Why the heck can't I find a yellow-headed sleeper goby online?

[CapnKick]

I've been looking for a Valencienna strigata for weeks. My LFS can't get them, MarineDepotLive totally botched my order (sent the wrong fish, can't get a sleeper now), and I've had no luck with a few other online stores. Any recommendations? Did the sleeper go extinct!?

 

[CapnKick]

Where do people buy their fish??

Where do people buy their fish??

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[Alexnlasf]

Check with Liveaquaria.com.

 

[CapnKick]

I've been on their waitlist for weeks. I do like Liveaquaria, though. Best interface I've seen.

 

[fishermania]

Here is a list of place you can get it from.

http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=01-2716-S
http://www.exoticfish.com/details.cfm?cat=0|1977|11|27|0&id=36834&
http://www.petsolutions.com/Golden+Head+Sleeper+Goby-I-126800L-I-C-77-C-.aspx
OF course here
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=213

 

[fishermania]

This may work better for exoticfish. It about half way down the page.

http://www.exoticfish.com/results.cfm?cat=0|1977|11|27|0

 

[CapnKick]

fishermania, muchas gracias on the links. I'm always happy to find new suppliers, and I'm stoked to find the goby I've been looking for!

 

[Alexnlasf]

marinecenter.com currently has them.

 

[fishfanv]

those are great fish, i have 1 & love it.

 

[CapnKick]

I had one for about five years, I loved the thing. Nothing keeps your sand cleaner. The one drawback is that they get sand on everything, but it's a small price to pay.

 

[Bret61081]

I would try and get one locally. They can be hard to get to eat at first and many of them dont ship well. I know Ive seen several not make it through shipping when LFS are getting fish in. Ive had mine though for about a year and a half and love it! like they said above...they do make a mess!! Have a turkey baster ready!!