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Posted	going to buy fish in europe
22-03-2006 16:53 by shabba d	hi all, i'm looking to set up a tank to house frontosa and tropheus ikola. i have a eheim pro 3 2080 plus a giant 400gl per hour custom filter running it. i want proper fish at good prices, and was wondering if anyone had any information on going to europe to buy fish first hand??? can anyone help please?
22-03-2006 18:56 by just fish	i dont no much about buying fish from europe but what i do no is you must have a inport licence to bring fish into to uk from some diffrent countrys a mate of a mate brought about £200 of fish back from somewhere only to have them taken of him when he got back to england.
22-03-2006 21:45 by KittyKat	i think (not 100% sure) that you can move tropical fish within the EU without needing a licence...
22-03-2006 21:52 by miggz	really..... where could i find out for sure?????
22-03-2006 22:09 by tony	you do need a licence. also the fish are very cheap but its all the import duty on top that can be up to 50.00 a box
22-03-2006 22:10 by Lexter	probably easier just to buy them local!!!
22-03-2006 22:19 by miggz	no way. to many people say they have moba's or zaire fronts, and they end up being buries... and they cost so much more. to many people trying to be bandits in uk. seems there's fishboys aswell as cowboys
22-03-2006 22:43 by KittyKat	contact: CEFAS Barrack Road The Nothe Weymouth Dorset DT4 8UB Email: fish.health.inspectorate@cefas.co.uk Tel: 01305 206 673/4 Fax: 01305 206 602
22-03-2006 22:44 by 5757alan	You don't need a licence within the EU
22-03-2006 22:46 by KittyKat	i think you only need licenses for "imports originating outside the EU and imports of coldwater species from other EU Member States including the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Northern Island"
22-03-2006 22:56 by miggz	thanks, i'll call them first thing
22-03-2006 23:01 by yanton	apparently for EU tropical fish, no license is required. but for coldwater fish (which could escape into the waterways) you do need a license.
22-03-2006 23:24 by tony mcculloch	watched airport the other month and a fella was trying to get on the plane with some koi-carp, several of them at about 2 inches. the fella was told he could not board the plane with the fish and before they could say anything else to the fella he was off to the gents and flushed them down the loo. 2 remained in the base of the toilet, and as some members of the airline staff tried to rescue the remaining fish, another bloke flushed the toilet again and flushed the other 2 away. what a shame. I think they saved 1.
23-03-2006 00:48 by Boss	Africa, Asia be a better bet, not much happening in Europe fish wise these days
23-03-2006 03:29 by Caz	Why don't you buy your fish directly from an importer? There's one based in Telford that had Cyphotilapia Frontosa Mpwimbwe Blue @ 15.50 pounds each on their last stock list and several unusual species of Tropheus for approx 18.00 pounds each for quite large fish. They sell to anyone and post if you can't get there in person. They are called Fishbiz and you can email them for their latest stock: Dave@chaplinassociates.co.uk
23-03-2006 09:02 by miggz	imporeters charge extra.i'm a firm beliver of cutting out the middle man. by going to him, i'm paying for his hobby!!! you dont get rich by giving it away. besides it sounds like a good little road trip.
23-03-2006 17:33 by tony	why dont you go to belgium on ferry a mate goes over for cichlids
23-03-2006 18:08 by miggz	ok, thanks. do you have any contacts for there???
25-03-2006 19:01 by tony	i will ask him and let you know
25-03-2006 20:42 by roy bright	dont understand this post, why go to europe for fish, buy the time you include plane fare etc, its madness, fishkeeping gone O.T.T
25-03-2006 21:11 by tony	i asked a mate he said you wont save much when he goes he gets trade rates becaues he brings back 10 + boxes
25-03-2006 21:15 by roy bright	i agree Tony, no point in going to Europe just for fish, O.T.T
25-03-2006 21:26 by roy bright

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