So, like many of us looking for unusual fish, I'd browsed their web site & aquabid...awesome fish... but killer shipping costs. & never could quite do it (& I'm kinda close in N. Cal., so not terribly awful) But my husband & I went on a long road trip to see my cousin in Idaho...& a return trip through Portland, Oregon, with Wet Spot on the agenda.
OMG, it was amazing! I had no idea! But I was limiting my list to fish I can't get here, no matter the price difference (& we have some very good lfs in the area). I zeroed in on rainbow loaches (Traccatichthys pulcher), I've lusted after them for quite a few years...but coolish temps & medium-ish sized fish...well they might just work in my 75g...if I dropped the temp a bit.
The man who helped me with all my gazillion questions was extremely helpful...So I said I wanted at least 6 but would take all if there were more (loach nut at her worst, lol). He thought there might only be 5...eek...in for 6, 5 would be ok-ish...more is better (8? whatever). Hard to count them. Since we were driving he packed them with oxygen in a big styro box & 27 hours later I'm slow acclimating all 6 of them after a huge water change (& algae scrape, eek). Almost as good as shipping...
Well, they've been moved 3+ hours later; so far, so good but lights out so hard to say. Fingers crossed! Crap, I forgot to test both the bags & tank...it's been more than a year since I had new fish...that's my excuse & I'm sticking to it, I'm out of practice...& a bit careless I guess. I hope, as always with new fish, they'll be ok. I did a drop of Prime in the bag before their long acclimation process. Pics later? maybe, if I make my husband try. Wish us luck!! We're excited!
OMG, it was amazing! I had no idea! But I was limiting my list to fish I can't get here, no matter the price difference (& we have some very good lfs in the area). I zeroed in on rainbow loaches (Traccatichthys pulcher), I've lusted after them for quite a few years...but coolish temps & medium-ish sized fish...well they might just work in my 75g...if I dropped the temp a bit.
The man who helped me with all my gazillion questions was extremely helpful...So I said I wanted at least 6 but would take all if there were more (loach nut at her worst, lol). He thought there might only be 5...eek...in for 6, 5 would be ok-ish...more is better (8? whatever). Hard to count them. Since we were driving he packed them with oxygen in a big styro box & 27 hours later I'm slow acclimating all 6 of them after a huge water change (& algae scrape, eek). Almost as good as shipping...
Well, they've been moved 3+ hours later; so far, so good but lights out so hard to say. Fingers crossed! Crap, I forgot to test both the bags & tank...it's been more than a year since I had new fish...that's my excuse & I'm sticking to it, I'm out of practice...& a bit careless I guess. I hope, as always with new fish, they'll be ok. I did a drop of Prime in the bag before their long acclimation process. Pics later? maybe, if I make my husband try. Wish us luck!! We're excited!
Good luck with them! There has to be pictures, without pictures it didn't happen. 
But if we are only gonna get one photo shoot, I'd prefer to see them after they are WELL adjusted, like in a week.
yeah, I'm still overexcited!!