smidey Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Hi all, has anyone got or had Labidochromis Blues morphs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 not in nz as far as i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 is there any reason why we dont get alot of fish here, is it just that no one has imported them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 but to bring in labido blue shoudn't be hard as it is same fish just different colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 but would they sell very well? people would like yellow alot better and better blue can be found in other fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bOi Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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