'll see how they
> arrive on Tuesday. Ouch!
>
> Jim
>