Catshark and grouper for sale, South Florida

tony44

tony44

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I just bought a big tank, and was planning on making it into a reef tank in the future. The tank came with a catshark, that is about a 1 1/2 feet long, and a leaflip grouper, also known as soapfish, that is about 7 inches long.
Asking for $200 obo for the catshark, and $50 obo for the grouper, if you want both we can workout a deal.
I am located in South Florida, and would really prefer local pickup, since it would be pretty hard to ship fish this size. Will ship to a warm climate if I cant find anyone in my area willing to pick this up.
For more pics, or questions email me at Tony4424@hotmail.com
Or call 561-704-3794
 
tony44

tony44

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Anyone interested in this shark?
I need to get rid of it ASAP, someone please make me an offer.
And could someone please tell me how to post pictures on here?
Thanks
 
tony44

tony44

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I havent ever shipped a fish before, but how much do you think shipping for a fish this size would cost?
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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Wow, shipping will definitely cost a lot for the shark. I would also be nervous to send the soapfish, since they can emit a slime when stressed.
Unfortunately, PM's have been disabled on the message board due to abusive posters.
 
tony44

tony44

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Thats sucks.
How much do you think it would cost to ship this? And how much water would it need?
When I moved it, I put it in a 5 gallon bucket, with a good aerator, and it had a little room to swim around. Ofcourse, it was only in the bucket for about an hour, alot less than how long it would be in there for shipping.
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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Right. You would have to ship it in a styrofoam box. Let me try to see if I can figure out the shipping for you.
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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Okay well I just went to Fed Ex and entered my zip and a zip code of north Florida (32165) to give you a rough idea. I did some rough calculations because I do not know how much water you would need because I do not know how much water would fill a box enough for a 1.5 foot shark to fit into comfortably for 6-12 hours. Here is what I came up with.
Let's start by saying that a gallon of water is 8 lbs. That part is fact.
Assuming the weight of the package was 40 lbs., which is 5 gallons of water and I am not even considering the weight of the fish, overnight would be $146 and 2 day delivery would be $87.
If the package was 45 lbs, with 5.3 gallons of water and fish weighing 2-3 pounds, overnight would be $160 and 2 day would be $95.
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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If you were to ship it to someone as close as Georgia, you would still unfortunately pay $84 for overnight and $59 for 2 day.
Regardless, good luck on finding the fish a good home. Have you tried listing it in the local papers or maybe asking the LFS if they know anyone with a large tank looking for a beautiful large shark?
 
tony44

tony44

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I guess the newspaper will be the next place I try.
I asked one of the LFSs if they could give me anything for it. They said they would give me $35, store credit. And they sell catshark eggs for $40. I laughed.
Really ticked me off. I was at Big Al's, dont know if you have heard of it. They said a shark that is about the size of mine goes for around $100 wholesale, and thats WHEN they come in, which isnt often. Just pisses me off that another place would tell me they can only give me $35, and in store credit.
 
ninjamini

ninjamini

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try your local marine club
craigs list
the famous internet bid site
But Most people dont pay for fish from folks. I dont know why but I have always had trouble selling fish. I'd trade it in to the LFS and be done with it.
 
clowntrigger2k

clowntrigger2k

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Originally Posted by Tony44
I guess the newspaper will be the next place I try.
I asked one of the LFSs if they could give me anything for it. They said they would give me $35, store credit. And they sell catshark eggs for $40. I laughed.
Really ticked me off. I was at Big Al's, dont know if you have heard of it. They said a shark that is about the size of mine goes for around $100 wholesale, and thats WHEN they come in, which isnt often. Just pisses me off that another place would tell me they can only give me $35, and in store credit.

try jewels from the sea he is a awesome guy and i,am sure he could help you out i belive they are on forest hill they are really cool and helpful
 
tony44

tony44

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Thanks, but I already asked Jewels from the sea. The guy said he wouldnt be interested, I dont think they have a big enough tank to put the fish in anyways.
And Ninjamini, you said famous internet bidsite, are you talking about aquabid, or ----?
Thanks
 
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