Hi all, has anyone got or had Labidochromis Blues morphs?

not in nz as far as i know

is there any reason why we dont get alot of fish here, is it just that no one has imported them?

aparently us and aussie have the toughest import laws or something, in my opinion we have a lot of better looking fish in the country, you just have to know where do get them.

but to bring in labido blue shoudn't be hard as it is same fish just different colour

but would they sell very well? people would like yellow alot better and better blue can be found in other fish.

but would they sell very well? people would like yellow alot better and better blue can be found in other fish.

i dont want them to sell, i want them as another contrast & something different

I don't mean you selling them, I mean the importer - why don't you get in touch with brooklands or something. They might not be able to get them from their suppliers overseas.

Yeah it is simple supply and demand.. Alot of people walk into a pet shop and buy the pretty blue fish or the pretty yellow one..

Although a few of us would buy these if they showed up the majority of people may not.. Or they may not even be allowed in the country

Blame MAF!! :lol: so many nice fishes overseas and they never had major problems with their water ways. All we can do is admire them aquariums somewhere else distant

Not MAF's fault, Just looking after whats in NZ. Its irresponsible fish owners that are to blame.

so many nice fishes overseas and they never had major problems with their water ways.

Just quickly off the top of my head to give an example,

Aussie- Tilapia, convicts

SE Asia-Flowerhorns

USA- Peacock Bass{cichla}

I am pretty sure the blue ones are on the rare side too.

Frenchy

http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/electr ... 19664.html

We have Cobalt's that are Blue. have a look at the above thread for pics.

We have Cobalt's that are Blue. have a look at the above thread for pics.

I have cobalts & fryeri. i am interested to find out what is available here. Are there any official lists of whats available?

If Labidochromis Carealues are an allowed import then it is possible to get them though the importrer would need good contacts to be able to get them as the whole species is fairly rare in the lake

Not something commonly seen anywhere as far as I know

Brad

Good point Brad, about if labidochromis being legal imports in NZ. If an importer has good sources in Europe or USA, its possible. I say they be a pretty dollar too.

Frenchy

Blame MAF!! so many nice fishes overseas and they never had major problems with their water ways. All we can do is admire them aquariums somewhere else distant

There are many many cases where fish have been moved into another habitat and things go bad

Talapia are a major problem here in Australia

Red Devils survive in a creek near Coffs Harbour where the temp drops fairly low below 20 and they still survive there

Fish can tolerate a wide range of conditions and its this that worries quarantine stations

As Frenchy said Cichla are now wild around Florida

I might not agree with some of the decisions but overall it is a good thing

Brad