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[NT-Cichlids]

G'day,

New to the forum and being some what remote Northern Territory the site is a great reseource. I operate a small hobby aqaurium shop which is run from home on the weekends. I have a 5ft Discus tank anf a 5ft Tangayika tank also playing with the idea of a Frontosa tank :-)

Thanks and keep em swimming

Dean

[rx007]

G'day Dean.
Nice weather for fish & fishing up there. Lucky u.
Welcome to the forum.
Garry

[Cawdor]

Welcome Dean, how is the fish selection and availability up there?

[keenas]

WOW would have never thought Katherine of all places to have cichlids. Good on you for starting it up. Are you keeping any FW species from any local waters?

[STEVEGREEN]

top spot old Kathy.

went there for work earlier on in the year

welcome and enjoy

Cheers
Steve Green

[(Anthony)]

welcome to pcs,
what fish have you got in your 5ft tang tank? would love to see somepics.

Anthony,

[NT-Cichlids]

Thanks Guys,

In one 5 foot I have a range of Discus and a large Royal whiptail and school of Rummy Nose, discus range from 8cm up to 16cm. The Tangayika Tank hold 15 Cyprichromis, 6 Neolamprolugus Leleupi, 1 Julidochromis Transricptus and a few princes chchlids which are soon to be moved.

As far Cichlids in Katherine I have started a small hobby business from home and have been bringing in a wide range if Cichlids including Frontosa, I would really like to become the go to man in the NT as far as Cichlids go. There is a large German shipment arriving later this month I have good access to some great fish and have already taken orders for Frontosa.

Katherine is 300k away from Darwin Airport so I am not offering shipping but later I hope to offer a monthly shipping service.

One day I would love to work with full time but now I still gotta pay the bills

Thanks for the welcome :-)

Edited by NT-Cichlids, 07 December 2010 - 12:42 PM.

[NT-Cichlids]

oops not sure how I got the little angry face, I'm happy honest :-)

[dazzabozza]

Gday

I thought a lot of cichlids were noxious in NT, obviously not the case??

Daz

[NT-Cichlids]

Hi Daz,

Your are right a lot of Cichlid are not allowed in the NT but Cyps, Trophues, Frontosa (over 12cm) and a lot of others are. Until July this year we were not allowed to have Oscars.

Electric yellows are on the not allowed list which is a shame as they are my fav Malawi cichlid. The strict allowed list in the NT drives a lot of fish keepers underground and there are plenty of banned fish in aqauriums all over the NT. Me, well I play by the rules and make the most out of the fish we can have and dont waste much time dwelling on the fish I cant have.

If anyone is interested I can send through an approved NT list.

Cheers

Dean

[Peckoltia]

Welcome to the forums. All the best with your fishy endeavors in the top end.