JEFF RAPPS IS TANGLED UP IN CICHLIDS                   P.O. BOX 181, PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865                                                                                               

Phone: (908) 387-9858     Fax:  (908) 387-9859                              www.tangledupincichlids.com,  email: bigguapote1@verizon.net                         

                                                                                                                               

NEW REDUCED SHIPPING RATES IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR DOMESTIC OVERNIGHT SHIPPING!!

Big news for my existing customers and potential new customers located outside the local shipping area serviced by UPS ground delivery (local area includes NJ, VT, CT, RI, MA, DE, MD, and eastern PA and NY).

I have negotiated reduced rates for overnight delivery via UPS next day air shipping to all states.  Please be sure to inquire by forwarding your zip code when emailing about an order. 

I will gladly reply with a quote of your new reduced rate.

 

NEW SPECIAL PRICING FOR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY ON SATURDAYS!

From now on, I will pay the 'special Saturday delivery fee' (average cost of 15.00) for customers who would like to have UPS overnight delivery to their door on a Saturday. 

The regular UPS next day air weekday cost of delivery is still applicable, but customers will no longer be responsible to pay anything extra for this service.  

So for those of you who are only available to accept a package on the weekend, there is no reason to hesitate ordering due to extra weekend delivery costs.

 

                                                                STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 30 – SEPTEMBER 3

 

 

Don’t miss the expanded inventory located at the bottom of this list featuring many rare non-cichlid oddball species!!

 

                                                                                CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS

 

SPECIES                                              SIZE                      COST    COMMENTS

 

Amatitlania    nigrofasciata ‘calico’     1-1.5”                      5.50         ‘calico/marbled’ convicts-an attractive morph I originally introduced to trade @ ‘96

              sp. ‘Honduran red point’     1.5”                         7.50         F1 ‘Rio Monga’ juveniles-brightly colored red fins/blue body

                                                            2-2.5”                      12.50       F1 ‘Rio Monga’ sub-adults with brilliant color

Amphilophus        amarillo                  2-2.5”                      7.50         F1 chunky juveniles of industrial strength cichlids

                                                            3-3.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 exclusively imported by TUIC! F1 juves – beefy, bad, & barred  

                                                            4-4.5”      20.00 or 4 @ 15.00 F1 adolescent stock now available     

                              chancho                  7-8”                         35.00       F1 from only US wild pr-TUIC exclusive import, built massive, largest Amph. sp.

                              hogaboomorum     2-2.5”                      7.50         F1 Rio Cholteca juveniles-an uncommonly seen species in trade

                                                            3-3.5”                      12.50       next size up on chunky F1 ‘hogs’

                              labiatus – barred   4-4.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 exclusively imported by TUIC! F1 barred/blue devil with enlarged lips

                                                            5-6”         20.00 or 5 @ 15.00 F1 young adults of barred or blue devils

                                                            7-8”                         25.00       F1 very impressive adults

                              labiatus - colored   2-2.5”                      8.50         F1 juves. from only wild white pair of Nicaraguan devils in captivity

                                                            3-3.5”                      12.50       nicely sized F1 grow outs from the wild white pair

                                                            4-4.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 exclusively TUIC import! F1 orng& orng/blk Nicaraguan pure ‘red devils’

                                                           5-6”         20.00 or 4 @ 15.00 F1 young adults with very attractive fins and great color

                                                            7-8”                         25.00       F1 very impressive and beasty adults

                              lyonsi                      1.5”                         7.50         juves. of fantastically colored red, orange, & blk beauty

                                                            2-2.5”                      12.50       next size up on chunky juveniles

                                                            3-3.5”                      18.00       great sized grow outs

                              sagittae – barred   4-4.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50  F1 barred form of this rarely seen open water predator

                                                            5-6”         20.00 or 4 @ 15.00 F1 young adults with super profile and fins

                                                            7-8”                         30.00       large F1 adults – very impressive!

                              sagittae - colored   3-3.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 exclusively imported by TUIC! F1 open water predatory Nicaragua sp.

                                                            4-4.5”      20.00 or 4 @ 15.00  F1 grow outs of next size up w/ gorgeous wht, ylw, orange colors

                                                            5-6”         25.00 or 3 @ 20.00  F1 young adults of great color and size!

                                                            7-8”                         30.00       large F1 adults – very impressive!

                              trimaculatus          1.25-1.5”                 7.50         juveniles of super showy, colorful race of trimacs

                              xiloaensis                2-2.5”                      7.50         1st time TUIC exclusive import! F1 juves, from wht/ylw/orng adults

                                                            3-3.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50  great chunky F1 grow outs w/ all sorts of colors & patterns

                                                            4-4.5”      20.00 or 4 @ 15.00 hefty and colorful F1 xilos of various coloration

                                                            5-5.5”                      25.00       young adult F1 xilos – very impressive, not at all shy!

                              zaliosus                   4-4.5”                      25.00       exclusive TUIC import! Lago Apoyo ‘arrow cichlid’, open water hunter

                                                            5-6”                         35.00       great size on very predatory looking young adults

                              sp. ‘red Isletas’      3-3.5”      12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 1st time TUIC exclusive import! F1 juves. of barred red head species

                                                            4-4.5”      18.00 or 4 @ 15.00  next size up on F1 juves-all sizes from the only wild breeding pair in US

                                                            5-5.5”                      25.00       adult F1 males available with nice nuchal humps already

ex ‘Cichlasoma’     grammodes            2”                            10.00       juves. of very attractive, brightly spangled, no nonsense cichlid!

                              salvini                     4”                            15.00       highly colorful yellow & red beauties covered with blue spangles!

Cryptoheros          cutteri ‘Rio Mongu’2-2.5”                    7.50         F1 adolescent/sub adults of beautiful blue & gold race

                              nanoluteus             1”                            7.50         juveniles of highly colorful, smaller sized Panama beauty

                              spilurus                  2.5-3”                      10.00       European bred adolescent of ‘blue eyed cichlid’ now available

Herichthys             carpintis                 1.25-1.5”                 7.50         juveniles of the favored and beautiful ‘Escondido’ race

                                                            2-2.5”                      12.50       next size up chunky juveniles

                                                            3-3.5”                      18.00       super color on adolescent grow outs

                                                            4-4.5”                      25.00       young adults of super color

                                                            7”                            75.00       one jumbo show male with amazing color and shape!

                              tamosopoensis       2-2.5”                      10.00       F1 Rio Tamosopo green spangled, black/white split beauties

Hypsophrys           nicaraguense          2-2.5”      7.50 or 6 @ 6.00     juveniles of colorful Costa Rican ‘nics’

                                                            3-3.5”      12.50 or 6 @ 10.00  grow outs/adolescents beginning to color up nicely

                                                            4-4.5”                      18.00       young adults with super color

Nandopsis              tetracanthus          1.5”                         7.50         juv. ‘Cuban cichlids’-very showy as adult with mosaic blk/wht pattern

Neetroplus             nematopus             1.5”                         7.50         exclusively imported by TUIC! F1 feisty little Lago Nicaragua ‘neets’

                                                            2-2.5”      12.50 or 6 @ 10.00  next size up on F1 grow outs of the mighty ‘neet’!

                                                            3-3.5”      18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 great sized F1 adolescents/young adults with nuchal humps

                                                            4-4.5”                      25.00       beefy F1 adults with super profile!

Parachromis          dovii ‘Costa Rica’ 1.5”                         7.50         juveniles of the attractive Rio Heredia – gold & blue colored race

                                                            2-2.5”                      12.50       next size up grow outs of Costa Rica dovii

                                                            3-3.5”                      18.00       young sexed males already displaying great spotting!

                              friedrichsthalli       3-3.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50   F1 ‘La Ceiba, Honduras yellow head’-very striking new race in trade!

                                                            4-4.5”                      20.00       adolescent adults of great size and color

                              managuense           3-3.5”                      8.50         juveniles of the B&W jaguar cichlid with sharp patterns

                   motaguense ‘red tiger’     1.5”                         8.50         juveniles of colorful Rio Copan ‘red tiger race’

                                                          4-5”                         36.00       young adults of ‘red tiger mots’ with super color!

Paratheraps      fenestratus ‘Rio Antigua’ 4-4.5”              25.00       F1 adolescents- brightly colored blue, red, and ylw race with red head

Rocio             octofasciatus ‘elec. blue’ 1.5”                        18.00       beautifully colored, select juvenile ‘electric blue dempseys’

Thorichthys           pasiones                 1.5”                         8.50         juveniles of very yellow, very showy Rio Perdida, Guatemala race

                              sp. ‘gold mixteco’  1-1.25”                    5.50         juves. of beautifully gold spangled, md growing species

Tomocichla            sieboldi                   1.25-1.5”                 7.50         very sharp juveniles of Rio Garichi, Panama (lots of red on adults)

Vieja                       maculicauda          2.5”                         8.50         chunky black belts of super colorful race - displaying red color already

                              melanurus              2-2.5”      10.00 or 6 @ 8.00    F1 super colored ‘Rio Yaxha, Guatemala’ juveniles

                                                            3-3.5”                      15.00       great size large juveniles with color

                                                            4-4.5”                      20.00       beautifully colored adolescent grow outs

                              regani                     3-3.5”                      20.00       very nicely sized with emerald green body covered in red spots

 

                                                                                SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS

 

Andinoacara          latifrons                  1.25-1.5”                 5.50         F1 juveniles of beautifully spangled Colombian acara

                                                            3-3.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50  wild ‘turquoise acara’ from Colombia-highly spangled, very attractive

                                                            4-5”         20.00 or 3 @ 16.00  large wild adults displaying huge amounts of turquoise spangles

                              rivulatus                 4-5”                         28.00       captive bred ‘super red trim’ green terror – exceptionally colored!

Astronotus             sp. ‘Orinoco’          2-2.5”      12.50 or 6 @ 10.00  wild Orinoco oscars with incredible juvenile pattern/color

                                                            8-10”                       100.00 pr one adult pair of this very attractive, undescribed oscar available

Caquetaia              myersi                     2-2.5”      20.00 or 6 @ 15.00 wild stock of bright yellow, red eyed Colombian piscivore

                              umbriferus             1.5”         10.00 or 6 @ 8.00  F1 umbies from incredible wild stock I imported last year!

                                                            2-2.5”                      15.00       next size up on chunky F1 grow out umbies

Cichlasoma            bimaculatus           3-3.5”      18.00 or 3 @ 15.00 wild Suriname collected ornate acara

                                                            4-5”         25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 large adults with very showy fins and robust body

                              boliviensis              3-4”                         12.50       F1 adolescents of gold/green, ornate-finned Bolivian acara

                                                            5-6”                         18.00       F1 adults displaying great color and showy fins

ex ‘Cichlasoma’     cf. ornatus              1.5”   50.00 or 6 @ 45.00 or 12 @ 40.00 super rare wild juveniles of awesome Rio San Juan race

                                                            3-3.5”      90.00 or 3 @ 80.00 large wild juveniles of unbelievably beautiful species

                                                            4-4.5”      125.00 or 2 @ 115.00  wild adolescents already glowing with color and bright spangles

Crenicichla             sp. ‘Inirida’           8-9”                         150.00     only one adult of rarely imported, beautiful rich pastel colored pike

Geophagus             altifrons                  3-3.5”                      25.00       captive bred, showy Brazilian earth eater develops ornate fin extentions

                              brasiliensis             4-4.5”                      25.00       gorgeous adults of robust, large growing southern Brazil earth eater

                              dicrozoster             3-3.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 wild Orinoco Geo. w/ black cheek and semi-elongated body

                                                            4-4.5”                      20.00       great sized wild earth eater with lime green, blue spangled body

                              pindare                   2”                            10.00       beautiful, only recently described md. growing beautiful eartheaters

                                                            3-3.5”      18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 F1 very colorful young adults of only md growing (5-6”) beauty

                              sp. ‘Tapajos ll’      3.5-4”                      60.00       orng striped wild adults,  also known as ‘cf. megasema’-trio available!

Guianacara            sphenozona            1.5-2”      8.50 or 6 @ 7.50     juveniles of active, attractive, great ‘personality’ earth eater

Heros               cf. efasciatus ‘rotkeil’   2.5-3”                      15.00       tank bred ‘red head severums’ beginning to display color

Krobia                    sp. ‘Xingu orange’ 1”                           7.50         juveniles of rarely offered, very attractive Brazil acara

Satanoperca           daemon                  1.5-2”      8.50 or 6 @ 6.50     wild juveniles of very showy earth eater

                                                            8”                            95.00       jumbo wild Atabapo adults-amazing fish rarely seen at this size!

                              mapiritensis           7”                            85.00       jumbo wild adult male!  Face covered in small iridescent lime spots

 

                                                                VARIOUS AFRICAN CICHLID SPECIES

 

Hemichromis         elongatus                4-4.5”                      20.00       ‘five spot jewel cichlids’-a powerful and beautiful West Afr. sp.

Paratilapia             sp. ‘polleni’            3-3.5”      18.00 or 4 @ 15.00  boldly spangled ‘small spot polleni’ – a very showy Madagascar species

 

 

                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                NON CICHLID ODDBALL SPECIES

 

*Here are some excellent photographic resources/information to view species from below categories:

http://www.planetcatfish.com/core/index.php (catfish), http://www.jjphoto.dk/artsindex-fersk2.htm (all species)

 

Barbonymus          schwanenfeldi        10-12”     50.00 or 2 @ 40.00 jumbo sized tinfoil barbs, deep red colored fins with black – very nice

Datnioides              microlepis               3-4”                         75.00       ‘Indonesian’ or ‘Borneo tigers’ of super size and very well acclimated!

                              undecimradiatus   3.5-4”                      50.00       ‘Mekong’ or ‘thin bar tigers’ of great size

Hoplias                   microlepis               6-7”                         125.00     Hoplias collected from Choco, Colombia (Pacific slope-not Amazonian!)

                                                            12”                          200.00     only one large individual of very rarely accessible wolf fish species

Osteoglossum        bicirrhosum           7-7.5”                      75.00       silver arowanas of great size and already pellet trained

Leporinus              fasciatus                 8-9”         65.00 or 2 @ 55.00 very rarely imported at this size! Lg wild adults with red fins

                                                            10-11”     85.00 or 2 @ 75.00 huge sized ‘banded Leporinus’!  very impressive fish!

Myleus                    schomburgki         3.5-4”                      50.00       captive bred ‘black belt silver dollars’ of great size!

Scatophagus          argus ‘ruby red scat’ 2-3”                    15.00       juvenile ‘ruby’ or ‘red scats’ imported from Sri Lanka

Tor                          tambroides             4.5-5”                      35.00       ‘Thai mahseer’-great size w/ incredibly reflective, huge scales & blue fins

 

                                                CATFISH SPECIES (INCLUDING FANCY PLECOS)

 

Ancistrini               sp. L127                 2.5-3”      10.00 or 6 @ 7.50   L127 attractive marbled, hardy Colombian pleco-wide, wavy bands

Ancistrus               sp. ‘white seam’    2.5-3”      20.00 or 4 @ 15.00  L88 - Rio Ourem, Brazil-choco. body w/ white seam bristle nose

Baryancistrus        demantoides          4-4.5”                      40.00       L200 –‘green phantom pleco’-stunning emerald grn w/ ylw spots & fins

Hemiancistrus       guahiborum           3-3.5”      18.00 or 4 @ 15.00  L106 – very sharp orange spotted, orange seam pleco

Hypancistrus         debiliterra              2.5-3”                      25.00       L129 – bright gold spots/stripes on black-a very ornate little pleco

Hypostomus          cf. ‘cochliodon’      3-3.5”                      25.00       L50 – spotted rusty pleco from Tapajos

Leporacanthicus   galaxius                  3.5-4”                      45.00       L240-lg gold spot vampire plecos- totally ‘cichlid-hardy’, showy plecos

                              triactis                    5-6”         45.00 or 2 @ 40.00 L91 – ‘three beacon pleco’of lg size-attractive markings, lots of orange

Megalancistrus      parananus             7-8”                         200.00     L234 – mega-growing, mega-spiny, mega-showy ‘super plecos’

                                                            9-10”                       225.00     L234 – one very large individual of this rarely offered ‘super pleco’

Merodontotus        tigrinus                   5”                            250.00     amazing ‘tigrinus shovelnose cats’! well acclimated, super pattern!

Panaque                 maccus                   2-2.5”                      7.50         L104 Orinoco ‘clown pleco’-peaceful, small growing community pleco

                              cf. nigrolineatus     8-9”         90.00 or 2 @ 80.00 L330 – large ‘watermelon royal plecos’ great shape w/ striking patterns

                                                            10-12”                     115.00     L330 – giant sized ‘watermelon royals’ – amazing spots and size!

Peckoltia                 lineola                     3.5-4”                      20.00       L202 - boldly spotted and banded Orinoco species

                      sp. ‘leopard frog’         2-3”         50.00 or 3 @ 45.00  L134 – highly sought after wild ‘leopard frog plecos’ now available

Oxydoras               niger                       16”                          150.00     formerly known as ‘Pseudodoras’ niger-purple/black gentle giant cat

Synodontis             multipunctatus      4”                            35.00       Lake Tanganyika ‘cuckoo Syno’ – attractively marked adult

Wallago                  leeri                         9-10”       75.00 or 2 @ 65.00 very rarely seen Indonesian spotted Wallago cats

                                                            12-15”     100.00 or 2 @ 85.00 jumbo Indo Wallago-truly magnificent, ridiculously huge cats!

                                               

Please be aware that size, price, and availability are subject to change. 

There is no minimum order.  Please keep in mind that shipping & handling costs plus styrofoam box/heat pack charges will be added to your order. 

UPS Ground Shipping with next day service is available to all of NJ, VT, CT, RI, MA, DE, MD, and eastern PA and NY.  Ground rates are extremely reasonable-even for larger orders.  Please inquire if you are located in the above areas.

UPS next day air &/or next day air saver are available to all domestic (US) destinations:  I have daily UPS pick up from my facility shipping Monday through Friday for delivery days all over the continental US on Tuesday through Saturday.  Please forward your zip code for shipping quotes.

For airport shipped domestic (US) orders:  A 25.00 airport delivery charge is added to all orders.  You must pick up your order directly from the air cargo facility at specified airport. 

For export orders shipped via airport (including all Canada destinations):  Minimum order is $250.00 of fish and there is an additional clearance fee of $145.00 per shipment for US Fish and Wildlife paperwork clearance and inspections. 

Depending on the final destination, some international shipments require the services of an export broker.  This fee is $100.00 per shipment.   A 25.00 airport delivery charge is added to all orders.

European countries requiring Animal Health Certification from the USDA are subject to a 50.00 fee required to obtain this documentation.

For all fish orders over $350.00, I will deduct 5% from the invoice total of fish.  For orders exceeding $500.00, I will deduct 10% from the invoice total of fish.

All shipments are sent prepaid by paypal (sign up at www.paypal.com) or credit/debit card (Visa, Master Card, American Express, and Discover). 

Please allow me to confirm that fish ordered are in stock for all prepaid orders prior to sending funds.

Given the high quality of fish shipped and special care taken to pack safely for transit, losses are very seldom experienced in shipping.  Due to the inherent risk involved in shipping overnight during the cold winter months, I will do my best to ensure safe transit of the fish.   

I guarantee live arrival of fish shipped via same-day air freight; provided that flights are on time and shipment is picked up within 2 hours of arrival - and provided the package is not subject to claim via mishandling by carrier. 

I will also guarantee live arrival on UPS/FedEx shipments sent and delivered as next day air delivery/priority overnight option ‘by 10:30 AM’ – and provided the package is not subject to claim via mishandling by carrier . 

Next day delivery via ‘ground shipping/delivery by end of day’ does not guarantee delivery by a specific time of day, so live arrival guarantee does not apply. 

Any claims must be reported the same day of receipt.  Any credit due will be awarded on your next order-no cash refunds. 

Best regards, Jeff Rapps

                                 [JR1] 

 


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