Hey folks,
Great news, the launch date for the highly anticipated GloFish® Moonrise Pink® Cories has been moved up to November 16th! This now gives everyone the opportunity to stock up in time for Black Friday weekend. These actually made their first public appearance this past weekend at Aquashella LA and the response was fantastic. Only solidified what we already knew which is these are a super exciting new addition to the line. I'm sure plenty of people were taking pics/videos of them to post on their social media pages so if you haven't already you'll most likely be getting requests for these very soon so now you'll have the supply to meet the demand. Should make for a very exciting holiday season.
Speaking of the holidays, as we get closer to that time of year that means we are that much closer to our busy season. And with that in mind we have plenty of great items to start stocking up on. We'll start with Colombia. Since got Peru last week (still have some great items from that shipment btw) we didn't any Colombian imports but we made up for that this week. First and most limited are the Peacock Bass. Got in just a few pieces but they are very nice and therefore will go very quickly. We also got in what look to be some of if not the biggest Ossa Knives I've ever seen in my life. While these tend to be rather sedentary by nature making them hard to notice people will notice these, they are gigantic beasts! But I will have to say that my favorite item on this shipment lies at the other end of the size spectrum and that is the Loxozonus Cories. We've gotten these a couple pf times this year but always in very limited numbers. We finally got a decent amount of these but even then I doubt it's enough to go around so order early. And speaking of Cories we also got refilled on Pygmies so if you managed to miss out on them the last couple of times here's your chance to load up.
Far East shipments were packed full of much needed restocks but a few long lost goodies as well. I'll start with the obvious, Fire Gold Apistos. These are captive variant of the Agassizii and one of the most coveted by hobbyists. These are so stunning that they practically glow in the dark once mature with both males and females displaying great color. Sticking with far east raised Cichlids we also got in a fresh batch of Turkana Jewels. These usually take a week or so to settle in and regain their color after shipping but these guys were in full color the second they hit our tanks. These are as red as Santa's sleigh. Perfect color for this time of year. Hey, if Home Depot can start putting out Xmas stuff at the beginning of October I can make Santa Clause references at the end of it lol. But I will say the biggest surprise for me this week were the Daisy Rice Fish. Haven't been a huge fan of these historically since the ones I used to get in my retail days were less than awe-inspiring. But apparently I didn't have a very good source for them as these are spectacular. We have them in a top tier tank where the light is shining down on them and they are just as bright as any tree topper. Ok, that's my last holiday reference I swear. But I am serious about how nice the Rice Fish are. Might be my favorite import this week.
And once again this week's incoming had plenty of great Florida fish as well. They might not be the most exciting selections but I have to highlight both the Black Phantom and Candy Cane Tetras. I have pics below but neither really illustrates how fantastic both of these really are. If I was still in retail i would set up a display tank with both of these with live plants and it would look amazing. Yes, they really are that nice. But as for more exotic species we got in quite a few Cichlids this week starting with Premium OB Peacocks. These are hybrids from a number of different species including some haps but at the end of the day what you get are some truly unique show quality specimens. Size and color are outstanding and you won't find these anyplace else. From the same source we also got in some equally outstanding Fancy Mixed Mbuna. And yes, these also contain hybrids but I can tell you nobody will care because if you want great colored fish at a great price you're not going to do better than these. Got three sizes on them including regular, medium and large. And last but not least we got a restock on large assorted Haps. Now most of these are not hybrids but they are still fantastic. Great mix of species including a couple of surprises I haven't seen in there before. Order some and see if you can figure out which ones I'm talking about. Seriously doubt you'll be disappointed.
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The Sales Team
5D Tropical, Inc
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