scorpion fish or toad fish

[darrenx]

Hi all I am looking to buy a scorpion or toadfish from the following list must be atleast 4 inch and be eating well on frozen fish... thanx

this is also in the wanted section of the site...

Batrachomoeus trispinosus – threespined toadfish
Batrachoides lacinia – twofaced toadfish
Opsanus pardus – leopard toadfish
Opsanus beta – gulf toadfish
Opsanus tau – oyster toadfish
Sanopus astrifer – whitespotted toadfish
Sanopus splendidus – splendid toadfish
Inimicus didactylus – spiny devilfish
Lnimicus filamentosus – filamented devilfish
Parascorpaena mossambica – Mozambique scorpionfish
Scorpaena brasiliensis – orange scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis venosa – raggy scorpionfish
Pteroidichthys amboinenis – ambon scorpionfish

[darrenx]

I am having no luck at all Ive been on many sites left the same request in this day and age of recesion and the like you would think people would want the money or perhaps not?

[cl0wn]

or perhaps the fact that in 18 years of fish keeping i don't think i've ever seen one. might be better off trying an lfs and asking them to order it in specially, but then again if they're not being imported the lfs can't get them.

[darrenx]

when I collected tropical I managed to keep and get vertually anything i wanted and i did get some very strange things.. The only reason i went to marine was to keep moray eel and a lionfish and also a toadfish and the like.. I have sent emails to people 9 times out of 10 i get no reply eventhough I have had emails of people who said they shops have them but only to find they have sold them but i get no reply when i ask them to re order them....

[cl0wn]

thing is the marine shipments are much more dependant on other random factors such as weather, season, economy blah, blah. then you get the fishing restrictions for each area, the red sea has particularly strict export restrictions for fish and corals. then you have to hope the fisherman have actually managed to find one, hope it survives the journey, that the exporter sends it to the local supplier, and then the lfs picks it out to take to his shop, oh and more importantly, that the lfs remembers when he goes to select his fish that he remembers someone has been coming in pestering him week after week for such and such.

[darrenx]

So why then if I go on American web sites are these fish there for sale I saw the other day a gulf toadfish for sale for about 30 dollars if that can not exactly remember.. It is a shame I can not buy direct from tmc or another fish importer...

[TerraC]

you could always try (a non sponsor) they are an importer but will sell direct to the public.

[darrenx]

thanx do they have a website?

[cl0wn]

thanx do they have a website?

just tried google, and nope as far as i can see.

[darrenx]

might b worth a look on google it goes of to another forum they say it is very well stocked and it does both trade and public... anyone on here used them? I know its not a sponser but av tried these on here..