buying apisto`s in the uk

[karl]

hi im a dwarf fanatic at the moment ive got two male and five female cacatuoides, a pair of macmasteri two male and two female viejita and a pair of aggazzi ,plus a breeding pair of bolivian rams is ther any one in the uk i can get a supply of fish

 

[Andrew C]

A site in the UK that has a good selection of wild caught Apistogrammas is: www.mrfish.co.uk

The fish are couriered overnight (as long as you live on the mainland - uk) and the fish i bought were in good condition when i got them.

Andrew C.

 

[Neil]

karl,

WELCOME TO THE FORUM

Andrew Cs link has some pretty interesting fish on there. I don't know the conversion rate from Pounds to dollars, but Panduro sticks me as a good deal. If you have not worked with any Dwarf Cichlids in the past, they have both cacatuoides and borellii, which are our favorite suggestions for a good newbie fish. And there are others that I haven't seen for quite some time that are very nice, but a pretty penny (it looks like anyway).
The are a bunch of good aquarists over there and probably a lot more resources to be found. You may even want toPM a few of our UK members.
Good luck,
Neil

 

[karl]

thanks neil ive kept mostly discus for about 20 yrs just need another challenge , im lucky in that my tap water is pure dwarf soft , only fillter it through a ex filter with peat in a five foot holding tank and ph is down to 6.4 and it is pumped back in to all my tanks i change 20 tanks in about half an hour once a week rest of the time i can indulge my self on my fish

 

[newtankgirl]

Apistos in the UK

Another good site is http://www.tropicalfish.org.uk/, down in Cornwall. They quarantine all their fish, and I've had some really nice bolivian rams from them.

 

[Neil]

newtankgirl,

WELCOME TO THE FORUM

Glad to have yet another aquarist from the UK with us!
Neil

 

[apistodave]

Pounds? isnt England using the Euro these days? Nice selection inthat shop though!

 

[Bewarethebeeman]

Viscum Water Gardens in South Yorkshire usually have a good supply.

http://www.viscum.co.uk

 

[Neil]

Bewarethebeeman,

WELCOME TO THE FORUM

The Dwarf Cichlid contingent from England is obviously growing. That aspect of the hobby is apparently alive and ell in the UK. Here's to the Brits among us!
Neil

 

[Bewarethebeeman]

I have just started working at a local aquarium. I have managed to convince the manager of the merits of stocking Apistogrammas.
So to cut a long story short I now have in front of me a list of about 50 different appistogrammas that we can now import.

Just a thought but if anyone has any apistos on their wish list, email me and you may help to sway the stock he will keep in a more "interesting" direction.

Mark