[RML] new fish

Liz Wilhite (liz_wilhite at hotmail.com)
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:51:08 -0800

Today I received an order from RarefishatLAX at aol.com who was mentioned
earlier as a source. I purchased 6 boesemani, 6 duboulayi and 12 shrimp
which came to $115 including shipping. I received 9 of each species and
several extra shrimp, all fish in the 1 - 1.5 inch range (one Boesemani is
closer to 1.75"). Well packed, active within an hour of going into an
isolation tank.

There's more orange-red in these juvenilel Boesemanis than in the full grown
males at the LFS, and I'm very happy with them. The Duboulayis are running
just over an inch with the largest at close to 1.25", and as of yet there is
very little color. However, in the larger fish there is a distinct, very
thing red strip one the tail and an intense magenta dot over the gill covers
with subtle banding of colors that are not discernable. I've got my fingers
crossed on these -- they could be very beautiful or a bit plain but things
ared looking good.

I could have bought somewhat bigger boesemanis at the LFS for $20 each, so
even from the price standpoint this was a good deal. And the color -- wow!

Liz