New Cories Coming On Thursday

[Barracuda518]

would it be Frank by any chance???

Maybe

 

[madattiver]

well you won;t be disappointed with his fish.. he really takes good care of his fish and always has some very interesting and hard to find ones spawning.

 

[Barracuda518]

well you won;t be disappointed with his fish.. he really takes good care of his fish and always has some very interesting and hard to find ones spawning.

I know, thats what I heard. He very nice and knowledgeable. I would have bought more from him if I had the space. I cant wait to get these in. Im thinking of setting up a breeder tank for the gold shoulders since they are already spawning. I plan on buying from him again in the future.

I also buy a lot of cories from Betterbettas on Aquabid. He also takes really good care of his fish and I reccomend him and Frank both. Betterbettas has a lot of cories I want that I plan on getting in the future.

 

[jollysue]

I have gotten most of my cories from Bryan at BetterBettas. All the ones but the few I got from my LFS: the pandas, the peppers, and my first two cories--the "who knows what they are" ones and of course the Brocha splendens and the bronze.

They all arrived healthy and strong but two in a mid winter shipment. But he had sent extras so I was covered. He has been an incredible resource for me, even setting me up with a local supplier of wholsale blackworms.

 

[Barracuda518]

I have gotten most of my cories from Bryan at BetterBettas. All the ones but the few I got from my LFS: the pandas, the peppers, and my first two cories--the "who knows what they are" ones and of course the Brocha splendens and the bronze.

They all arrived healthy and strong but two in a mid winter shipment. But he had sent extras so I was covered. He has been an incredible resource for me, even setting me up with a local supplier of wholsale blackworms.

I agree, I have nothing but good things to say about Bryan.

I just got an email from Frank. My cories are on the way, should be here tommorrow by 3:00

 

[jollysue]

(I agree)

 

[Inchworm]

I just started the filter last night at 11:00 and the fish are supposed to be here tommorrow. Do I need to move that filter to an established tank and let it run? I could take the filter sponge out and put it back in the other tank and just run the filter. There is already and airstone in the tank.

I also can get some of that Biospira stuff to and add it when the fish get here.

They are coming USPS express mail, only choice I had.

Hi Barracuda518

If you had waited, there would have been less of a risk of losing any of the beneficial bacteria from lack of food. Since it's a newly set up tank, there's nothing at all to sustain them. Given my recent experiences with the postal service.......................................

Speaking of the post office, I never had a problem until just lately. I suspect they are being careful of all packages and especially those with liquids. You would think that since both boxes had it plainly marked that they were "LIVE FISH" in them, that they would have made some effort to get them on their way, wouldn't you? I can understand that kind of delay, but what made me really annoyed was that when they did arrive at the local office, they made no effort to get them to me any sooner. Their attitude was like, "Oops, we didn't make it for the 24 hour service that you paid for, so we'll just take our time and get it to you within 48 hours." I don't live very far from the post office and, even though I asked, they wouldn't put them early on the delivery schedule.

Yesterday I called UPS and FedEx and their rates are exorbitant! They have gone up a lot since I last got a delivery from them. Express Mail might just be the only thing that's a decent price and even that is a lot.

I'm very sure you will be happy with Frank's fish. I know I always have been. If you are getting a group of spawning Gold Shoulders, you might as well start thinking about what you will use for a grow out tank because you'll have plenty of fry in no time at all. These fish spawn like crazy!

 

[Barracuda518]

I just started the filter last night at 11:00 and the fish are supposed to be here tommorrow. Do I need to move that filter to an established tank and let it run? I could take the filter sponge out and put it back in the other tank and just run the filter. There is already and airstone in the tank.

I also can get some of that Biospira stuff to and add it when the fish get here.

They are coming USPS express mail, only choice I had.

Hi Barracuda518

If you had waited, there would have been less of a risk of losing any of the beneficial bacteria from lack of food. Since it's a newly set up tank, there's nothing at all to sustain them. Given my recent experiences with the postal service.......................................

Speaking of the post office, I never had a problem until just lately. I suspect they are being careful of all packages and especially those with liquids. You would think that since both boxes had it plainly marked that they were "LIVE FISH" in them, that they would have made some effort to get them on their way, wouldn't you? I can understand that kind of delay, but what made me really annoyed was that when they did arrive at the local office, they made no effort to get them to me any sooner. Their attitude was like, "Oops, we didn't make it for the 24 hour service that you paid for, so we'll just take our time and get it to you within 48 hours." I don't live very far from the post office and, even though I asked, they wouldn't put them early on the delivery schedule.

Yesterday I called UPS and FedEx and their rates are exorbitant! They have gone up a lot since I last got a delivery from them. Express Mail might just be the only thing that's a decent price and even that is a lot.

I'm very sure you will be happy with Frank's fish. I know I always have been. If you are getting a group of spawning Gold Shoulders, you might as well start thinking about what you will use for a grow out tank because you'll have plenty of fry in no time at all. These fish spawn like crazy!

Hey Inchworm,

I actually moved the filter media back to the established tank until tommorrow. I went and got some of that Biospira stuff today and Im going to add it long with the fish and the filter media. I think everything will be fine. What do you think?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Barracuda518

I'm sure it will be fine. It's just that you have a lot of fish coming and will probably want to quarantine them together for awhile. The last thing they need, especially if they are stressed from the trip, is an ammonia spike.

I'll be very interested in what you think about the BioSpira too.

Well, they're on their way now. I hope all goes well.

 

[Barracuda518]

Hi Barracuda518

I'm sure it will be fine. It's just that you have a lot of fish coming and will probably want to quarantine them together for awhile. The last thing they need, especially if they are stressed from the trip, is an ammonia spike.

I'll be very interested in what you think about the BioSpira too.

Well, they're on their way now. I hope all goes well.

I think it will be fine too. I still have plenty of filter media from 2 other healthy tanks and I will keep an eye on the stats. That BioSpira says it eliminates the ammonia and nitrAtes. That should give the bacteria plenty of time to catch up if its behind

 

[jollysue]

I use BioSpira regularly, Barracuda. I keep some on hand. If I have to do a mjor waterchange (like to move a tank), add new fish to a tank, forget to turn the filter off when I change water, whatever. I add it to the filter media (especially like the bio-wheel or sponge.)

Inchworm, when I moved I had ordered two large orders of expensive fish. The shippers got mixed up and sent them to my old address. Although I had an address change in and traces on the boxes and one was insured both orders took weeks to deliver. A gorgeous 10" wild caught Kingosa Frontosa died in the box. A box of mixed fish to help restock the fish I lost in my 100 usg community tank after the move was almost entirely lost. A few survived the three weeks in the box but most died later. It was aweful!!

Since I have moved I have not had the service I had from USPS in my old address.

I imagine that rates have increased due to gas prices. I know plane travel has.

 

[Barracuda518]

Well, I just checked to see where my fish are and they are enroute from the local hub. So that means they are in the city and about to go out for delivery

 

[jollysue]

Do you get to be home for them?

 

[Barracuda518]

Do you get to be home for them?

Nope, I having them delivered to me here at work. USPS Express wont deliver to my home for some reason

 

[jollysue]

It's nice you can get them at work. Will they have to stay in the box and bags till then. How can you stand it?