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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.


Sept. 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.


Please see the following page to see photos ...



We expect additional acropora to be added to this list.


August 16, 2023

There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, August 23rd.


Please see the following page to see photos ...



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.


Please see the following page to see photos ...





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.





LAX arrival - Wednesday, July 26th




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.



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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.

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Kupang Corals Main Page


May 9, 2023

There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, May 17th.



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Kupang Corals Main Page


April 26, 2023

There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, May 3rd.



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Kupang Corals Main Page


April 12, 2023


There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, April 19th.



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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.



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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.



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Kupang Corals Main Page


November 23, 2022

There will be a Kupang corals shipment arriving to LAX on Wednesday, November 30th.



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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



Happy Thanksgiving!



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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October 12, 2022

There will be a Kupang corals shipment coming into LAX on Wednesday, October 19th.



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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



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Sept. 27, 2022

Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on Wednesday, October 5th

Please see the following page to see photos ...



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Kupang Corals Main Page


Sept. 13, 2022

There will be a Kupang corals shipment coming into LAX on September 21st.



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Kupang Corals Main Page


August 30, 2022

Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on September 7th ...



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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 ...



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Kupang Corals Main Page


July 19, 2022

Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on July 27th ...



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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





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June 23, 2022

Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on June 29th ...



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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 ...



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Kupang Corals Main Page





May 18, 2022

Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on May 25th ...



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Kupang Corals Main Page





May 5, 2022

Kupang corals will be arriving to LAX on May 11th ...



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Kupang Corals Main Page



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