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Fishes by special request?

treylane

treylane

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Alright, I'm looking for a particular fish that (afaik) is not typically collected or part of the trade, but according to my research it's not endangered and doesn't seem to have major barriers to collection - does anybody have suggestions for how to go about contacting importers or collectors or (?) ... about trying to obtain a few specimens? Is there a normal protocol for this kind of thing?
 
Lol, in this particular instance I'm looking for a few of these. Fairly wide distribution, shallow water, reef-associated, etc:
http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7989

Not super showy or anything, I'm just a filefish nerd... but it's a question I've had before about other fish and wanted to know if it's possible to get requests all the way up the chain to the collection points.
 
With such a wide distribution, I'd be surprised if one of the importers/wholesalers on 104th can't get one for you. You can also inquire with LA and see what they can get through QM.
 
tuberider said:
With such a wide distribution, I'd be surprised if one of the importers/wholesalers on 104th can't get one for you. You can also inquire with LA and see what they can get through QM.
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104th will hang up on her if she does not have an account. LA is the route I would go as Kevin has access to some incredible suppliers that most people can't talk to.

Contacting exporters is not what you want to do. To get a few fish here would be a logistical nightmare and you'd run into import issues as well.
 
Rudarius minutus - never seen it and I have imported thousands ox boxes of fish from all parts of that region.

I would try contacting Dominick at Diamonds of the Reef. http://www.diamondsofthereef.com/ (site is not up yet though, I will get you his email if you want). Dom is a big file guy, along with other odd balls.
 
GreshamH said:
tuberider said:
With such a wide distribution, I'd be surprised if one of the importers/wholesalers on 104th can't get one for you. You can also inquire with LA and see what they can get through QM.
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104th will hang up on her if she does not have an account. LA is the route I would go as Kevin has access to some incredible suppliers that most people can't talk to.

Contacting exporters is not what you want to do. To get a few fish here would be a logistical nightmare and you'd run into import issues as well.
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I should rephrase that, your LFS can talk to people on 104th and see what's shakin', although you may fine that LA is the most reliable route.
 
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