Namibian cichlids

[Andre]

Hi guys

We got permission to reprint Nick Jame's article about his namibian fish collecting trip in 2003. It has some info and great pictures of some nice fish that you dont normally see in the hobby.

Its at Aquatic plants South Africa - http://www.apsa.co.za/Forum/index.php?topic=72.0

I thought some of you might find it interesting.

 

[retro_gk]

Very interesting article indeed! Do you know if he succeeded in breeding any of those fish in his hatchery?

 

[Fogelhund]

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[Andre]

Hi Fogelhund.

Maybe you guys can ask permission as we did to reprint the article here as well? It is very interesting and has some nice pictures of Orthochromis machadoi, Tilapia ruweti, Thoracochromis buysi, Tilapia sparmanni and Pseudocrenilarbus philander.

Send me a PM and I can put you into contact with the right people

Rahul, he has had success. Nick will hopefully be replying to the topic

Regards

Andre

 

[RCYates]

Hi Fogelhund

My apologies, APSA is still a young forum so we're still straightening things out. You should be able to view the article now.

Kind regards,
Ryan.

 

[Randall]

Nick James

Hello Andre,

Thank you for starting up this tread. Nick James writes about the most fascinating cichlids about which very little are known in the hobby.

For those who would like more information concerning the cichlids of southern
Africa, please refer to Nick's "Cichlid News" articles, published in the January, April, and July 2004 issues.

Thank you.

All the best,

Randall Kohn

 

[Nebraska_cichlids]

Tilapia ruweti

This discussion and the various articles pointed out here got me interested in Tilapia ruweti. Any clues where to find them in the U.S.? Has any forum member ever worked with ruweti?

 

[Andre]

Hi There

Nick is actually breeding these fish but is not allowed to sell them in South Africa due to legislation. We are not allowed to keep these wonderfull fish.

They are however available for export. I will PM you his contact details so that you can talk to him directly.

Cheers

Andre

 

[Nebraska_cichlids]

Andre: This helps a lot, thanks! I have a friend who helped with importing fish to the U.S. before. I guess, I'll have to bug him yet another time. (Sorry, Rahul!)

Cheers,

Janos

 

[k98]

looking for some nice tilapia

ty

 

[Nebraska_cichlids]

Well, I had a brief conversation with Nick James. He said he can probably get Tilapia ruweti and send them over here. However, last time he shipped two boxes from South Africa to the U.S. he paid $200 for shipping, not including import fees. Hence, getting fish from Nick is an option only if a group of hobbyists (or an importer) decided to place a joint order. (Sounds like Nick would charge only $2-3 per fish.)