Goby Cichlids

[rossyboy]

I just can't get hold of them anywhere!

Does anyone in the UK know where I can get my hands on some?

 

[Colin_T]

they are seasonal and expensive so most shops don't carry them on a regular basis. You could try contacting or going to your local cichlid society and see if anyone there has some for sale.

 

[rossyboy]

they are seasonal and expensive so most shops don't carry them on a regular basis. You could try contacting or going to your local cichlid society and see if anyone there has some for sale.

Ah makes sense. The shop i usually use, he keeps getting them on the stock-list and orders them, but they never arrive... i'm guessing because they're in demand!

Sorry for another q, but how do i make contact with my local cichlid society?

 

[doresy]

I had one but it died

It was fine when I got it. I think it was a female as it kept digging out a patch in the substrate right down to the glass every night at first.

It seemed to start hiding and not feeding even though I got it special food. It hated the action at feeding time. Then it just hung on the side up by the filter. Then it just died.

Loved it for the short time I had it (it was a Clown Faced) but I won't be replacing it.

 

[rossyboy]

I had one but it died

It was fine when I got it. I think it was a female as it kept digging out a patch in the substrate right down to the glass every night at first.

It seemed to start hiding and not feeding even though I got it special food. It hated the action at feeding time. Then it just hung on the side up by the filter. Then it just died.

Loved it for the short time I had it (it was a Clown Faced) but I won't be replacing it.

aww that's sad

So in the time you had it, are they as 'interesting' as people say?

 

[doresy]

I had one but it died

It was fine when I got it. I think it was a female as it kept digging out a patch in the substrate right down to the glass every night at first.

It seemed to start hiding and not feeding even though I got it special food. It hated the action at feeding time. Then it just hung on the side up by the filter. Then it just died.

Loved it for the short time I had it (it was a Clown Faced) but I won't be replacing it.

aww that's sad

So in the time you had it, are they as 'interesting' as people say?

Absalutely

 

[Colin_T]

how do I make contact with my local cichlid society?

You can ask your local petshop if they know where the cichlid society meets, or check the local newspapers under the aquarium section. A lot of societies will advertise a week before the meeting. Some societies will have a website and you might be able to find them by doing a Google search for cichlid societies in your area.