looking for a good dwarf seahorse source

Jack_Maturin · #1 01-31-2016, 07:21 AM

Can anyone point me in the direction of someone who will ship these to Canada?

reef-keeper · #2 01-31-2016, 01:44 PM

Seahorse corral. They are in Florida. That is where I got mine. Very very expensive. Even higher now with the exchange rate.

Myka · #3 01-31-2016, 02:24 PM

There was an LFS in Ontario that was importing from Seahorse Corral. I'm not sure if he's still doing it - I'll try to figure out who that was. There is a minimum 100 pony order from Seahorse Corral, so it's not really retail-friendly.

You could try contacting Seahorse Canada who raise Erectus, and ask if they know a Canadian source for Dwarfs. Google it, they have a website, but I can't post a link to a non-supporting vendor. Reef Boutique in Toronto has a Facebook page with recent pics of Erectus too.

Maybe rayjay will reply soon, he knows the LFS.

rayjay · #4 01-31-2016, 02:54 PM

Ken at Sea U Marine in Markham Ontario started bringing in seahorses from Beth of seahorse corral in Florida after my initial order.
I don't think he will be bringing them in now with the price of the dollar that would make dwarfs probably about $60 each now. The erectus would now be about $100 or more each.
Seahorse Canada started their program with erectus that I brought in years ago.

Myka · #5 01-31-2016, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rayjay

Ken at Sea U Marine in Markham Ontario started bringing in seahorses from Beth of seahorse corral in Florida after my initial order.
I don't think he will be bringing them in now with the price of the dollar that would make dwarfs probably about $60 each now. The erectus would now be about $100 or more each.
Seahorse Canada started their program with erectus that I brought in years ago.

Thanks Ray. I couldn't remember which LFS it was. The dollar situation sucks, but fish prices are higher from all over the world, so maybe he will bring the ponies in anyway.

rayjay · #6 01-31-2016, 03:08 PM

I doubt that he will because to make it profitable he has to be able to sell a lot of them and it's already hard here in Ontario to sell at the old prices.
A 100 lot order would not make him any money as his orders typically were in the multiple hundreds.

reef-keeper · #7 02-01-2016, 12:45 AM

My order took 6 months to get everything in order.

Jack_Maturin · #8 02-01-2016, 03:22 AM

It won't be my first rodeo with a CITES import. I know it will take time, effort, and cash. I'm honestly starting now in the hopes that something can be accomplished by fall. Maybe I'll get lucky.

rayjay · #9 02-01-2016, 04:08 AM

As of early last year, Beth at seahorse corral was the ONLY business in the US that would take the trouble to ship captive bred seahorses to hobbyists in Canada.
I tried to get Dan Underwood of seahorse source to do it but he says it's too much work to do for what he sells them for, and, he is able to sell all he produces in the US anyway so there is no incentive to think about out of US sales.

Myka · #10 02-01-2016, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack_Maturin

It won't be my first rodeo with a CITES import. I know it will take time, effort, and cash. I'm honestly starting now in the hopes that something can be accomplished by fall. Maybe I'll get lucky.

The trouble is finding a vendor that will do it because it's THEIR effort and time, not yours.