Where to buy in Australia

[ejek]

Hi All,

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I've now moved my family back to Brisbane Australia and am trying to find the best source of local fish and plants. Does anybody have any recommendations, either by recommending a good LFS or alternatively a web-based shop.

Any and all suggestions appreciated.

Thanks
Alex.

 

[sussex_cichlids]

Hi ejek
Just done a quick google maps search for your local area you have loads

here have look here http://g.co/maps/gxphs

there all the information and phone numbers to find them you just have to visit each one you can and find the best one hope this helps you out

Thanks SC

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[ejek]

I visited a few shops today. Range and quality of plant selection was not overly exciting. The best of them today was Clayfield Aquarium.

Having done a little more research since I asked the question yesterday, it seems that Australia's quarantine laws keep pretty much all imported sources - so the big plant (and fish) farms in Asia cannot supply the Australian market. SO we've only got local growers and the species that are already in the country.

It will be interesting to see what I can find

 

[Greenview]

Try Aquagreen (aquagreen.com.au) especially if you want to populate the tank with Aussie plants and fish. Lots of folk rave about this place.

 

[sussex_cichlids]

Ejek was the google map of any use

 

[ejek]

The google map got me started very nicely thanks.

More forum searching I've found two mail-order suppliers that receive lots of positive comments:
* aquagreen.com.au - specialist suppliers of Australian native fish and plant species
* liverpoolcreekaquariums.com - carry a more standard range of plants - nice long list of species at ok prices.

Looking forward to establishing a nice collection of rainbows again - maybe one or more of these http://rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au/trifas_species.htm

Cheers
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