Re: Peces Tropicales LTDA

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Doug,

This is OK (actually a bit high), but don't think you'll be paying just $100. Air
freight is now around $250 per container I've heard - regardless of the shipping
weight. Then add probably another $150 to get them through customs and the cost
per fish is around $2.50. Still not bad - if all the fish survive and they are
something you want or can sell. This is why there is such a great difference in
the cost of the fish on the list and what people pay in their LFS. There is lots
of labor, loss, and other hidden costs in there. When I would get together with
others to ship in fish, we would have each person pay in advance - just to be
sure everyone shared the gains and losses equally.

Mike Wise

Doug Brown wrote:

> Just for the heck of it I wrote these Bogota exporters to ask them about
> their apisto stock and below is what I got back.
>
> > WE CAN SHIP TO NEW YORK WITH AVIANCA.
> >
> > APISTOGRAMMA AND OTHER DWARF CICHLIDS, WE HAVE MANY KIND LIKE;
> >
> > A. MAcMASTERIE,
> > A.INIRIDAE
> > A.VIEJITA
> > A.RAMIREZIE
> > A.CACATUOIDES
> > A.AGASSIZI
> >
> > AND MANY OTHER.
> >
> > WE CAN SEND ASORT BOX WITH 200 PCS TO US$0.50 EACH.
>
> Is this for real? Anyone want to go in with me? :)
>
> -Doug Brown
> debrown@kodak.com
>
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