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I live in Iqaluit Nunavut and I am looking for a supplier for Tilapia and Red Claw that would be willing to ship to me here. That has experience shipping as Iqaluit faces shipping difficulties.

Steve

Steve,
why are you going for Tilapia specifically? Is your system indoors and are you able to keep a constant 20°/21° C in your fish tank?
I think you'd be better off with a cold water species?

Yep, don't fight the temps right from the start, try and plan along with your local conditions.

Yes completely indoors system , was thinking tilapia do to space constriction.

www.noafisheries.ca claim to ship across canada. But sometimes that can mean across the southern part. Good luck. My guess is that shipping is going to cost you so you might want to set up a breading tank so it becomes a one time deal.

Let us know what you find. Im looking for canadian supplies also.

Red claw are native to australia and illegal to transport out of the eastern states let alone Oz.

To anyone still wanting Tilapia, in Eastern Canada.
I was recently talking to a person who lives in New Brunswick, at the Maine boarder, who imported several blue tilapia.
He is selling to people who want them for aquaponics systems.
It works for him, because he has a very well insulated and heated greenhouse setup.
I do not know how well he likes shipping them, but Montreal is not extremely out of the way.
On internet, search kijiji New Brunswick area, search for Tilapia, and / or koi, and he should still have an ad on the site.
It was there when i checked a couple days ago.
It is much easier then shipping them across the US border.