canucklehead Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Just picked up my order from Florida at the airport, oohh boy am I excited, not sure of the exact contents but should have A nourisatti P gibbiceps A altifrons V hartwegi T irregulare G labiatus N grammodes yeeehhaaaahhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronrca Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 :bang1: Must take pictures! :bang1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidkid Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 :drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 No hartwegi, but the rest came in healthy, allready eating, grammodes are allready raising hell. Irregularis are bizarre little critters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Very cool Chris. I still can't believe you skipped out on the Haitiesis though....or was that me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 I'm a littel weary of the Haits as they seem to die easily, once you get over that salt habit of yours we'll get some in :bang1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidkid Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 who did you get them from? how bad was the import cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead Posted November 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 You have to pay freight and a $40 handling fee, plus GSt at customs, actually cheaper than getting fish from Victoria. No wildlife/import paperwork at all, as long as its for personal use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronrca Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 (edited) Talking about customs, I just recently had some RO equipment shipped in and got dinged an extra $60 from the shipping company over and above the shipping. Total value was around $300Cdn. therefore GST being $21. Do the customs brokers take $40 for their services every time? Edit********* Nm! I searched UPS and found their customs broker rates. http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/..._clearance.html Edited November 7, 2005 by ronrca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 product shipped in from the U.S via UPS and similar carriers automatically charge a brokerage fee unless you have it shipped to a company. Does not matter whether you have an actual company or not just order the product and have the shipper send it to your name Company Ltd. UPS automatically calls all commerical companies to see if they want the product brokered or have them do it and deliver it to your door. I don't use UPS anymore simply because I had 4 shipments sent to me in which I specifically stated and had marked on the shipping bills that I would broker the package myself. I even had UPS add it to their computer but it didn't matter , they tried to deliver it and charge me the $50.00 brokerage fee. Even though I never paid it there was a lot of hassle involved. Now good old USPS and then Canada Post, delivered right to your door for $5.00. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronrca Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Whoa whoa! Tell me more. I can broker imports myself? Now thats what Im talking about. Please pm me with details if you can. If UPS will automatically broker no matter what, then no UPS. What have your experiences been with the 'mail' services then like time schedules and so on? Thanks! Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 whers the pics !!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Great Chris, grow them well. By the time they are bigger I will be out of my salt phase and will have cichlids again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidkid Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 yea how are those grammodes doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead Posted December 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 They are all doin pretty well, I think I have 3 male grammodes which is cool. I will have a couple of Nourisatti and irregularis for sale in the new year if anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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