Where to find good selection

[Ranakalea]

I will be looking to stock a tank with some african mbuna very soon. Who in Houston/houston area has a good selection for these types of fish. It seems every LFS I've been to around me has the usual mbuna but not quite what I am looking for.

Anyone know an LFS or even an individual that has good selections of mbuna cichlids?

[armthehomeless]

Re: Where to find good selection

It depends on what type of mbuna you are looking for. There are people on this site that breed (intentionally or otherwise) various mbuna. Ultimate Fish specializes in cichlids and will most likely have fish that you haven't seen elsewhere. Fish Ranch II oaround Bellaire /59 has a decent selection... but nothing jaw dropping if memory serves correctly. What type of mbuna are you looking for?

[jughead]

Re: Where to find good selection

i have the following;metriclima lanisticola  2",metriaclima sp "black dorsal
gold"  1",pseudotropheus elongatus jewel spot 1", and pseudotropheus
acei ngara 2".3.00 a fish.can bring to auction next weekend.thanks,rob

[Ranakalea]

Re: Where to find good selection

I am looking for

labidochromis sp. "perlmutt"
Pseudotropheus saulosi
Pseudotropheus sp. "acei" <---- these seem to be carried by many LFS but never seem to look very healthy. Really looking for the yellow tail

[Mzungu]

Re: Where to find good selection

I was going to mention the auction, jughead beat me to it. There will most likely be a lot of mbuna at the HAS auction next weekend. You can check out the thread on here about the auction to see what some people are bringing.  :)

[Ranakalea]

Re: Where to find good selection

I keep hearing about the auction, but I am not sure if it is something I am going to be able to make. With all the talk about it I will definitely try though.

Meanwhile, if anyone has any other suggestions I am open to them..

Thanks