Hello and good luck [Archive] - EastCoastCichlids

6stang9

11-23-2008, 09:57 AM

Hello to all
My name is Gregg and I am from central MA. I have been keeping africans since the early 70's. Recently a lfs in my area opened and the owner has to specialize in africans to compete with Petco and Petsmart. I brought her alot of fish that I got at the spring NYCichlids auction, and she is starting to do good. The problem now is finding fish to sell. I am hoping that I can find some nice cichlids that we can buy. I know most of you guys are going to be from ny/nj but if anyone is willing to ship it would be greatly appreciated. I am helping her with this so that we can get more people into african cichlids. Any help or suggestions are welcome. See you all around the boards, and I hope your first auction is in CT. lol

YoungAquaticPhotos

11-23-2008, 10:05 AM

Welcome aboard Gregg! Two out of the three that started this are from PA!:D
Great to have people from another state besides NY, NJ & PA!

greyd

11-23-2008, 10:14 AM

Wow I just joined today and You are already sick of pa. people?:)

AlishanAS

11-23-2008, 10:17 AM

Wow I just joined today and You are already sick of pa. people?:)

Just certain PA people Doug. ;)

Welcome to the site.

greyd

11-23-2008, 10:32 AM

Thanks, and s nice to be among others that I hope have more tanks than the 90 or so that I have up and running! http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g100/greyd1/racks.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g100/greyd1/rack4.jpg

90% are filled with guppies, I have a breeding colony of j. transcriptus, a few breeding pair of angels, an on again off again pair of kribbies and now a colony of leleupi's (courtesy of tom). I also have a few tanks of non breeding albino ancistrus. Once in a while they spawn and then eat the babies.

6stang9

11-23-2008, 10:37 AM

hey doug what do you use for a air supply for all your tanks?

greyd

11-23-2008, 10:41 AM

I bought a dolphin av-50 from kens fish. The 3 foot long pvc manifolds hold 20 brass nozzles each and were predrilled from jehmco. I used 5/8" flexible hosing to go from the pump to the 3 manifolds. Inexpensive and labor saving method of getting things up and running. It's running 78 or so tanks and I have another room with a dozen or more tanks that will eventually get on the same system downstairs.

fischfan13

11-23-2008, 05:16 PM

Gregg and Doug, thanks!

<note to self, invite more people from NJ>:o