American vs. Canadian Livestock

[Der_Iron_Chef]

What are some things commonly available to American hobbiests that we don't generally get up here, and that you've always wanted? Anything?

[Trigger Man]

Of late things have gotten better here, I remember having to wait long periods of time for Achilles Tangs, Lookdowns, Scribble Angels. Crosshatch Triggers, Golden butterflys to come in, but I've seen a bunch of all the listed fish show up at Calgary fish stores in the last couple of months. Right now I'm wishing that some of the nicely colored rare SPS would make their way up here.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

I have lived in both (Vancouver and Miami) and would say IMO you can get the same stuff here. The difference is how often. The US has just so many choices and amazing online shopping that we don't have in Canada. I think some of what we find rare here in Canada is very common in say Florida and therefore a lot cheaper too. I know the common types of sps in Miami are like 2/3 or half the price of the same corals here. We just don't have the huge market here that the US has.

[justinl]

i am currently feeling quite bitter about tailspot wrasses. they aren't common in the US, but they seem to never show up around here

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by justinl

i am currently feeling quite bitter about tailspot wrasses. they aren't common in the US, but they seem to never show up around here

Yeah I saw those on LiveAquaria I think...

[karazy]

so far purple hornet zoas.

my thesis is that unless you can find someone in the US who will ship to canada, its basicaly impossible

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

What are some things commonly available to American hobbiests that we don't generally get up here, and that you've always wanted? Anything?

cheep prices!

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

cheep prices!

Yeah I think the common stuff is cheaper and shipping also seems to be pretty inexpensive throughout the states but anything on the rare side seems to cost way more in the states than in Canada.

Other than a couple SPS and zoo corals everything down there seems to be available here as well. We got a pretty good LFS here in town, always brings in the exotics. When he had his website running he said he got way more interest from the states than Canada, perhaps we got it better than we might think.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Yeah I think the common stuff is cheaper and shipping also seems to be pretty inexpensive throughout the states but anything on the rare side seems to cost way more in the states than in Canada.

Other than a couple SPS and zoo corals everything down there seems to be available here as well. We got a pretty good LFS here in town, always brings in the exotics. When he had his website running he said he got way more interest from the states than Canada, perhaps we got it better than we might think.

I will say the selection in the last year in Canada is amazing compared to what it was 10 years ago. back then we got SPS that was any color but brown and it was amazing.

Steve