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OK im looking for anyone in ohio that can get me some apistos i cant get any with 30 miles and im willing to venture so anyone that can sell me some or that comes up to the portage county area please let me know

Have you tried looking at buying them online? The shipping can be a little spendy, but im sure you would be able to find some.

Where is Portage County? I am in Cincinnati, Ohio. I know a great many people here and there.

Also, what kind of Apistos are you looking for?

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Aquarium societies? They are usually a good place to find fish that are not commonly sold at LFS. Ohio is ornamental fish country with plenty of fish clubs!

yep, as Catdancer has stated, there are a multitude of fish clubs in Ohio, and in very close range to all borders of Ohio. Ohio Cichlid Association, Columbus area fish enthusiasts, Greater Cincinnati Aquarium Society, There is one in Toledo, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Detroit, and Indianapolis. If any of these places are near you, let me know and I can get you some contact numbers. As the well the American Cichlid Association 2008 Convention is in July in Atlanta this year, and will be in Cincinnati in 2009, you might want to make plans for that one!

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thanks all yah i am about an our away from cleveland, cinci is about 3 to 4 hours and columbus is about 2 so any one that you can hook me up with would be great

I have listed clubs I know about in the northern and north western Ohio Area, including pittsburg and Detroit areas;

Ohio Cichlid Association
http://www.ohiocichlid.com/
Check out their auction coming up Feb 2 this year. I would highly imagine they will have several types of shellies there. I can't remember going to any that did not have them. IMO, this would be your best bet.

Columbus Area Fish Enthusiasts
http://columbusfishclub.org/

Cleveland Aquarium Society
http://www.clevelandaquariumsociety.org/

Greater Akron Aquarium Society
http://www.gaas-fish.net/

Michigan Cichlid Association
http://www.michigan.cichlid.freeservers.com/

Erie Aquarium Society
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ErieAquariumSociety/

Motor City Aquarium Society
http://www.motorcityaquariumsociety.com/

Medina County Aquarium Society
http://www.geocities.com/MCASfish/index.html

Stark County Aqua-Life Enthusiasts Society
http://scalesclub.com/page.asp?page=home

Lorain County Aquarium Society
http://www.geocities.com/lcas1998/index.html

Youngstown Area Tropical Fish Society
http://www.yatfs.com/

Greater Detroit Aquarium Society
http://www.greaterdetroitaquariumsociety.com/

Greater Pittsburg Aquarium Society
http://www.gpasi.org/index.html

Great Lakes Cichlid Society
http://www.greatlakescichlidsociety.net/



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you do know we are talking about dwarf cichlids called apaisto's right not shellies... anywho i looked them all up and wrote them down thanks you

I meant Apistos, sorry about that. Was bagging up some Lamprologus minutus (shellies) for shipment when writing that.

But, all those are as good for Apistos as shellies as well as almost any other fish you might be looking for that you cannot find at your lfs. And I highly recomend you take time to go to the OCA auction next weekend. As you probably won't find a better selection of cichlids and Apistos in 500 miles, this time of year. And the prices at the auctions are usually better than you can get on-line or normal sales.

If you can wait, the Cincinnait club auction is in April. And I can guarantee there will be Apistos and many other fish of all types there. We average over 1200 bags of fish at each of our bi-annual auctions. http://www.gcas.org/

As well, check our site regularly for some of our speakers we have each month. Though the lineup is not finished yet, it will be a great one! Just to give you an idea of the speakers we have brought in, check the past two years here; http://www.gcas.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7377
http://www.gcas.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4907

We do not charge anything for visiting fish enthusiasts to come to our speaker presentations. We only ask that you join if you come to more than 2 per year. And well... our memberships is still the lowest in the country at just $10 a year.

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thanks i will check that out maybe make plans to come down and i will meet up with you so you can show me around lol

Unfortunately, I won't be making it to the OCA auction, as I have to work. But anytime you might be coming down to Cincinnait, just let me know. In 9 years as a member of our club, I have never missed a meeting or an event.

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wow and your are now that really sucks!!! well do you have any your self you are breeding?

Currently the only Apistos I have are the eunotus. I have one pair, and have been trying to get them to breed for about 6-8 months now. But to no avail. Hopefully someday soon though.


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Just to let you know how worthwhile it is to attend auctions and swap meets:

I got one nice young pair of A. hongsloi and two pairs of young A. viejita at my fishclub's auction last Sunday. Inexpensive and from a good breader as well.

do you have the contact of the breeder for the apisto v.'s

Sounds like you should join AcidRain's fishclub

If he's been in it that long I'll bet it's a great club.
You'll have fun and learn alot, no matter what your level of knowledge. You'll also make more friends locally that share the hobby

The Amazon Nut...

My club has been around since the 1970s. And currently is one of the 3 largest (member count) local clubs in the US. Some years we are the largest, some years the second or thrid largest.

But, my suggestion is for you to join the OCA (Ohio Cichlid Association) if you are into cichlids. As they are a great club, and closer to you. As well, you should join the ACA (American Cichlid Association).

It is well worth the small membership fee to join any of the clubs out there. As you have a terrific link to getting some of the best quality, as well as some of the more rarer and hard to find fish. And the best part, you can usually get them much cheaper than at a lfs. The information obtained while in the club is much greater than you can get from the mags, or just word of mouth. As the clubs bring in those people that write the mag articles, to speak at your club meetings. Thus you can ask questions that pertain specifically to your needs. And, many times it is not always just about fish. We have had speakers at our club meetings, that have talked about tank building of all kinds, from acrylic to plywood, to concrete. We have had aquatic plant experts, cichlid experts, killifish experts, catfish experts, pleco experts, fish photography experts, saltwater experts, coral experts, lighting experts, and I could go on and on. All this and more, as you will meet many other people locally that have many tanks, or just a few, but have great knowledge in the realm of your local wants and needs.

Currently I belong to about a dozen different clubs, national, state, and local. I always join the clubs I go and visit. After all, it is just a small nominal fee, usually between $10-$30 a year. and it helps support their club. There are many different clubs I go to, to see a specific speaker, or for their auctions. Once you get into a club, you will see others taking "road trips" to go and visit other clubs as well. Get with them, and take the trip! It is always worth the time, if nothing more than to make some new friends within the hobby.

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im apart of the graeter akron aquarium society and plan to go to the new world cichlid meeting and the other ones im interested in i might make it a habit i mean its only 10 minutes away so no big but yah i will take a look at the two clubs you sai and also acidrain can you get me some contacts to the apisto people you know if you could pm the #'s if you get time

have you actually tried asking your LFS who they deal with and if they get import them for you?
Normally they are shipped from Asia or CZ...the ones here come from CZ. always send the wrong thing though..i hope you got your species right AcidRain when bagging

My Apisto connections are importers and wholesalers, and unfortunately, I cannot give out their info. Other than a few people, they do not deal with individuals. Besides, when dealing with them, you have to order bulk amounts of fish, and not just a couple or few. With Apistos, it usually ends up being like a minimum of 25 or so, if not more.

However, they do go to the OCA auctions, as well as several other big events around the area. And they always sell at the ACA conventions as well. I cannot tell you what they are bringing to each event, as it comes down to what they have in stock at the time. At the conventions however, they do make special orders to take with them, depending on what/who the speakers are and their specific talks will be. As well they may take something that is a good seller at the time too.

Mez, I hope I get the names correct, lol. Actually more important is getting the fish correct that I send, lol.

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