Current Auction Time: Wed May 22 18:03:31 2024

		Final:	$101.99		First Bid	$1.00
		Time left	00:00		# of Bids	10 (bid history)
		Started	Apr 5 2012 - 11:28:41 AM		Location	Kenmore NY 14217 United States
		Ended	Apr 9 2012 - 08:43:41 PM Auction Closed
		Seller	Lotsoffish (6423/6442)
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		High Bidder	Peanut_power (130/130)
		Payment	Money Orders/Cashiers Check, PayPal
		Shipping	Will Ship to United States Only Seller Pays Shipping,

Hello folks! This auction is for a total of 9 Young Adult Swordtails. You WILL receive 1 Young Adult Trio of Xiphophorus hellerii "Rio Otapa" Swordtails about 3 inches long PLUS 1 Trio of NICE Albino Pineapple Swordtails plus a Trio of Ol' Conrad's "Coral Red Swordtails". This Trio of "Rio Otapa" are the LAST Adults he has available and it will be a good 3-4 Months before he has any of these awesome Wild Swordtails up to sellable size again. These "Rio Otapa" are one of the HOTTEST selling Wild strains of Swordtails around right now and let me take a moment of your time to explain WHY that is. First of all maybe I outta explain exactly what Xiphophorus hellerii "Rio Otapa" really are. They are SIMPLY a wild, non domesticated, form of common Swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii. They are called "Rio Otapa" because that is the LOCATION they were collected at and are found at. ALL the swordtails we see around that are man made strain's like "Brick swords" or "Pineapple swords", etc. are ALL domesticated types of Xiphophorus hellerii. The reason these Xiphophorus hellerii "Rio Otapa" are so sought after is because they are one of the largest growing of ALL the different location strains of Xiphophorus hellerii. They get HUGE and Males can get up to 8 inches long and females can hit 6 inches and Females don't even have swordtails! Imagine what a full grown Pr. of these fish would really look like in a 20 long. Awesome right? But that's not the only reason they are currently such hot sellers. The real reason they are so sought after right now is Swordtail BREEDERS want to outcross their fish with these Xiphophorus hellerii "Rio Otapa" so they can put additional size on their domestic stuff too. Anyway, that's the deal with these swordtails and that's why they are so popular right now. I don't mean to bore everyone with this sort of information but a lot of times newer hobbyists seem reluctant to just come out and ask stuff like "How come everyone seems to want these swordtails? I think they are sort of UGLY myself so what's the BIG DEAL with them?" Well now you know what the big deal is so you won't have to ask that question anymore. I would also add that there are so many different species of fish around that even folks that consider themselves EXPERT hobbyists really don't know a whole lot about fish anyway so you should NEVER feel funny asking questions when talking to ANYONE regarding this hobby. I ask questions ALL THE TIME, sometimes just to be annoying, other times cuz I want to actually know about NEW stuff I have never kept before. To sum up - Xiphophorus hellerii "Rio Otapa" are common Xiphophorus hellerii that get HUGE and I like to talk too much in these auctions. This auction is for a Trio of Xiphophorus hellerii "Rio Otapa" plus PLUS 1 Trio of NICE Albino Pineapple Swordtails plus a Trio of Ol' Conrad's "Coral Red Swordtails". I will also include some HIGH QUALITY foods for all these fish and I will most likely add some other type of Swordtail to this box the day I ship it because I think you will enjoy crossing these fish into more than just those Albino Pineapples and there outta be enough room to add at least one other variety! Ol' Conrad's "Coral Reds" Folks, I don't mess around. I sell nice stuff. I start all these auctions at a dollar and I offer free shipping and an unconditional guarantee. Trust ol' Lotsoffish. I ship 3 days a week- Monday, Tuesday, AND Wednesday, I also FEARLESSLY ship into ALL temperatures. I'll get your fish to you alive folks. It's my specialty! I can usually ship the next available shipping day after you cough up the loot, and as always, I don't mess around. email me any questions

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Bid History:

Bidders		Bid Time		Bid		Comments
Falfan21 (40/40)		Apr 5 2012 - 11:54:10 AM		$1.00
Peanut_power (130/130)		Apr 5 2012 - 12:46:37 PM		$26.00
Peanut_power (130/130)		Apr 5 2012 - 06:11:36 PM		$41.79		Bumped up by: Boncherfarm $41.79
Peanut_power (130/130)		Apr 5 2012 - 06:23:47 PM		$50.79		Bumped up by: Boncherfarm $50.79
Peanut_power (130/130)		Apr 6 2012 - 12:26:15 AM		$52.99		Bumped up by: Tblair $52.99
Peanut_power (130/130)		Apr 6 2012 - 12:28:11 AM		$54.99		Bumped up by: Tblair $54.99
Peanut_power (130/130)		Apr 9 2012 - 07:02:20 PM		$60.00		Bumped up by: Coolieloach $60.00
Peanut_power (130/130)		Apr 9 2012 - 07:05:32 PM		$66.00		Bumped up by: Coolieloach $66.00
Peanut_power (130/130)		Apr 9 2012 - 07:06:12 PM		$71.00		Bumped up by: Coolieloach $71.00
Peanut_power (130/130)		Apr 9 2012 - 08:43:36 PM		$101.99		Bumped up by: Ifancyfish $101.99

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