Hey folks,
special thanks to everyone that stopped by the booth to say hello at SuperZoo last week. Hopefully I speak for everyone when I say it was a great show with an even greater turnout. Vegas might be slow but the show sure wasn't. It was really great catching up with everyone and seeing some new faces. That being said we're still playing catch and just like just about with every convention I managed to sick along the way. There are plenty of pics this week but I did have to borrow some from our rep who takes professional type photos for our website. I can assure you that these are all recent pics and are representative of what's available.
Lots of incoming both last week and this week. We'll start with Brody's favorite, Colombia. We got these in last week but as I was out of town we didn't get a chance to put them in, large Silver Arowanas. These are about as big as you're going to see as far as imports go. Freight being what it is anything bigger wouldn't be cost effective. They are MUCH bigger than they look in the pic. Brody is the one holding it in the photo with his giant bear paws. If I were holding it you would think it's a full grown adult. But either way trust me these are big and impressive however only 3 pieces are available.
Peacock Bass season seems to be in full swing as we got in two more sizes this week but like always these are sure to sell out almost immediately so act fast if you want some. Red Hooks are back in on this shipment as well and these are some of the cleanest I've ever seen come in. Usually they have to be here a week or two in order for their fins to heal up but that isn't the case this time, these are good to go right out of the bag. On the smaller side of things we got in some wild Bleeding Heart Tetras. These are solid in size and run a bit cheaper than the ones that come in from Peru. And last but not least we still have some Green Neons from the last Colombia shipment and they're sill looking really solid.
There's certainly no shortage of far east imports this week, almost to much to list but I'll try. In no particular order I'll start with the Turkana Jewels. This is one of my favorite variants of this genus. They take a bit to settle in but once they do their color is unlike any other species of Jewel Cichlid as they are absolute knock-outs. Got some much needed restocks on some fan favorites including Galaxy Rasboras, Emerald Dwarf Rasboras, Black Emperor Tetras and the ever popular Sewellia Hillstream Loach. Also got in some more 4" Clown Loach but these are once again very limited so don't wait on these. We also got in some more Amano Shrimp. If you haven't brought these in before you should. These are the best algae eating species out there and people come out of the woodwork for them.
And of course no email would be complete without a shout out to some Florida Fish. I'll start with the medium assorted male Rainbows. They may cost a bit more but they are worth the extra money as these sell quickly and you won't have to worry about getting stuck with females. I have pics of the large size below but both are available and the mediums are a bit more price friendly. One of my favorite items to come in recently are the large Zebra Obliquidens. The color on these is outstanding and they usually run male heavy. Been getting quite a few medium and large sizes on some of the more popular Mbuna types including Electric Blue Johanni, Snow White Socolofi, Acei and Rustys. They may cost a bit more but it's something you're customers are definitely looking forsince not everyone stock the bigger sizes on such common staples. And one more item that is super noteworthy are the Super Red Bushynose. We have not had these available since hurricane Milton hit last fall. Joe used to refer to these as Super Rusty Bushynose as that is a more accurate description of their adult color but regardless these are super popular and sell out super fast.
Reach out to your rep if you have any questions.
The Sales Team
5D Tropical, Inc
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