dave01 Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Hi all, does anyone know if we can get these guys in nz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiden Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 At the moment I dont think there is any on like lists that shops have(someone correct me if I'm wrong) but I have seen a couple of them but dont know if they have breed yet. Can anyone add any info that they may have on these guy's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfAfrica Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Had / bred heaps of them a while back but an enthusiast in Akld has them now. They may pop up for sale some time but I wouldn't hold your breath. Retail lists - Not likely :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave01 Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Cheers folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Did you OOA? nice one. Just wondering, if you bred heaps, shouldn't there be plenty around? IMO, they aren't hard to keep or breed. :-? Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 They are a great fish I always sell heaps of them here what Variant did you have OOA? Any pics of them flaoting around? Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiden Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Had / bred heaps of them a while back but an enthusiast in Akld has them now. They may pop up for sale some time but I wouldn't hold your breath. Retail lists - Not likely :-? So the enthusiast in Ak wont breed them or is not competent in your eyes OOA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooloo Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 well i know who has them and i would say very competent actually, perhaps a tad busy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiden Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Yeah I know :roll: Just trying to get something going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfAfrica Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Bred heaps and plenty of people had them but managed to kill them or lose interest and that sums up the average enthusiast really. What happened to the ones that everyone got who knows. If all the fish distributed were successfully cared for then we wouldn't need LFS would we? Frenchy - yep very easy to keep and spawn but then so are Convict Cichlids and they were scarce for a while , if you know what I mean I had Yellow tail and blue tail varieties. Nice fish. I have some pic's somewhere, I will try and find them for you And as some of you are aware, some stock made it to Akld so cross fingers they re-amerge sometime. BTW: I was in Akld last week - I feel sorry for you guys. The selection and quality of fish is dismal at best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 I almost vener buy fish from shops anymore, usually trademe or fnzas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 I had Yellow tail and blue tail varieties Great another species of fish with no variant. WTF is going on with importers over there? I mean really, there are so many exporters in Asia that use full scientific names. Yellow tail & blue tail dosen't narrow it down at all too. If all the fish distributed were successfully cared for then we wouldn't need LFS would we? Cichlid livestock sales through lfs in Aussie make up 2-3%. Most lfs here only stock the basics; ie; colourful cichlids. Dry goods, feeders, goldfish, tropical fish all sell better than cichlids. Most people here once into the hobby buy cichlids privately. Yes convicts are easier to breed. Just usually people that buy leptos... tend to be more in the they sort of know what they are doing basket. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiden Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Thought the same thing HFF cause isnt there heaps of diff. variants and they all have blue and yellow tails for each variant??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Interesting site for info and pics. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/c ... utinta.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Striping looks like a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 It is. If you keep them in a colony on their own, then you don't even have to do that. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Right, so they won't eat the Fry if kept by themselves ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Hubby spoke with one of the main fish suppliers this morning re: varieties coming in... The importer (won't name) said that most consignments coming in from the Asian suppliers that export to NZ don't send fish with Sci names just straight common names.... :-? hmm would be awesome if they could use Asian suppliers that Frenchy refers to huh He said Europe on the other hand, are a totally different kettle of fish, they are far more thorough and they arrive with Scientific names, info etc.... Those Leptos look like nice fish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I can't see how they can be imported into NZ with MAF requiring the Sci. name as part of their ID of the fish coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 That's what I wondered about to Alan, seems a bit weird aye... apparently tho from this particular Asian supplier, they don't get issued any Sci names tho.. odd aye :-? I had noticed on the lists tho that only some have references to Axelrod and others haven't so maybe only some come in with info and they use the reference and others don't....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I think the ones without ref. to the Axelrod are the ones that are not in the book. Like the newer varieties. There's only one that gives that system of ID'ing too isn't there?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 You are onto it Alan :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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