Help people finding cichlids

[Blue yonder]

Hi 

I’m just trying too start a post on helping people find fish.

 I’ve helped a couple of people on here too find Cichlid’s they were looking for.

and think a lot are missing out. 

the main place im finding good fish is

nsw cichlid society both Sydney and Wollongong 

but I also get cichlid from Melbourne 

from  Barney’s cichlid 

or Jeb’s African cichlid 

both have amazing fish and are in it for the hobby too keep cichlid in the hobby 

if you’re looking for them 

Barney’s cichlid heaven is based in Melbourne but do airports to airports shipment 

and then you got 

Jeb’s African Cichlid’s customer community group on Facebook 

they have up too 80 Malawi cichlid type in stock manly haps but some hard too find fish 

both do a great service and ship airport to airport 

And recommend them 

thanks Abe 

the pic I’ve attached is my gold harbour monkey bay I’ve gotten from Jeb’s 

Edited March 18, 2023 by Blue yonder

[MattG_Sydney]

Good initiative! Yes it is getting harder to find good fish and always appreciative of people trying to help out 👏🏽

[brucem]

Has anyone had any quality/hybrid issues with some Melbourne breeders?  I’ve heard mixed things with Malawi cichlids.  The last thing we need with a dwindling gene pool, and species dropping out of the hobby is hybrids.

Seems to be an issue with Malawi rather than tangs.  I’ve only ever bought tangs from Max and have been more than satisfied with the fish I’ve received.

Mods - feel free to delete or edit this general comment if it casts aspersions on a group of breeders that I cannot substantiate.

Edited March 19, 2023 by brucem

[Joshyyyy]

Hi guys just stumbled across this I’m looking for some Xenotilapia variants I’m hoping someone could point me in the right direction 

[Blue yonder]

@Joshyyyy 

hey mate you missed some at the last Saturday major auction 

there was a pair go through and went cheap can’t say if they where a breeding pair but still cool 😎 fish 

anyways good luck with getting some xenotilapia 

[OzzyBob]

Hi all, wodering if anyone knows where i might get some gold ocellatus to start a species tank.

Thanks in advance Bob.

[MattG_Sydney]

@OzzyBob 

Try these guys .. I have not bought from them so I can’t tell you what the quality is like .. 

https://handpickedaquatics.com/products/gold-ocellatus-lamprologus-ocellatus

also All fish have them too. I have dealt with Chris and he has good quality fish 

 

https://allfish2u.com/collections/live-fish/products/lamprologus-ocellatus-gold-2-3cm

 

 

[Skippy]

On 2/24/2024 at 8:45 PM, OzzyBob said:

Hi all, wodering if anyone knows where i might get some gold ocellatus to start a species tank.

Thanks in advance Bob.

Hi Bob, if you are in Sydney you could try Jason's Cichlids.  https://www.youtube.com/@JasonsCichlids

I'm not sure if Jason is selling directly to the public any more or if he is only wholesaling but you could give him a try

[Link2Hell]

nice one Abe

@fatglenn has a good range of quality fish that you don,t see often.

he is in Tas but will ship

Chris at Allfish2U tries to keep a wide selection and is expanding it

Gold Occies have been regularly put through the monthly auctions lately