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December 6, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Thursday, December 14th.
Photos of available corals for this shipment are on the following page ...
For pricing, please see the .pdf page link which is on
the photo page, or you can e-mail us and request an
Excel file version if you prefer!
November 21, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Thursday, November 30th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
The .pdf price list link is on the photo page, or you can
e-mail us and request an Excel file version if you prefer.
(Acropora are already on the list.)
November 20, 2023
Have a great Thanksgiving all! Does anyone else remember
when Lionfish were nearly as commonly called Turkeyfish?
Showing my age I suppose... Hope y'all get enough cranberries,
dressing, and family!
To update a bit on general happenings... first for fish...
the Philippines, Fiji, and seemingly Bali areas again now,
are all weekly with fish shipments. Bali areas had bad
(too long) routing for a bit so we had been passing.
Things seem better now so it is back in the fold.
There might be Kenya and Sri Lanka next week, they are working
on it. Tonga fish as well should go off in a week or two, we think.
Vietnam is said to be near having new CITES permits for soft
coral only exports again, but it hasn't happened yet.
Fiji is said to be getting approval for coral shipping again, but
no one will show up to issue any new CITES for export. So,
being allegedly approved and getting actual permits are two
very different things. Australia has been too short of good
stock for shipping in general, for fish and corals for anything
but the most expensive stuff, which they want you to take a
bunch of other stuff to get.
We're currently working on getting the new Kupang list and photos
up as a shipment is planned for arrival LAX on Nov. 30th. As
soon as it's ready, there will be an update.
Most of all, HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!
~birdfish
November 10, 2023
A note regarding Kupang ... it doesn't appear as though there
will be acropora this time around, lots of euphyllias though
and some other cool stuff!
Have a Happy Veterans Day!
November 7, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Thursday, November 16th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
The .pdf price list link is on the photo page, or you can
e-mail us and request an Excel file version if you prefer.
Acropora is expected be added to this list.
October 24, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Thursday, November 2nd.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
October 12, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Thursday, October 19th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
The .pdf price list link is at the photo page, or you can
e-mail us and request an excel file version if you prefer.
September 27, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Thursday, October 5th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
Manado (shown below) has been rescheduled for arrival to LAX
on Wednesday, October 4th.
September 19, 2023
Manado corals are expected next week!
Please see the following page to see photos & pricing information ...
September 13, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, September 20th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
August 29, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, September 6th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
August 16, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, August 23rd.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
August 11, 2023
There is now a new Red Sea list ... small orders are welcome and overnight
shipping to your door is available.
August 2, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, August 9th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
Note ... the Manado below was delayed and is now planned for August 9th, so you can still order.
July 26, 2023
A Manado coral shipment will be coming in to LAX on
August 2nd.
There is a new set of photos up, you can pick and choose from here ...
A link to a .pdf page with prices that match the pics
is on the above page, or you can e-mail and ask for an
Excel file if that's easier for you.
July 19, 2023
Here is the news on what is shipping and not, currently.
In fish, the Bali and Philippines shippers are regular weekly.
Kenya is about once a month. Sri Lanka is offline at the
moment, should come back though, civil issues there.
Tonga goes monthly or so, but we are not sure for how long.
Rarely we get some Tahiti fish, Black and Achilles Tangs
primarily, expensive, but good fish. Fiji fish are weekly
to LAX. Hawai'i remains shut down. Our two good guys
there did not renew permits the last couple of years since
they could not collect or ship. We are working on
getting tanked Red Sea fish going, shipped from the
east coast, where you will be able to order just one fish
if that is all you want. Stay tuned.
In corals, Tonga has been a problem with U.S.F. & W.
at LAX. A half inch of rock at the base of a coral can
get you a ticket for undeclared Scleractinia. So, we are
not sure Tonga will last long. Vietnam is offline,
there was some smuggling of hard corals in the soft coral
only shipments, and it might not reopen. Good work
dudes. Manado, Flores, and Bali corals are all very
intermittent at best. Bali says it's too hot to ship
Acros now. Fiji remains closed, but they are trying to
reopen it. Like Hawai'i, a court battle was won
allegedly approving export, but getting it back going is
another beast. Australia is also very irregular, no Acros,
and a very limited selection every couple of months when they
do ship. Next Tahiti clams may be in August or September.
Kupang is dependable every two weeks and has been great
as usual. You can pick and choose from photos from there.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
Here is a pic a cool customer sent us of a beautiful fish
from Irian Jaya. Most often called Blotched Anthias
(Pseudanthias bimaculatus), or Bimaculatus Anthias. What
a beautiful fish they are. Thanks to you know who you
are for the pic! A reminder to all, we LOVE your fish and
coral pics! You are invited to send us any photos you have
of items you received from us. Tell us if, or how, you want
your photo credit to read. THANKS!!!
Happy Fishin'!
~birdfish
July 5, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, July 12th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
June 21, 2023
Manado corals are expected next week!
Please see the following page to see photos & pricing information ...
June 20, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, June 28th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
June 7, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, June 14th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
May 24, 2023
Australia has some corals available from a
different shipper than what has been offered
before, with photos of some of their corals
in which you can select by code number. You
may get that piece, or a very similar 'clone'.
Currently, they are planning to try to ship
for arrival LAX on Wednesday, May 31st.
Photos of some of the available corals at this
time are shown on the page linked below.
See the list of corals available at the
Australia link below where a link for
a .pdf page with the full list of available
tranship corals in this shipment. Acros
are not confirmed yet.
May 23, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, May 31st.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
May 9, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, May 17th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
April 26, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, May 3rd.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
April 12, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, April 19th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
Philippines RVS and Sri Lanka fish arrive LAX Monday Apr. 17th, order now if interested!
Tonga fish and corals and Kenya fish arrive Wed. Apr. 19th, Thurs. to you.
Coral List Central
Fish List Central
March 28, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, April 5th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
There will soon be a shipment of FLORES corals,
which are expensive, but very fancy. Seems like
Euphys and Acros only so far, but check the pics
out (link below). The Euphys that say head are
by-the-head pricing, the ones that do not have
that word are colony pricing.
We are not sure when the next Bali Acro shipment
will be, we think not too far off in the future, but
no date set yet. Their Acros are still awesome.
See the pics ...
Tonga might be happening in a couple of weeks, we don't know.
They are out collecting again.
All the usual regular fish folk ship every week,
Wed. to LAX, Thurs. to you, such as all the Bali
and Philippines area sources. Fiji is Tues. to
LAX and Wed. to you. Kenya is becoming regular
again, or sorta for them, maybe monthly or less.
There were some King Angels for only $3k there.
The .pdf pages are regularly updated with current
stocks and prices. We can also email an excel
file with a dozen tabs each with another sources
list, just email and ask, or ask to get the
weekly e-mail with it.
~birdfish
March 24, 2023
There will be a shipment of Flores corals scheduled soon.
Please see the following page ...
March 15, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, March 22nd.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
Some other news ...
Tonga is scheduled for March 22nd to LAX as well.
Bali Acros will probably happen again in a couple of weeks.
(Vietnam and Hawai'i remain off the table at the present time.)
March 2, 2023
Check out the new photos of a Bali Acropora shipment, arriving
March 8th to LAX ...
February 28, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, March 8th.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
February 15, 2023
There is a new Manado corals photo & pricing page,
with an upcoming shipment planned.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Manado list.)
Manado Corals Main Page
February 14, 2023
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, February 22nd.
Please see the following page to see photos ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
February 10, 2023
There is an upcoming shipment of fish from Kenya, including some
Red Sea fish.
Please see .pdf link on the following page ...
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 ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
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.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
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
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, December 28th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
December 7, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, December 14th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
November 23, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, November 30th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
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 ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
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October 25, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, November 2nd.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
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you can do that and we can excange it for your Gmail e-dress. Thank you!
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October 12, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment coming into LAX on Wednesday, October 19th.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
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 ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
Sept. 13, 2022
There will be a Kupang corals shipment coming into LAX on September 21st.
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
August 30, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on September 7th ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
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 ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
July 19, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on July 27th ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
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 ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
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 ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
May 18, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on May 25th ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
May 5, 2022
Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on May 11th ...
(Previous pages are no longer available, please see current Kupang list.)
Kupang Corals Main Page
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