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                        

                                                                                                                              

                                                                STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9TH     

 

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 PER FISH  COMMENTS

 

Amatitlania            nigrofasciata ‘pink’ 1.5-2”                   5.50         chunky and pleasingly colored tank bred ‘pink convicts’

   siquia "Rio Cabayo Nicoya Peninsula" 1.25-1.5”        7.50         new convict to the trade from NW Costa Rica-ylw to red color w/ bars!

       sp. Honduran red point ‘platinum’  3-3.5”               15.00       strikingly attractive morph of exciting semi-dwarf ‘Honduran red point’

Amphilophus        citrinellus               1.25-1.5”                 7.50         juveniles of bright red/orange, stocky bodied Nicaraguan adults

                              labiatus                  1.25-1.5”                 7.50         juvenile true ‘red devils’ from my colorful Lago Nicaragua imports

                              sagittae – colored   1-1.5”                      5.50         juveniles from super pair of F1 wht/org/blue fem and red/org male

                                                          7-7.5”      30.00 or 3 @ 25.00  exclusively imported by TUIC! F1 open water predatory Nicaragua sp.

                                                         8-9”                         35.00       jumbo F1 adults w/ gorgeous wht, ylw, orange colors – very impressive!

                              trimaculatus          1.25-1.5”                 7.50         juves. of beefy and highly colorful real ‘trimacs’

                              xiloaensis                5-5.5”      25.00 or 3 @ 20.00  exclusively imported by TUIC! F1 wht/ylw/orng young adults

                                                            6-6.5”      30.00 or 3 @ 25.00 adult F1 xilos of various colors – very impressive, not at all shy!

                                                            8-8.5”                      50.00       one large F1 male now available

                             sp. ‘red Isletas’       4-4.5”                      18.00       exclusively imported by TUIC! F1 juves. of barred red head species

                                                            5-5.5”                      25.00       young adult F1s available with nuchal humps forming already

                                                            6-6.5”                      35.00       chunky adult F1 males with very impressive profile

                                                            7-7.5”                      50.00       limited F1 lg adult males – very showy fish

Archocentrus         centrarchus            3-3.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.00 lg juv/young adolescent Lago Nicaragua ‘flier cichlid’-very striking, less aggressive

                                                            4-4.5”                      20.00       great sized adolescents displaying turquoise color

Chuco                     micropthalmus      1-1.5”                      25.00       rare! F1 Rio Copan-remarkable glowing turq. spangles over red/gold body

‘Cichlasoma’         salvini                     4-4.5”                      18.00       very colorful tank bred salvini of great size

Neetroplus             nematopus             3-3.5”      18.00 or 4 @ 15.00  exclusively imported by TUIC! F1 feisty little Lago Nicaragua ‘neets’

                                                            4-4.5”                      25.00       beefy F1 adults of the mighty ‘neet’!

Parachromis          friedrichsthalli       5-5.5”                      25.00       F1 ‘Rio Danto’ grow outs, brightly yellow colored w/ blue fins

Paratheraps           bifasciatus              2.5-3”      12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 F1 Rio Chacamax-gorgeous red spotted race w/ lots of yellow over body

                              breidohri                .50-.75”                   7.50         juveniles of incredibly beautiful, rarely offered/highly requested gem

                              zonatus                   4-4.5”                      18.00       young adolescents already w/ blue face and sides            

Petenia                    splendida ‘red’      3-3.5”                      15.00       ‘orange/red bay snook’- non aggressive, super show fish

Thorichthys           affinis                     1.25-1.5”                 7.50         F1 Lago Peten juves-orange underside, iridescent blue spangled sides

Vieja             melanurus ‘Lago Peten’ 1.5”                         7.50         F1 Lago Peten-stunningly colored race of pink, blue, & ylw

                                                            2-2.5”                      12.50       next size up on F1 super colored Lago Peten melans

                    melanurus ‘Lago Yaxha’ 2-2.5”                    12.50       rich ylw/orange colored race w/ attractive blue color

                              synspilus                1.25-1.5”                 7.50         juveniles from brilliantly deep red colored pair

 

                                                                                SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS

 

Acarichthys           heckelii                   3-3.5”                      18.00       showy earth eater-develops long filaments on fins, beautiful color

Acaronia                nassa                      3.5-4”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 big eyes, big mouth, not big attitude-very cool wild ‘Peru basketmouth’

Andinoacara          stalsbergi                1.5”         15.00 or 6 @ 12.50 F1 juves. of incredible and rarely offered white seam ‘Peru green terror’

                                                            2-2.5”                      20.00       next size up on chunky F1 juveniles with color

Caquetaia              kraussi                   3.5-4”                      25.00       great sized F1 grow outs w/ green body, orange eyes/belly

                                                            6”                            40.00       one young adult male of great size and color

                              myersi                     3.5-4”                      35.00       uniquely attractive wild piscivore w/ red eyes & gold body

                              umbriferus             1.5”           7.50 or 6 @ 6.50   F1 juveniles of the awesome Rio Magdalena ‘blue freckled monster’

                                                            2-2.5”      12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 chunky F1 juveniles already displaying blue freckles

                                                            3-3.5”                      20.00       great sized and colorful F1 Rio Magdalena grow outs

Cichla           kelberi – Rio Piracicaba  5-6”                        250.00     larger sized individuals of 1st time offer ‘Rio Piracicaba tucunare’!

                              monoculus             5-5.5”                      40.00       tank bred colorful Peru monos from gorgeous, previously carried stock

                              piquiti ‘azul’          6-7”       250.00 or 4 @ 215.00 (net) wild ‘azul bass’ of legendary fishing hot spot-Furnace Lake, Minas Gerais

Crenicichla             lucius                      4-5”         15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 wild Peru pikes w/ iridescent gold/grn sides, ornate red fins

Geophagus             altifrons ‘Tapajos’ 3-3.5”                     18.00       beautifully colored ‘Tapajos’ race-super impressive w/ long fin extensions

                              brasiliensis             3-3.5”                      15.00       chunky & highly colorful, a robust & very showy earth eater

                              dicrozoster             5”                            35.00       wild adult red & grn striped wild Colombian earth eater w/ black cheek stripe

                   sp. ‘red head Tapajos’    1.5”         7.50 or 6 @ 6.50     F1 juveniles of the highly requested and beautiful ‘red head’

Heros                      sp. ‘rotkeil’            3-3.5”                      25.00       already colorful, unmistakably red head severum’ or ‘rotkeils’

                              sp. ‘super red’       3-3.5”                      50.00       amazing color on ‘super red severum’ of great size

Laetacara               dorsigera                1.5-2”      8.50 or 6 @ 7.50     ‘red breasted acara’ - attractive and peaceful dwarf species

                              thayeri                    3-4”                         15.00       wild Peru ‘smiling acara’-md growing-bright ylw facial stripes, gold/grn body

Mesonauta             insignius ‘Negro’   3-3.5”                      15.00       seldom imported wild Rio Negro ‘festivum’ or Rio Negro ‘flag cichlid’

 

                                                                VARIOUS OLD WORLD CICHLID SPECIES

 

Etroplus                 suratensis               3-3.5”                      18.00       F1 ‘green chromides’ – incredibly showy, large growing, mellow beauty

                                                            4-4.5”                      25.00       great sized F1 grow outs w/ bright spangles on dark green banded flanks

Oreochromis          niloticus                  3-3.5”                      10.00       ‘blue’ or ‘Nile Tilapia’-impressive as adult-boldly barred, red throat/tail

Paratilapia             ‘small spot polleni’ 2-2.5”                    12.50       gorgeous Madagascar sp.-velvet blk body w/ gold & turq. spots as adult

 

               

                                                                NON CICHLID ODDBALL SPECIES

 

Atractosteus          tropicus                  8-10”                       275.00     highly sought after Mexican ‘tropical gar’ – very limited qty available!

Balantiocheilus      melanopterus         6”                            35.00       large sized ‘tricolor’ or ‘bala shark’ with very chunky body

                                                            8”                            50.00       extra large sized, even more robust shaped ‘tricolor’ or ‘bala shark’

Barbonymus          altus                        4-5”                         25.00       real ‘red tail tinfoil barbs’-all the bling of common tinfoil in 1/2 the size (max 8”)

Chitala                   ornate ‘albino’       4-5”                         85.00       true albino ‘clown knife’-ghostly ‘Casper cool’ w/ red eyes

Chromobotia         macracanthus        7.5-8”                      150.00     absolutely giant ‘clown loaches’!! very rare offer at beautiful show size!

Crossostoma          lacustre                   3-4”                         15.00       highly attractive, great sized Taiwan loach w/ bold zebra bars

Curimata               cyprinoides            3-3.5”                      25.00       seldom imported, showy Amazonian ‘Prochilodus-like’ characin

Epinephelus           lanceolata               5”                            150.00     incredible ‘bumble bee’ or ‘Queensland grouper’ in brackish water

Hampala                dispar                     5-6”         35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 very sharp ‘large fish community’ species w/ purplish body and red fins

Hemieleotris           latifasciata              2-3”         5.50 or 6 @ 4.50     Colombian ‘pygmy sleeper goby’-inquisitive & attractive, fun little fish

Himantura             chaophraya            18”                          2000.00 ‘net price’ true collector specimen-awesome ‘giant Mekong ray’-very rare import indeed!

Maccullochella       peeli                        3-3.5”                      65.00       very rare import! Australian ‘murray cod’–huge growing, unique wet pet

Megalops                cyprinoides            3.5-4”                      50.00       flashy, active ‘Indo tarpon’ in fresh water-huge, highly reflective scales

Myloplus                rubripinnis            3-4”                         25.00       Colombian ‘red hook silver dollars’-great addition of color and activity to lg community

Neolissochilus        stracheyi                 6-7”                         50.00       ‘blue masheer’ or ‘tor’ of great size and color on hand

Osphronemus        goramy                   3.5-4”                      20.00       huge growing, very impressive ‘giant goramy’-awesome show fish

Osteoglossum        bicirrhosum           5”                            45.00       ‘silver arowana’-always striking show fish, fully pellet trained

Piaractus                brachypomus ‘albino’ 5-6”                  150.00     true albino ‘red pacu’! Very striking & attractive - 1st time US import!

Polypterus              ansorgii                  9-10”                       75.00       very sharp, prehistoric looking ‘bichir’ w/ bold bars & great size

                              palmas ‘Buettikoferi’ 8-10”                 75.00       attractive diagonal checker-like pattern, great sized unusual ‘bichir’

Potamotrygon        hystrix                    6-8” trio                  850.00 trio (net) breeder adult trio of Brazilian Rio Negro hystrix rays

                              leopoldi ‘black diamond’ 10”              2500.00   outstanding P13 ‘black diamond ray’ male from Sao Felix, Rio Xingu

                              motoro ‘orange flower’ 17-18”            450.00     jumbo wild Peru male w/ one of kind huge ‘orange flowers pattern’!

Ptychidio                jordani                   7-8”                         375.00 pr extremely rare, very uniquely attractive Chinese cyprinid w/ wing-like fins

Salminus                maxillosus              8-9”      100.00 or 3 @ 85.00  real ‘golden dorado’ of south Brazil already w/ red fins

Xiphophorus         helleri                      2-2.5”                      10.00       F1 Rio Otapa wild type swordtail-lg growing, red stripes on lime body

Zacco                      pachycephalus       4-5”                         40.00 pr  colorful, active Asian cyprinid-adds movement & interest to md/ml community

 

                                                CATFISH SPECIES (INCLUDING FANCY PLECOS)

 

Acanthicus             adonis                     7-8”                         75.00       very showy white spotted lyre tailed pleco of great size and pattern

Ageneiosus             marmoratus           7-8”                         100.00     uncommon import of ‘marbled hammerhead cats’-incredible display!

Bagarius                 yarelli                      7-8”                         250.00     Indian ‘goonch cats’-totally unique & dangerously appealing ‘collector cats’

Glyptoperichthys  gibbiceps ‘albino’  6-7”                         50.00       very showy & lg growing red eyed ‘albino sailfin plecos’

Panaque                 sp. ‘green royal’    4.5-5”                      45.00       L191 very robust and attractive ‘broken line’ or ‘green royal’ pleco

Pseudopimelodus  bufonis                   5-6”                         65.00       ‘zungaro giant bee cats’-lg growing, beautiful org/blk contrasting bands

Pseudorinelepis     genibarbus             4-4.5”                      50.00       Peru ‘pinecone plecos’-not same as L095 or L152 (a separate, undescribed spp.)

                                               

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

There is no minimum quantity of fish or invoice total for any order.  Please keep in mind that shipping & handling costs plus styrofoam box/heat pack charges will be added to your order.

 

In my promotion of shipping on Friday for Saturday delivery, the 'special Saturday delivery fee' (average cost of 16.00) which FedEx charges will not be applied to your order.

The regular FedEx next day air weekday cost of delivery is still applicable (FedEx ground service does not operate on Saturday), but customers will no longer be responsible to pay anything extra for this service provided the fish order is over 75.00  

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.

 

FedEx home delivery/ground shipping with next day by end of day delivery is available to most all of NJ, NY, PA, CT, DE, and MD.  Ground rates are extremely reasonable-even for larger orders.  This mode of shipping is applicable in the warmer seasons but not highly recommended during the winter.

FedEx priority AM delivery, standard next day delivery, and 2nd day delivery are available to most all domestic/US destinations.  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 $186.00 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 credit/debit card (Visa, Master Card, American Express, and Discover), Paypal, Western Union, Money Gram, or money order mailed in advance.

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. 

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

Although I pack safely and successfully for extended transit times, next day delivery via ‘ground shipping/2nd day delivery/standard overnight by end of day delivery’ do not qualify for live arrival guarantee.

I will also guarantee live arrival of fish shipped via same-day air freight to/from airport; 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. 

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

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