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

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

                                                                                                                               

                                                                STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF MAY 13TH  

 

GENUS & SPECIES                          SIZE                 COST PER FISH       COMMENTS/REMARKS ABOUT SPECIES

                                               (total length in inches)          (in US $)       (wild cichlids include the word ‘wild’ in description; otherwise they are ‘cb’ or captive bred

 

                                                                                SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS

 

Acaronia                nassa                      4.5-6”                      50.00       jumbo wild adults-extremely rare collection from Roraima, Brazil

Aequidens              metae                      3-4”                         20.00       F1 fully colored young adults of seldom seen, highly attractive Colombian acara

“                              patricki                   2-2.5”                      12.50       brightly colored gold and green southern Peru acara

Andinoacara          latifrons                  3-3.5”                      15.00       wild Colombian ‘turquoise acara’ – covered in brilliant blue spangling

Astronotus             ocellatus ‘Araguaia’ 4-4.5”  35.00 or 4 @ 32.00 wild ‘Rio Araguaia’ juveniles of extremely rarely imported oscar

“                              ocellatus ‘gold oscar’ 5-6”                   50.00       long time no see!  Non-hormone/no dyes; real bright ‘gold oscars’

“                              “                 “      “   8-9”                         75.00       young adults of super size and bright color!

“                              ocellatus ‘Marajo’ 5-6”                         75.00       lg wild occars from Marajo Island, Brazil-bright red spots w/ blk bars!

“              cf. ocellatus ‘Bahia red tail’  4-4.5”    28.00 or 4 @ 25.00  remarkably unique, F1 red-tailed wild-form Bahia, Brazil oscars

Australoheros        sp. ‘red Ceibal’      1.5-2”                      10.00       very colorful, md growing Uruguay ‘red chanchito’

Bujurquina            sp. ‘Para, Brazil’   4-4.5”                      35.00       extremely rare/ltd qty import of wild acara from Para state, Brazil

Caquetaia              kraussi                   4-4.5”                      35.00       F1 large grow outs of green and orange, lg mouthed predator

“                              spectabile               1.5”         12.50 or 6 @ 10.00  F1 juves of incredibly beautiful Brazil gem-hatched week of ‘Hurricane Sandy’

“                              “                              2-2.5”                      16.00       next size up on F1 juveniles are now available

Cichla                     melanaie                 5-6”                         300.00     very limited number of great sized, F1 pellet feeding grow outs

“                              orinocensis             1.5-2”      25.00 or 4 @ 22.50  wild Rio Meta juveniles – brilliant gold and green as adult!

“                              piquiti ‘azul’          5-6”                         150.00     wild ‘azul bass’ collected from Furnace Lake in Minas Gerais

Crenicara               punctulata             2.5-3”                      35.00 pr  wild pair of ‘Rio Caete, Brazil’ checkerboard cichlids

Crenicichla             compressiceps        2”                            20.00       brightly yellow colored fins on highly attractive wild dwarf pike

“                              jaguarensis            4-4.5”                      60.00       very rarely offered S. Brazil (Sao Paulo) spotted pike

“                              regani                     2.5-3”+                   40.00 pr  stunning lg pairs of F1 Tapajos regani pikes w/ lg black dorsal spot(s)

“                              reticulata                5-6”         28.00 or 2 @ 25.00 wild Peru pike w/ bold diagonal bands, deep yellow body

“                              sveni                       2.5-3”                      12.50       wild Colombian marbled gold pikes; md growing and breedable in tanks

“                              sp. ‘Tapajos ‘red’ 5-6”                         150.00     wild solid deep red/orange Tapajos pikes-very long time no see!

“                              “              “              7-8”                         175.00     next size up on incredible red Tapajos pikes-stunning show fish!

Geophagus             altifrons ‘Tocantins’ 3-3.5”  28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 wild Rio Tocantins beauties-incredible fish at maturity

“                  cf. brasiliensis ‘Sao Paulo’ 4.5-6”                    65.00       lg wild red/green adults collected from Sao Paulo, Brazil

“                              iporagensis             2.5-4”                     40.00 pr   gold spangled ‘brasiliensis-type’ earth eater from southern Brazil

“                              parnaibae               2-2.5”                      12.50       md growing, highly colorful and seldom offered Brazilian earth eater

“                              steindachneri         1.5”           7.50 or 6 @ 6.50   F1 ‘red hump Geos’ from Rio Magdalena

“                              “                              2-2.5”                      12.50       next size up on F1 grow outs-colorful with lively personality

“                    sp. ‘red head Tapajos’   1.5”      7.50 or 6 @ 6.50        F1 juves of brightly colored ‘red head Geo’-md growing, mild temperament

“                              “                              2-2.5”                      12.50       next size up on this beautifully colored F1 Brazilian earth eater

“                 sp. ‘red head Tapajos’ wild 4-5”                      75.00       gorgeous large wild adults in stunning color and top condition

Gymnogeophagus balzani                    2.5”                         15.00       chunky grow outs of colorfully gold spangled Rio Uruguay race

Heroina                  isonycterina           1.25-1.5”                 10.00       F1 juveniles of spectacular md growing, new/rare import available

Heros           sp. ‘super red severum’  3”                            35.00       brilliant color, mild manners; very desirable asset for md size community

“                              “              “              6-7”                         100.00     jumbo male of glowing red color and perfect fin extensions!

Hoplarchus            psittacus                 2-2.5”                      18.00       F1 ‘Colombian parrot cichlids’; great fish to grow out to maturity

“                              “                              7-8”                         75.00       lg wild ‘Colombian parrots’-ultra impressive blue/green show cichlids

Hypselecara           coryphaenoides     5-6”                         75.00       wild adults of rarely imported ‘Orinoco chocolate’-mohagany w/ gold nape

Krobia                    xinguensis              1-1.5”                      7.50         juves of colorful, mild mannered, md growing ‘orange faced acara’

“                              “                              2-2.5”                      12.50       very colorful adolescents displaying lots of orange and blue

Laetacara               araguaiae               2-2.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 glowing blue and yellow wild Brazilian ‘dwarf smiling acara’

Microgeophagus    ramirezi                  1.5”         7.50 or 6 @ 6.50     wild Colombian ‘blue rams’-highly colorful with pink, yellow, blue

Retroculus             lapidifer                  1.5-2”                      60.00       highly sought after wild Rio Tocantins goby-like earth eaters

Satanoperca           jurupari ‘Ucayali’ 2.5-3”      12.50 or 4 @ 10.00  wild ‘SW jurupari’ of super gold colored, orange lipped Peruvian race

Symphysodon       aequifasciatus        5”                            150.00     ‘Lake Maica, Santarem red’ discus-wild red adults w/ ornate blue vermiculations

“                              discus                     5”                            150.00     Uatama ‘Urucara’ red heckel discus-wild adults w/ horizontal blue on red body

Uaru                       amphiacanthoides 5” +/-                      100.00     lg wild Manaus ‘triangle blotch Uaru’-rare import of this size in top condition

                                                                               

                                                                        CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS

 

Amatitlania            sp. ‘calico convict’  1.5”                        7.50         attractively marked ‘marbled’ or ‘calico convicts’

“                   sp. ‘Honduran redpoint’ 2.5”                         10.00       highly colorful Rio Danli ‘Honduran convicts’- beautiful blue body w/ red fins

“                              “                              3-3.5”                      15.00       large Rio Danli males –very impressive size and color

Amphilophus        citrinellus               3-3.5”                      15.00       tank bred of bright red/orange, stocky TUIC Nicaraguan stock

“                              “                              4-4.5”                      20.00       adolescent grow outs of home grown Nicaraguan midas cichlids

“                              hogaboomorum     2-2.5”                      12.50       F1 Rio Cholteca, Honduras barred sp. that grow impressive nuchal hump

“                              “                              3-3.5”                      18.00       F1 chunky grow outs of ‘Honduran hogas’

“                              labiatus                  2-2.5”      10.00 or 4 @ 8.50  true ‘red devils’ of tank bred Lake Nicaragua stock

“                              “                              3-3.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 chunky grow outs of tank bred Nicaraguan ‘red devil’

“                              “                              4-4.5”                      20.00       adolescent captive bred Nicaraguan ‘red devils’; coloring up nicely

“                              “                              5-5.5”                      28.00       lg adolescents available of captive bred true Nicaraguan ‘red devils’

“                              “                              6-6.5”                      35.00       impressive young adults – largest size available

“                              lyonsi                      1.5”         7.50 or 6 @ 6.50    juveniles again available from my giant lyonsi pair!

“                              “                              2-2.5”    12.50 or 4 @ 10.00  next size up on chunky juveniles of this less aggressive & showy species

“                              “                              3-3.5”                      18.00       largest sized grow outs I have from beautifully colored, huge pair

“                              sagittae – colored   3-3.5”                      15.00       juves of exclusive TUIC import! open water predatory Lago Xiloa endemic

“                              “                  “          4-4.5”                      20.00       chunky grow outs beginning to color up now-all from F1 white/orange pair

“                              sp. ‘’red Isletas’    1.25-1.5”                 7.50         F2 juveniles from my original import of this several years ago

 ‘Cichlasoma’        istlanum ‘red’        7-8”                         150.00     jumbo size male of 100% show quality; fin streamers, glowing color

“                              pearsi                      4-5”                         25.00       large growing, mild mannered, handsome honey and brown herbivore

“                              salvini                     2.5-3”                      12.50       beautifully colored cb salvini of great size

“                              trimaculatus          1.5”                         7.50         juveniles from my brightly colored pairs

“                              “                              2-2.5”                      12.50       next size up on chunky grow outs

Cryptoheros          sajica                      1.5”                         10.00       very sought after, colorful red/blue/yellow and only sm-md growing

“                              spilurus                  1.5-2”                      12.50       attractively colored ‘jade eye cichlid’ with powder blue colored body

Herichthys             tamasopoensis       1.5-2”                      7.50         F1 Rio Tima – bright green w/ bright spangles & black bars

Hypsophrys ‘Neetroplus’ nematopus 1.25-1.5”                7.50         F1 Rio Grande de Matagalpa-riverine ‘neets’ from recent Nicaragua collections

“                              “                              5-5.5”                      35.00       impressive jumbo F1 Lago Nicaragua males w/ nuchal hump/high profile

Parachromis          dovii                        1.25-1.5”                 7.50         F2 juveniles of Lake Arenal ‘gold and turquoise wolf’

“                              “                              8-9”                         350.00 pr  wild Granada, Lake Nicaragua; very limited adult wolf cichlid pairs

“                              managuensis          8-9”                         80.00       wild Rio Panama; boldly marked adult jaguar cichlids-with visible teeth!

Paraneetroplus ‘formerly Paratheraps & Vieja species’

“                              argentea                 8-9”                         125.00     jumbo adults of super showy species w/ tall profile & ornate fins

“                              melanurus              1.5”                         10.00       Rio Yaxha juveniles- an amazingly colored, very showy fish

“                              zonatus                   5-6”                         35.00       Rio Jaltepec beautifully colored young adults displaying lots of blue

Petenia                    splendida               6”                            25.00       ‘red bay snook’ of adolescent size beginning to color up red/orange

 

                                                                VARIOUS OLD WORLD CICHLID SPECIES

 

Champsochromis  coeruleus                1.5-2”                      10.00       lg growing, very showy electric blue colored ‘Malawi torpedo Hap’

Etroplus                 maculatus              2”                            12.50       young adult brightly colored red/orange chromides-peaceful & small sized

“                              suratensis               2.5-3”                      15.00       captive bred, strikingly beautiful, lg growing green spangled chromides

Exochromis            anagenys                2”                            15.00       uniquely torpedo shaped, blue/gold Malawi open water predator

Hemichromis         elongatus                3-3.5”   18.00 or 4 @ 15.00   large and colorful grow outs of feisty ‘5 spot jewels’

“                              “                              4-4.5”                      25.00       young adults in full color

“                              cf. lifalili ‘Bangui’  2-2.5”                      12.50       brightly ornate ‘dwarf jewel species’; deep red w/ yellow lateral crescents

Paratilapia             sp. ‘bleekeri’ lg spot 1.5-2”                  10.00       juves. of highly attractive large spotted form of Madagascar ‘marakely’

“                              sp. ‘polleni’ sm spot 1.5-2”                  10.00       juves. of equally attractive small spotted form of Madagascar ‘marakely’

Placidochromis phenochilus ‘Tanzania’ 4-5”                    50.00       knock your socks off glowing blue/gold flecked beauties of great size!

Ptychochromis       sp. ‘Tarantsy’        3-4.5”                     50.00 pr   adult prs of ornate finned, ‘oligocanthus-like undescribed Madagascar gem

Tilapia                    buttekoferi             4-4.5”                      25.00       boldly banded yellow/black; adolescent ‘hornet Tilapia’

“                              “                              5-6”                         35.00       adolescent/young adults with very striking & colorful vertical bar pattern

“                              mariae                    2-2.5”      10.00 or 4 @ 8.50   F1 juves of gorgeous W. African w/ pink belly/sides + ylw & blk bars

“                              “                              3-3.5”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 F1 grow outs available displaying bold ylw/blk bands

“                              “                              4-4.5”                      18.00       F1 young adults of mature coloration

 

                                                                NON CICHLID ODDBALL SPECIES

 

Atractosteus          spatula                   5-6”                         65.00       cb ‘alligator gar’ juveniles; super impressive, truly monster growing fish

“                              tropicanus              16-18”                     400.00     large, long term captive, pellet feeding tropical gars! Very ltd qty only

Datioides                microlepis               2.5-3”                      35.00       Indonesian tigers – solid and robust at md size

Distichodus            lusosso                    2.5-3”                      50.00       unmistakably impressive, long snouted orange/black barred

showy species

“                              sexfasciatus            2.5-3”                      50.00       very ornate,  orange/black barred lg growing species

Epinephelus           lanceolatus             4-5”                         175.00     huge growing bumble bee grouper’-remarkable color/pattern

Hoplias                   curupira                 9-10”                       250.00     black Orinoco wolf fish-very impressive; reminiscent of Coelacanth!

Hydrocynus           vittatus                   4-5”                         150.00     ‘VATF’ of solid size; develops ornate red fins, & of course, huge teeth!

Leptobotia             elongatus                6.5-7.5”                   200.00     lg sized, crazy beautiful patterned, super rare jumbo growing loach

Lutjanus                griseus                    5-5.5”                      100.00     Caribbean grey snapper collected in/thriving in 100% fresh water

Piaractus        brachypomus ‘albino’  10-12”                     150.00     1st US imported, largest size offered of ‘albino pacu’

Potamotrygon        sp. ‘P13 x P12’       5”                            850.00     super ornate, beautifully marked cb ‘black diamond x henlei’ female

Poecilia                   gilli                          1-1.25”    8.50 or 6 @ 7.50     wild babies of lg growing, red-finned Nicaraguan molly

Roeboides              guatemalensis        3-4”       15.00 or 4 @ 12.50  uniquely shaped Nicaraguan ‘hump backed predatory characin’-grows to about 7”

Scleropages            leichardti                5-6”                         500.00     very ltd # of great sized, highly rare ‘red spotted arowana’ species!

Semaprochilodus  taeniurus                5”                            50.00       lg Colombian ‘flagtails’-this is the boldly striped, red finned species

Spinibarbus           denticulatus           6-7”    50.00 or 3 @ 45.00     rarely imported ‘Phoenix barbs’-highly impressive show fish!

Tetraodon              mbu                        5-6”                         225.00     very ltd qty of all time favorite pet fish; the ‘mbu puffer’

 

                                                CATFISH SPECIES (INCLUDING FANCY PLECOS)

 

Acanthodoras        cataphractus          3.5-4”                      35.00       rare import; ‘red & chocolate Raphael cats’ from Rio Negro, Brazil

Ancistrus               dolichopterus         1.5-2”      28.00 or 4 @ 25.00  L183 ‘starlight bristlenose’-the real thing w/ white spots & trimmed fins

Baryancistrus        chrysolomus          4-4.5”                      60.00       L47 ‘mango pleco’ – highly ornate green pleco w/ yellow trimmed fins

Callophysus           macropterus          10-12”                     100.00     ‘vulture cats’-very attractive & showy spotted Pimeloid, active in daylight

Corydoras              robinae                   1.5-2”                      15.00       ‘flag tail spotted Cory cats’! – my personal favorite Corydoras species

Dianema                 urostriata               3-4”                         15.00       ‘flag tail porthole cat’-peaceful and very attractive = great community cat

Glyptopericthys     gibbiceps ‘albino’  4-5”                         35.00       super impressive red eyed/bright white albino sailfin plecos

Hypancistrus         sp. ‘mega clown’   2-3”        28.00 or 3 @ 25.00  L340 ‘mega clown plecos’-intricately and boldly ornate, excellent to breed

“                              sp. ‘king tiger’       3.5-4”                      75.00       L066 adult ‘king tiger plecos’ of super size-awesome breeders!

Leporacanthicus   heterodon               5-6”                         85.00       seldom seen Rio Xingu ‘golden vampire pleco’-a very sharp pleco indeed!

Panaqolus              sp. ‘L271’               2-2.5”                      35.00       highly ornate; bold stripes w/ tall dorsal & butterfly-like pectoral fins

“                              “                              3-3.5”                      40.00       next size up of this seldom imported Brazilian gem of a pleco

Panaque                cf. nigrolineatus     5”                            40.00       L330 ‘watermelon royal plecos’ decorated w/ stripes above, spots below

“      cf. cochliodon ‘blue eye Panaque’ 10-12”   600 or 1000 pr  net price. Real Colombian ‘blue eyed plecos’ in top condition w/ caudal streamers!

Peckoltia                 braueri                   3.5-4”                      65.00       L305 unmistakably charming; ornate maze head pattern w/ orange/blk striped fins

“                              sabaji                      2-2.5”     28.00 or 3 @ 25.00  L75 highly ornate, md growing, resembles ‘Syno. decorus’ w/ tall dorsal

Pseudacanthicus   cf. leopardus          4-5”                         135.00     LDA7, L114 ‘redfin leopard cactus pleco-double red’; on dorsal & caudal fins

Pseudopimelodus  bufonus                  5-6”                         45.00       ‘zungaro bee cats’ – highly colorful/attractive bee cat; grows to 9”

“                              “                              8”                            60.00       jumbo sized individual displaying beautiful markings

Pseudorinelepis sp. L152 ‘pineapple pleco’ 4-5”               35.00       unusual pleco easily recognized by remarkably lg plates covering body

“                     L95 ‘orange cheek/orange fin’ 10-11”          225.00     jumbo size of incredibly gorgeous L95! Formerly known as ‘Ps. genibarbus’

Rhinodoras            sp. ‘Tocantins’      4-4.5”                      50.00       extremely rarely imported, md growing gold/brown marbled catfish

Tatia                       aulopygia               3-4”                         25.00       rarely imported; striking jet black top side w/ bright white belly/throat

Trachelyichthys     decaradiatus          1.5-2”      15.00 or 4 @ 12.50  highly attractive, small-growing spotted wood cats from Brazil

                               

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 box and seasonal heat pack charges will be added to your order.

 

I am promoting FedEx shipping on Friday for Saturday delivery.  The 'special Saturday delivery fee' (average cost of 17.00) 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.  From fish 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 due to mishandling by carrier. 

Any claims must be reported on the same day of receipt and photographic proof is required for documentation.  Any credit due will be awarded on your next order-no cash refunds.

 

Best regards, Jeff Rapps

                                 [JR1] 

 

 [JR1]