RyanR Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 If multies are so easy to breed, why are they so hard to find? I'm going to be setting up a new aquarium in about a month and my son wants a pair of multies. I can't find them anywhere. I have about 4 LFS's that I checked and Aquahuna. Does anyone have any websites they can recommend that won't change $40 for shipping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Can't guarantee shipping costs but have you tried Aquabid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanR Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Sleepy said: Can't guarantee shipping costs but have you tried Aquabid? Thanks, I searched on "neolamprologus" and "shell" and got 0 results. I can't figure out why they are so hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, RyanR said: Thanks, I searched on "neolamprologus" and "shell" and got 0 results. I can't figure out why they are so hard to find. Yeah that does seem weird but challenge accepted lol they have them listed you will just need to email them to make sure they are still available https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/current-stock/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanR Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Ahh thanks. They at least have them listed, but I will check with them. Thanks for your help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3vi1p3nguin Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 It took me months to find them. I had to wait until one of my LFS brought some in from a local breeder. They're not cheap right now. Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ed's Aquatics Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 6 hours ago, RyanR said: If multies are so easy to breed, why are they so hard to find? I'm going to be setting up a new aquarium in about a month and my son wants a pair of multies. I can't find them anywhere. I have about 4 LFS's that I checked and Aquahuna. Does anyone have any websites they can recommend that won't change $40 for shipping? So as far as I understand it, the extremely slow growth rate makes farming them less cost effective as wild collecting them. At the moment, no one's shipping out of Africa so wholesalers are having to get stock from local breeders like me, if at all. Wet spot may have them back in stock, but I have had 2 people last week asking me to ship them some because they couldn't get them from there and 15 a pop is kinda high. Great little fish though, even if they grow super slow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanR Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 12 minutes ago, Mr. Ed's Aquatics said: So as far as I understand it, the extremely slow growth rate makes farming them less cost effective as wild collecting them. At the moment, no one's shipping out of Africa so wholesalers are having to get stock from local breeders like me, if at all. Wet spot may have them back in stock, but I have had 2 people last week asking me to ship them some because they couldn't get them from there and 15 a pop is kinda high. Great little fish though, even if they grow super slow. That explains a lot. I've never heard they grow slow, but I understand. We will.be putting them in a 20 long, so I only want to start out with probably 3. For only 3 of them, I don't mind paying $12 or $15 each. We might have an LFS about an hour from me in Baton Rouge that can order them. I'm going to look into that route also. Do you normally sell and ship fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ed's Aquatics Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, RyanR said: That explains a lot. I've never heard they grow slow, but I understand. We will.be putting them in a 20 long, so I only want to start out with probably 3. For only 3 of them, I don't mind paying $12 or $15 each. We might have an LFS about an hour from me in Baton Rouge that can order them. I'm going to look into that route also. Do you normally sell and ship fish? I do sell local, but I have never shipped. If a store can order you some, that's probably better than having them shipped cross country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanR Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) 2 months later, I finally got 5 Multies last night from a sort of LFS. They were pretty small, maybe about 1/2 inch, but they were pretty cheap. about $15 each. They were in really good shape and we get to watch them grow. The best part is that they said when they have fry, they will buy the fish for store credit! The kids are super excited. Edited December 3, 2020 by RyanR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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