Fish, plants, and used tanks for sale!

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50 juvenile Convict Cichlids 50¢ each—3 Chocolate Cichlids $20 each—Khuli loach $5—Bullhead cat $10—11 Albino Neolamprologus brichardi $7 each—Red Albino Oscar $24—Melotaeniata splendida rainbow $10—4 Gold Severums $5 to $15 each. Plants: 65” of Hornwort 7¢ each—18 Valisnera 75¢ each—360in² of Duckweed 1¢ per inch. Tanks: (5) 10 gallons $10 each—(3) 20 gallon longs $20 each. Orders over $100 get a free 1-year subscription to Tropical Fish Monthly. Combine Orders to save on shipping. For other info, contact Ryan McAndrews at tropicalfish48@hotmail.com. Payment acceptable by Money Order or Check.
 
Ryan - I'd like to take a second to ask you a couple of questions, some specific to you, others just general questions.

1) What is your location? - always a good thing to include when advertising things for sale.

2) Are your fish a result of home breeding or are they coming from a commercial operation?

3) When I've checked into having fish shipped, I realize that unless you place a very large order, the price of the shipping often outweighs that of the fish. Most places charge 'by the box', no matter how many fish (within a certain limit) it contains. Can you enlighten us all a bit about how fish are shipped, the approximate costs, etc. The reason I ask is that here, within the classifieds, folks often advertise a fish or two, and someone wants to know if it can be shipped. If they had a ballpark idea of the cost, they wouldn't be interested in the first place! While the fish may be a bargain, the shipping completely negates it.


If you can shed some light on how fish are shipped, the cost (roughly), as well as WHY it costs that much, you would be doing me and the rest of our members a great service. In fact, you may be able to give me some info that I can include in one of my 'sticky notes'.

tia
judy
 
Hi,

1) I live in Rhode Island

2) The convicts I bred in a 70G. The other fish I had recieved over the course of a few years from various sources (freinds, stores, etc.), the reason these fish are for sale is because I am condensing and "re-furbishing" my fish room.

3) I try to keep shipping charges as low as possible (only charging what the PO charges) and keep as little water in the bag as comfortably possible for the fish, to save on weight/size. Usually, shipping runs around $15-$20 for the East Coast, $20-$25 for the Mid-West, and $25-$30 for the West coast. Keep in mind that this is a general rule from past experiences.

Shipping cost is determined mainly on weight rather than size when dealing with boxes. The heavier it is, the more expensive it should be. I once shipped a box of fish that was 2x4 feet and weighed about 15 lbs. It cost $30 (to Michigan). Another was 2x2 feet (much smaller) and weighed 25 lbs. It cost around $40 (to Illinois).

Another note on shipping: Most people don't like shipping with the Postal Service. In all of the times that I have shipped Priority mail with them, all of the fish have arrived healthy. USPS is cheaper than shippers like FedEx or UPS too.

Hope this helps,
Ryan
 
Hey Ryan, thanks for the answer and sorry for my late reply. Very informative. I'm sure it will help our members, and I know it has enlightened me.
tanks
judy
 
How about plants? Do you ship them with water? Are your Vals Jungle, Corkscrew,...? Any idea what shipping is for a 20g tank?
Thanks.

Uh...that is, shipping to the east coast, specifically Syracuse, NY.
 
Hi,
What's your zip code? I shouldn't think it would be too much, since I live in RI.
I ship plants in wet paper towel wrapped in a plastic Ziploc, in an apropriately sized box or envelope. Thanks,
Ryan
 
Cool! I live in Greenville.

Sorry, but I have sold off everything. Thanks,
Ryan
 
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