Re: looking for apistos in SF

[Paul Evans <pm_evans@yahoo.com>]

Hi Andrew,

I have seen apistos at Nippon Goldfish in SF.  I
have heard that Sam's pet world often has them and
Ocean Aquarium kind of specializes in them.  I have
not been to either of those two stores but they are
in SF as well.  The only other store that I know of
in the Bay Area that carries them regularly is 
Dolphin Pet Village in Campbell.  That is where I 
go because I live in San Jose.  They had caucatoides
when I was there last weekend.  Seems like they were
about $12 and kind of small.  They had triple reds
and "Super Reds" but I think the Super Reds were all
females.

If you are interested, I have some A. cruzi that I
have
raised and am planning to take about 30 or so to the
pet store to free up my fry tank.  They became free
swimming on April 9.  They are the first
apisto I have bred and are fairly undemanding like
caucatoides.  The larger ones are just now sexable.
If you would like some, I will give them to you.  If
you are interested, contact me offline.

Paul Evans

--- Andrew Faust <andrewfaust@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> <delurk>
> Hi everyone. Delurking seems to be popular right
> now, so here I am. And I don't mind a few wet-noodle
> lashings, as long as it's protein-enriched.
> Preferably angel-hair pasta.
>     First an introduction (I read an old 'intro'
> thread archived on the Krib, I thought it sounded
> like a good idea for delurkers). My name is Andrew,
> I'm 30 (still feels wierd to say that) and I'm an
> architect. Which means I have much less free time
> than I'd like. When I'm not working or sleeping, I
> study for and take my Architectural Registration
> Exams (9 of 'em - don't let your kids grow up to be
> architects unless they know how many hoops they
> gotta jump through to get there), I practice
> kung-fu, and I work out at the gym. My aquarium is
> supposed to be my little 'escape'. Really it's just
> another excuse to spend money, not like I need
> one...
>     I'm a newcomer to the hobby, done a lot of
> research thanks to the web, I have 25g tank up and
> running now for the past several weeks, ready to go,
> 4 silver-tipped tetras zipping around the tea-brown
> water, nice rocks and driftwood and caves, but...no
> apistos yet. Problem is, my local fish store has but
> a small selection, and doesn't seem to receive new
> ones very often. And I think I want to start with a
> pair (or 3) of A. cacatuoides, which seems like a
> popular yet relatively easy and inexpensive fish to
> keep (the shop is offering one particular pair of
> apistos - I forget which species - for 40 bucks?
> whew, I'll pass.). Not to be found at my LFS...not
> for the past 2 or 3 months anyway. The rest of the
> apistos there are okay, but as a newbie I need a bit
> more flash (read color) and less esoteric subtlety
> (read muted pale brownish grey) from my first fish.
>     So I thought I'd ask if anyone knows of a good
> source with relatively wide selection in San
> Francisco. Outside of the city is okay, I guess, but
> in town is better.
>     I've thought about getting fish shipped to me,
> but it just doesn't seem feasible as I can't leave
> work to take them home, and I can't wait at home to
> receive a shipment.
>     Anyway, as someone whose has no actual apistos
> yet, I'm sorry I don't have anything more
> interesting to contribute to the discussion group,
> except to say I've really enjoyed reading the
> postings, I've learned very much about keeping these
> fish and I hope to be able to share my experiences
> with you all in the future.
> 
> Thanks in advance - if you feel email is a more
> appropriate reply venue then please do so.
> 
> Andrew Faust
> Richmond District
> SF, CA
> 

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