L236 on Aquabid

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:25 pm

I know a lot of you guys are looking for these. Looks like US only I'm afraid

Sorry guys

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1113229121

KenW · Post by **KenW** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:44 pm

Have my doubts whether it's a real L236. No Pictures available.

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:58 pm

I agree... pics of the actual fish would be a much bigger selling point.

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:59 pm

You could get in touch with him and ask for pictures and see what he says - but I guess that wouldn't be proof that hes actually got the fish anyways. No picture doesn't nessesarily means no fish, and vice versa.

Ask him

He's giving an adress, that's a plus.

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:05 pm

McEve wrote:You could get in touch with him and ask for pictures and see what he says - but I guess that wouldn't be proof that hes actually got the fish anyways. No picture doesn't nessesarily means no fish, and vice versa.

Good thinking.

I emailed him and he says he won't provide pictures (whether it's cant or won't I don't know). I'm a little skeptical, he could think he has L236 and actually have something completely different. If I were going to put down that kind of money I'd have someone who really knows how to identify an L236 look at them first.

Val

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:07 pm

He won't..? well then

can't would be different I guess....

I'll ask him and see what he says..

KenW · Post by **KenW** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:18 pm

I received the same reply after I e-mailed him.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:37 pm

Probably best to avoid this guy now, he may well have a genuine reason for not having any pictures. However in light of recent events it would be wise to give this sale a miss.

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:12 am

Agreed. I'm not looking for them at any rate, but thought some others on here might be interested.

Post by **Barbie** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:28 am

It's really too bad. These things are like $90 a piece, shipped 4 to a box, buying from the exporter. By the time the freight is tacked in with just 4 in a box to split it up amongst, they get expensive in a hurry. I was wondering how someone could sell them for $100 if they had more than that into them. That seller has been on aquabid a long time though.

Then again, it might be that the fish he bought as L236 don't look a lot like the pictures in the DATZ, also. Julie's fish she got in as L236 are more narrowly patterned for the size. I honestly think the pictures of L236 might just be of younger fish. Most of the Hypancistrus patterning is set at the same ratio of stripe size and what not as what they'll have as adults, they just get more pattern on them as they grow, the pattern itself doesn't. The German importers that got the same L236 (they sent her pictures) were very happy with them and sure that the fish actually WERE L236 while we were still discussing how to figure out one way or the other!

I'm now pretty confident she has the real deal. Confident enough to buy a trio of them anyway. We'll see if my pattern theory holds true in a year or so when I've got some fry I guess!

Barbie

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:32 pm

How does itwork on Aquabid if somebody use the "buy now" feature? wouldn't the auction close? Or what would happen?

I got a reply from the seller saying he had no way of getting a picture of them, but he had gotten the max bid (does that mean the buy now feature?) on them, and they were already picked up. He assured me they were true L236 and that he would get more.

valhallan · Post by **valhallan** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:12 pm

Yes, When someone wins an auction with buy it now, the auction should automatically be ended. I don't see how he can say he got the "max bid" as someone bid $185 (reserve met) and aquabid is still showing the auction open with almost 5 days to go. Hmm...

Val

KenW · Post by **KenW** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:55 pm

Barbie,

Does Julie have any pictures of the L236. Do you know how many she got in? I may be interested.

Thanks

Ken

Post by **Barbie** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:05 pm

Yes, she's got pictures. Just email her about them. She hasn't listed them on her site yet, that I know of. I think she got 20. She intends to keep a group, I get a trio, and I'd assume she'll have 10 or more for sale. I haven't asked her, so don't quote me

. I thought she posted a picture in the last thread where we were talking about them, but I'm making myself late for work (acclimating fish I got from Kevin this morning is really the cause, LOL!) I'll have to look for the pics later. It would be faster to just contact Julie, I'd think

.

Barbie

jerms55555 · Post by **jerms55555** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:55 pm

So how does a "REAL" L236 look like...Julie sent me this shots of hers but then i see these:
http://www.transfish.de/LCode/L236.jpg
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/lo ... /969_f.php

Julies, L236
http://www.frybabies.com/pics/link_pics/L236%20a.jpg
http://www.frybabies.com/pics/link_pics/L236%20b.jpg
http://www.frybabies.com/pics/link_pics/L236%20c.jpg
http://www.frybabies.com/pics/link_pics/L236%20d.jpg

Julies L236 stripes are closer together and not too much of the white showing. Is it because there younger maybe or are these NOT L236....Barbie you should know.

Thanks