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January 30, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, February 8th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
(We expect other corals, including acropora, to be added to this page.)
Jan. 20 - an update to Kupang is in progress ...
additional corals, including acropora photos have been added,
pricing page update to follow.
January 17, 2023
Happy New Year all! We hope you had good holidays!
And that your recovery is going well!
Most of the fish shippers are back at work, business
as usual, after being closed for a couple to few weeks.
Some are still slow to get going though. Shipping was
a bit snarled around the holidays and recently, to say
the least, but things seem to be getting back to normal now.
There will be a Kupang shipment Jan. 25th to LAX, so
the 26th to you. We're hoping there will be more add-ons
in a couple of days, including Acropora, which are always
added late.
We are still waiting to hear from Tonga and Vietnam.
The Tahiti tang man is also still not back at it, but the
clam lady there will be shipping large Blue Maxima boxes,
we think the 25th to LAX. Hoping to see tang man jump
on the shipping bandwagon as he sometimes does.
In fish, Fiji ships every Tuesday to LAX, save some
they miss, and they are back on schedule. From the
Bali area, all are shipping, such as -CV, Lombok,
and Irian Jaya. Philippines -V and Cebu, as well as RVS
are all shipping as well, so fish sources are mostly all
on-line.
No word yet from the Hawai'i people about them getting
things again. There appears to be much confusion, and
of course opposition at the ground level. Not sure
how it will go, but our people are not happening yet.
Sri Lanka goes whenever they get 25 boxes of orders
and freight space for it. So fairly willy nilly, it
happens without notice, you just have to have an order
in waiting, it is usually every month though.
Kenya still has a 300 kilo per shipment restriction
in place so it is not feasible.
That's all the news for now!
~birdfish
January 3, 2023
Happy New Year!
December 20, 2022
Revised Dec. 22nd - Add-ons including Acropora have now been added to the list.
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, December 28th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
Links for pricing (scrolling version and .pdf page) may be found here ...
Kupang Corals
December 7, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, December 14th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
Links for pricing (scrolling version and .pdf page) may be found here ...
Kupang Corals
November 23, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, November 30th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
Links for pricing (scrolling version and .pdf page) may be found here ...
Kupang Corals
(our final order cut-off due to holiday this week is by Saturday a.m. at the very latest)
Note ... we expect acropora and other corals to be added to this list.
November 16, 2022
Hi all,
We want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Don't forget to gobble gobble gobble!
Should be specials on Turkeyfish, I know.
That used to be a common name for Lionfish
as the spread pectoral fins resemble the
fanned tail of a turkey.
Much is not shipping the week of the holiday,
as passenger air travel is usually overwhelming then.
Best not to risk it is my advice. A couple of
places are going to ship Tuesday, but I will
only wish them good luck. Unless you are in the
west where close by. No cross-country connections.
Kupang will probably ship for Nov. 30th to LAX.
There should be pics and list up by next Wednesday.
Tonga corals are maybe every few weeks or month.
They are great, especially the Acros and Euphyllia,
as well as the hard corals in general.
Vietnam (soft corals) and Sri Lanka (I.O. fish) are
both waiting to get freight space. As always they
could go at any time without warning. You just have
to have an order in and wait.
Fiji fish are regular every Tuesday to LAX. The Bali
area (Lombok, -CV, Irian Jaya) and the Philippines
sources come in to LAX every Wednesday, but not the
holiday week.
Tahiti Maxima clams are regular, nearly monthly. No other
clams available now. The fish are every couple or few months.
Let us know if you need updated lists.
Keep an eye on this page for news (and links),
for instance, like when Kupang is happening!
~birdfish
November 9, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, November 16th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
Links for pricing (scrolling version and .pdf page) may be found here ...
Kupang Corals
(cut-off for ordering is Friday)
Note ... we expect acropora and other corals to be added to this list
Marine Livestock .pdf Lists
Contact Us
October 25, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, November 2nd.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
Links for pricing (scrolling version and .pdf page) may be found here ...
Kupang Corals
(cut-off for ordering is Friday)
Note ... we expect acropora and other corals to be added to this list
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the reason as to why our weekly newsletter e-mails are being returned to us by Google.
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white list our e-mail address within your e-mail account. Or send a note when
you need one and we can send singly. (birdfish@livestockusa.org)
It seems we can reply individually with no problem, but getting the weekly update
has been a problem for Gmail people. If you have another e-dress you can provide,
you can do that and we can excange it for your Gmail e-dress. Thank you!
Marine Livestock .pdf Lists
Contact Us
October 12, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment coming into LAX on Wednesday, October 19th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
Links for pricing (scrolling version and .pdf page) may be found here ...
Kupang Corals
(cut-off for ordering is Friday)
Note ... we expect acropora and other corals to be added, but are not
sure if acros will be available due to CITES permits.
More fish & coral updates ...
Here is a general update on fish and coral supplies:
fish are easy, corals are hard (lol).
Most international freight is now $18-20 per kilo! So
freight rates are running higher than a giraffe's
rear.
Kupang has been regular usually every couple of weeks,
and though pricey, excellent quality. There has been
a CITES issue with Bali, and with Acropora out of all
Indo enforcement areas, which should sort itself shortly.
Vietnam remains great for shrooms and zoas, and comes
in every few weeks or once a month.
Tonga will be shipping again, we are waiting on a shipment.
They are going to have some fish again.
Some good endemics there. Australia is crying the bleaching
blues for anything shallow water, and so then the fish
are also not around. Manado raised their prices again,
which were already high, so we haven't been "pushing" it.
Sure some great pieces in every box, but too much dough!
Fish are good and easy to get though. The Philippines
and Bali areas have about five or six sources shipping
weekly or nearly so. Cebu and RVS from the Philippines
are both very good. All but RVS are usually Wed. to
LAX, Thursdays to you. Kenya and Sri Lanka (I.O.) have
both been offline but are working on details to resume
shipping. Fiji is weekly on Tues. to LAX, Wed. to you.
Fiji also has the cultured live rock 2.0.
Send us an e-mail to get the latest list, or to be put on
the weekly mailer. The .pdf pages are fairly current,
and most of it is the same all the time anyway with
generally only minor changes on lower stock items.
Please whitelist us if Gmail, as mentioned above.
~birdfish
Marine Livestock .pdf Lists
Contact Us
Sept. 27, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on Wednesday, October 5th
Please see the following page to see photos ...
Links for pricing (scrolling version and .pdf page) may be found here ...
Kupang Corals
(cut-off for ordering is Friday)
Note ... we expect acropora and other corals to be added, but are not
sure if acros will be available due to CITES permits.
Sept. 13, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment coming into LAX on September 21st.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
Links for pricing (scrolling version and .pdf page) may be found here ...
Kupang Corals
(Update ... acropora have now been added)
(cut-off for ordering is Friday)
August 30, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on September 7th ...
August 24, 2022
Hi fish friends,
Here is some fish and coral supply news ...
Kupang ships every couple or few weeks. They have great Acros
and all sorts of good hard corals. Watch for a link to a new photo
page here on this update page every couple of weeks, usually.
Vietnam is once every month or two and is still the best bet for rocks
with zoas and shrooms at reasonable prices.
Tonga is up in the air, we don't know if or when the next one will be.
Sri Lanka and Kenya are offline presently, so I.O. fish are hard to come by.
Tahiti is off and on, the clams are monthly or every couple of months,
fairly regular, the fish availabilities are irregular as can be, but the
few species of fish they ship are great when they come in!
Fiji has been very good and consistent on Tuesdays to LAX. The fish are very
good to great, and good sizes. Both the Sunburst Anthias and Pyramid Butterfly
are rationed though, 2 per box max.
Philippines has been very good lately, running better than Bali areas in general.
The Cebu and -V are both Wed. to LAX, the 24th, and Thursday to you.
RVS has been great and is every couple weeks Sunday to LAX, Mon. to you.
Bali area sources are also a Wed. to LAX, Thursday to you. There are a couple
Bali sources as well as Lombok and Irian Jaya, which all come in together.
They have not been stellar lately, OK, but not fantastic, outstanding as usual.
Some fish are, as always, but, it has been a wee bit less than the ten thousand
percent fantastic awesome we expect.
Drop a line or a dime and ping us if you need an Excel file with a
current set of lists.
Stay cool!
Happy fishin'!
~birdfish
August 16, 2022
The following Bali corals pages have been recently updated and corals will be arriving August 21st ...
August 2, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on August 10th ...
Update August 4th - Acropora have now been added
(cut-off for ordering is Friday)
July 19, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on July 27th ...
(July 20th - Acropora have been added to the pages)
(cut-off for ordering is Friday)
July 6, 2022
Hi all,
Hope summer is hitting you just right. With chillers engaged.
Here is current fish and coral supply news from the Indo-Pacific.
Philippines and Bali both have direct flights to LAX again, so
their inbound packs are back down to the old standard of 24 hours.
Fish are coming in mostly great like they used to. There are
a couple of Bali shippers, plus Lombok and Irian Jaya all from that
area. Then besides Cebu and "V", we recently got some
good "RVS" from the Philippines who has a new facility there.
Getting back to a one-day pack from these sources to LAX is fantastic.
All of these are usually are Wednesday to and out of LAX, Thursday to you.
Fiji has been very consistent on Tuesdays to LAX, Wed. to you.
They show lots of Sunburst Anthias and Pyramid Butterflies, both
are being rationed, one or two per box. Their fish are usually
great though, and mostly run larger in sizes.
Kenya and Sri Lanka have both been offline and now are gearing
up to get back online. We will be able to get wrasses from
Kenya via the EU again, finally. Not sure if it will start
in a week or two, but soon. Sri Lanka is in another civil
strife thingie but it too will pass and our shipper is getting
antsy about shipping again. Planes have to have enough fuel
to leave to destination when they fly in there! And probably
guards. They have some Red Sea on their new list.
Vietnam has not been able to get any freight space so has not
shipped in two months maybe. As soon as they get space it goes,
so you have to have your order in and pending. It is not odd
to just have two days notice when they get space.
Tonga is way overdue and was supposed to come in the last few
weeks but due to one issue or another has not. We are waiting,
it will be any time. If not this week, then next.
Tahiti maxima clams have been regular every few weeks or month.
The Tangs not so much, different people. There was an Achilles
shipment a few weeks ago, but no Black Tangs. They are supposed to
be getting a shipment together for them and White-tailed Koles,
besides more Achilles right now. It could happen any time. We
just have to wait until they say it's coming.
Most of the sources are not particularly good at communication
besides some of them updating stock lists. But they are good
at filling the orders! And these are the ones with the best fish.
Happy fishin'!
~birdfish
Marine Livestock .pdf Lists
June 23, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on June 29th ...
Kupang Photos
(cut-off for ordering is Friday, or early in the day Saturday)
June 1, 2022
There is an upcoming Kupang corals shipment due to arrive LAX on
June 8th, please see the following pages for more information ...
(Pricing links are also shown on this page.)
May 18, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on May 25th ...
Kupang Photos
(Acropora photos are already showing on the availability list & photos.)
May 5, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on May 11th ...
Kupang Photos
We expect acropora photos to be available soon.
April 28, 2022
Tonga is now back open and will be shipping soon!
Please see the following page for a link to a new .pdf list ...
Tonga Corals
April 21, 2022
Hi fish friends,
Hope all are well and your fish are fat!
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on April 27th, please
see the following page for photos of some of the available corals ...
Kupang - April 27th
Currently, the Philippines and Bali areas fish and inverts are shipping with Wednesday
arrivals to LAX, Thursday to you. If ordering, it's best to have your list completed by
Thursday or Friday. We often get a last minute update on Thursday night or Friday.
If any adjustments need to be made, we can get them sorted out before our order
cut-off on Saturday afternoon. Fiji fish arrive on Tuesdays to LAX, Wednesday to you.
The Tahiti tang man is out on a three island tour, we hope he's getting some Black Tangs!
Have your order standing if you want one, or Achilles and White-tailed Kole.
Vietnam's next ship date remains unknown, my guess is it'll be a couple of
weeks at least.
We have another guy in Kenya who has worked with the regular
Kenya people that seems to be more responsive to working with
us. He can send some soft corals, for instance, that the big guy
just won't bother with. The big dude wants to sell $50-100K
sharks and not little fish. So, the next updated list on our .pdf
page will be new, though much looks the same. There will be
some new items on it, and more to come. We presume there
will be a shipment in a couple of weeks or so. In the past, they've
had some great zoas and shrooms. I am sure the coral boxes will
have some other fees like CITES permits and will weigh a lot more
than fish boxes. So expect boxes of them to cost about a hundred
dollars or two more than a fish box on the inbound per box charges.
Sri Lanka is currently off-line due to an economic and political crisis.
Tonga is still off-line since the volcanic eruption.
Tonga Undersea Eruption
Here are some new customer photos you might like ... Annularis Angels, Achilles Tang and others ...
Customer Photos '22
Happy fishin'!
~birdfish
March 23, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on March 30th ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
March 9, 2022
First, the big news is that there are finally once again
direct flights from Bali to LAX. So, it is no longer a
two-day pack time -- it's back to the old one-day as it
was before. So we are lifting our previous 'do not buy' advice.
New lists are up for Bali Nusa and Irian Jaya fish now. There
is high demand since many things there have not been very
easily available recently and stock turnover seems high.
Marine Livestock .pdf Lists
Kupang is shipping again for March 16 to LAX, new pics and
list are up. We expect acropora to be added to the list soon.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
The EU has disallowed any wrasses to so much as pass through
in a sealed box. This is a problem with shipments like Kenya
that went through Germany. Now arrangements are being made
for it to go through Heathrow in the U.K., so they can still
ship wrasses to us! Trying for next Wed. the 16th to LAX.
Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Kenya, are on average once a month
for shipments. Fiji and Cebu are weekly. Tonga of course
is over and out since the volcano. There has not been much
for Australia, there was a stop for a survey, and things
have not gotten back to normal since then.
Call or e-mail if you have any questions about scheduling
or need a list. Generally the .pdf page has usable lists.
Spring is on the way!
~birdfish
February 25, 2022
Acropora have been added to the Kupang availabilities ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
February 22, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on March 2nd ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
February 10, 2022
Hi fish folks,
We generally give politics a wide berth here as regular
readers know, there isn't any. However there is an
issue currently before the U.S. Senate that could completely
change the tropical fish hobby and business as we know
and love it. This is not hyperbole, the fish hobby and
biz is in critical danger.
Please consider checking out the link below to find out more,
or what you can do. Contacting your Senators is the stage we
are at now, like right now, as this has passed the House.
Thanking you in advance for your kind consideration.
2022 Lacey Act Info
~birdfish
February 9, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on February 16th ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
January 28, 2022
We apologize for the delay as we awaited the Kupang acropora availabilities!
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
January 26, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on February 2nd ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
January 20, 2022
Manado corals will be arriving to LAX on January 30th, a current
list can be found as a link on the following pages ...
Manado Corals
Marine Livestock .pdf Lists
January 13, 2022
Additional corals and acropora have now been added to
the Kupang pages shown below.
January 11, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on January 19th ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
January 6, 2022
Hi fish friends,
Hope you all had happy holidays with plenty of cheer!
Shipping has been a disaster out of LAX for the last ten
days or so. Some shippers have been picking shipments
back up that couldn't go out, starting two days before
Christmas. It is supposed to be caught up and sorted out
by the end of the week. Toss on the airport closures due
to the storms and 20 thousand cancelled flights, whoo boy!
A Kupang shipment came in on Jan. 5th, so the next one will
probably be Jan. 19th. There may be another Indo shipment
coming in about the same time. Tonga is scheduled to arrive
LAX on Tues. or Wed., Jan 11-12th. They were getting prepared
to ship for this week, but it was cancelled due to the
post-holiday shipping situation. Vietnam does not have a
date set yet for their next shipment as they have some
serious freight space issues.
In fish, Fiji and Cebu are back on regular weekly
shipments and will come in next week. Fiji will
be Tues. to LAX, Wed. to you. Kenya and Cebu
are Wed. to LAX, Thurs. to you. Sri Lanka is getting
their boxes together for their next shipment, so get
your order in if you want some in a week or two!
There will be more Tahiti maxima clams Jan. 18th to LAX,
but no fish yet. They still have issues intra-island,
getting to and from the outer islands where the good
tangs are.
Happy New Year!
~birdfish
Tahiti Clams Photos
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Should be specials on Turkeyfish, I know.
That used to be a common name for Lionfish
as the spread pectoral fins resemble the
fanned tail of a turkey.
