randy Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Totally off topic, my parents' families both hail from Taiwan. I hope you'll have some photos of more than just shrimp that I can show them! I'm an invert newb, back to lurking now. Suggestion gladly taken... we'll be driving over 800 miles which may not seem a lot, but consider the island is only 250miles long ;-) I'll be taking more than just shrimp related picture, but also a photo tour of Taiwan for you guys. h4n, EricM, JamesHe and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merth Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Some of the aquatic stores over there are absolutely incredible. Little hole in the walls with more stock, variety and viewing goodness than any LFS I have seen here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3fb0yrdee Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Some of the aquatic stores over there are absolutely incredible. Little hole in the walls with more stock, variety and viewing goodness than any LFS I have seen here. Aren't a majority if "hole in the wall" establishments the best? This is usually applicable to food places. [emoji3] countryboy12484 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Oh, for sure! I always say that if there isn't at least one horrific English mistake on the menu, it's not a good sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Randy when are you leaving for your trip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 He tried to leave today... A crew member on the flight got sick and they couldn't find a replacement since you need at least 4 crew members to fly a 777 so they canceled his flight already.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 He tried to leave today... A crew member on the flight got sick and they couldn't find a replacement since you need at least 4 crew members to fly a 777 so they canceled his flight already.. That's a bummer. I am sure he's ready to get out of cold Canada and to some decent weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Hahaha im sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miwu Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 He tried to leave today... A crew member on the flight got sick and they couldn't find a replacement since you need at least 4 crew members to fly a 777 so they canceled his flight already.. how unfortunate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopderson Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Looks like he was able to make a rescheduled flight. He should be in the air now! h4n, Soothing Shrimp and miwu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3fb0yrdee Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 I believe he is in the air. His last message with me said he was heading out, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Well Randy made it... And of course none of his luggage is to be found... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Time to buy one of those $10 tailored suits! h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted November 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Yeah, the trip was horrible but I got my home in Taiwan Saturday morning ET. Thanks all for the messages. Having been fed like a pig and drink like a hipo for the last two days.... ready for some local aquarium store visit and then pictures will start coming in..... Let me finish those three bottle of black labels first.... Stay tuned ;-) countryboy12484, Soothing Shrimp, h4n and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slycat929 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Ha! Glad you are enjoying yourself! randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Yeah, the trip was horrible but I got my home in Taiwan Saturday morning ET. Thanks all for the messages. Having been fed like a pig and drink like a hipo for the last two days.... ready for some local aquarium store visit and then pictures will start coming in..... Let me finish those three bottle of black labels first.... Stay tuned ;-) Glad you finally made it safe and sound! We are all ready for some pics and updates. randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 haha glad you made it safe Randy! randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 So, I visited a few local aquarium stores including a chain store, as I expected, none of them liked my idea of taking pictures. I didn't expect much as none of them really has much shrimp stuff... however, I talked the chain store to allow me to take some shots on the individual tanks, nothing spectacular. The reason the female store manger gave me was that there is another store copies the entire store layout in a different country, so they don't allow people to do so anymore. They have about 20 small planted tanks, I am not a planted tank guy but really like what they did to them, Bucephalandra has become really popular in the last few years, and here you can get them in the store. Price-wise, all around $15-$25. For planted tank enthusiasters, next Monday I will visit a very nice planted/Shrimp store in Taipei, you will see much more there I promise. This store does have a very small shrimp section consisting of two split tanks. Nothing special, prices tend to be higher than from breeders but still pretty reasonable. TBs are like around $10-$15 each. CRS/CBS around $2-$5, pure line looking ones are like $8 (pretty good colour but nothing great). ANBU, kubism, Soothing Shrimp and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Woo Hoo!! The first of many stores. Looking forward to many more!! randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 The shrimp breeders are all arranged so I will post much more with an interview. One publisher may want to print a magazine like edition...but we will have to see how much we get from the interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinenha Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Wow, what an amazing experience! Can't wait to see more! Thanks so much for sharing! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Those fish look kind of like blood parrots,but I've never seen that curl before. randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Interesting tanks. Stay safe and thanks for sharing all these photos randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayMotivated Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Those fish look kind of like blood parrots,but I've never seen that curl before. They could be King Kong Parrots or Red Mammons too. I think that's what they're called for parrots with humps/koks Soothing Shrimp and randy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Nice update looking forward to the interviews and more photos. randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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