The Cichlid Shack

24/09/2023

Thanks to everyone that came out today to bid us farewell and to help us send you off with some great deals. I can't say enough what a great ride this has been. Yes it is incredibly painful to say good bye but God has plans for me and my family I'm sure of it. I want to thank everyone for all the kind messages you sent, it warmed my heart. This is The Cichlid Shack signing off and God bless

22/09/2023

To all our friends and supporters, I hate to have to write this, but The Cichlid Shack is unfortunately closing down. It has been an amazing ride, and I appreciate all the support and memories you all have given us over the years. It was quite the ride, but it's time for a new chapter. We will be having a flash sale this coming Saturday, 9/23, and everything must go. Tanks, ponds, fish, equipment, and totes are all for sale. Come on by to say farewell and pick up some tanks and fish for screaming deals. I'll see you all around and may The Shack live on in your tanks.

All The Best,

James Largo

09/09/2023

13 FISH, 3 DIFFERENT ORDERS, FOR 3 DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS AND GUESS HOW MANY WERE "IN HOUSE BRED AND RAISED" RIGHT HERE AT THE CICHLID SHACK BREEDING FACILITY???? ALL 13 WERE AND THAT MAKES ME SO PROUD.....UNFORTUNATELY THESE WILL BE THE LAST 3 UPS SHIPMENTS LEAVING FROM THE SHACK BREEDING FACILITY. THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE MAKING EVER, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CLOSE DOWN THE BREEDING FACILITY AND RETAIL SHOP. I WILL BE GOING BACK TO A GARAGE SET UP AT MY HOME LIKE I HAD WHEN I FIRST STARTED OVER A DECADE AGO. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE WHY AND WHAT HAPPENED AS I'M ALREADY SEVERELY DEPRESSED AND OVERWORKED OVER THIS. THE BREEDING FACILITY WAS MY DREAM, MY BABY AND INVESTED EVERYTHING I HAD IN MY LIFE INTO IT AND IT SICKENS ME THAT AS OF THIS PAST FRIDAY, I WAS ALREADY BREAKING IT DOWN. WITH THIS COMES A BUNCH OF GOODIES. I CAN'T POSSIBLE FIT 4000 SF OF STUFF INTO MY GARAGE AND HOME, SO MY LOSS CAN BE YOUR GAIN. STARTING TODAY EVERYTHING MUST GO, I'VE LISTED 85% OF MY BREEDING COLONIES ON THE WEBSITE ALREADY AND NO MY PHOENIX GROUP ISN'T ONE OF THEM SO PLEASE DON'T ASK. I'VE BROKEN MY GROUPS DOWN INTO SMALLER MULTIPLE GROUPS AS MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT OR NEED COLONIES THE SIZE I HAVE. IF INTERESTED IN THE ENTIRE GROUP OF ANYTHING ASK I WILL GIVE DISCOUNTS FOR ENTIRE GROUPS. PLEASE DON'T INSULT ME WITH LOW BALL OFFERS AS I ALREADY AM LISTING THEM FOR MUCH LESS THAN THEIR WORTH. I'M ANGRY AND DEPRESSED ALREADY, SO PLEASE DON'T ADD TO THAT. I'M LOSING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BETWEEN CLOSING MY RETAIL SHOP AND NOW THE BREEDING FACILITY. GOING ON 50 HERE SOON AND STARTING FROM SCRATCH IN A WHOLE IS..... ANYWAY,I DON'T EVEN HAVE WORDS WITHOUT THE TEARS, SO I'M SORRY. I WILL LIST THE GROUPS AS WELL AS AQUARIUMS, TOTES, AUTO FEEDERS AND MUCH MORE AVAILABLE FOR SALE. THIS WEEKEND WILL BE THE ONLY WEEKEND I'M GUESSING. I DON'T THINK MY PROPERTY MANAGER WILL LET ME STAY MUCH LONGER.

BREEDING GROUPS: 

TANGERINE TIGER

F1 TAIWAN REEF

LETHRINOP GOLD HARBOR

F1 MALAWI GAR

F1 SPILONOTUS TANZANIA

Z ROCK OB

SUNBURST FRYERI

OB FRYERI

SUNSHINE 

SUNSHINE OB

NGARA FLAMETAIL

OB LWANDA

AZUREUS

RED FIN BORLEYI

OB BORLEYI

ALBINO FLAVESCE

28/07/2023

Just a reminder that we are open now Friday and Saturday from 11am to 4pm locally.

14/07/2023

JUST SAYING....

🔥🔥🚀🚀🔥🔥

04/07/2023

To all my Arizona peeps. We are finally restocking Aquarium Co-op products. Besides the obvious, like easy green, please comment below what products you need.

29/06/2023

Everything must go sale starting now!!! Open this week only today thru Sunday 11am to 4pm. No reasonable offer refused. All must go to a new hi.e this weekend or they will be shattered into a dumpster..

29/06/2023

Next time you think it's hot where you live, remember This!!! This is why AZSTRONG produces such 🔥 fish!!!

22/06/2023

Starting this Saturday, Locally Only, starts the dollar per gallon sale at the Shack. Our Loss is your gain. We have too many aquariums now after combining into the breeding facilty. We will have 40 gallon breeders and 75 gallon aquariums for a dollar per gallon, including glass tops and including all the plumbing from the water change system. We also have Danner air pumps that run over 100 air valves per for $100 each. Open Saturday & Sunday 11am to 4pm.
Attention Breeders, racks will be free for only this weekend. Bulk discounts available. Pickup only, no delivery available.

16/06/2023

The move is mostly complete, thank God!!! We will reopen local this Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm. Same building but now suite 108. We merged the retail space into the breeding facility. Not 100% done but have the retail room 85% ready, so come down and take a look. 10% off all fish foe the reopening and for all those fathers out there... Happy fathers day... Your presence is more important than you know in your children's life....

11/04/2023

Effective immediately our local hours will change to Monday thru Friday-- Closed & Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm. This is a very hard decision to have to do this, but I've tried to juggle both and have only gotten further behind on shipping online orders. I'm closing during the week to focus 100% on shipping until I can catch up . I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you.

06/04/2023

Lots of really nice fish added to The website

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07/03/2023

New fish added to the website.
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From our family to yours

14/01/2023

Talk about fire 🔥. Eureka Red Jake's straight from Our breeding facility and onto the website. So hot you seeing double!!!

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14/01/2023

Mloto brothers blazing at the Shack fresh out of our breeding facility and onto the website .....

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27/12/2022

First let me start by saying U hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is continuing to enjoy this Holiday season. Second I am grateful for each and every one of our Shack family and I still believe I am truly blessed.

Now time for the RANT!!! I never do this and will catch heat for it probably but I am so beside myself with how Fu**ed up people can be in this world. I'm sorry for cursing but I hope you'll understand after your hear the why. First I never ever tell my personal buisness on social media but I'm distraught, lost and I need to say some things or walk away from things for a while. I'm hoping by doing so it helps even one person not feel what I am feeling right now. I will start with the worst of it that just happened tonight to my innocent 8 year old little boy. Just yesterday was Christmas and my son got cash from alot of family members and had decided what he wanted to fo with that money. Before anyone rants as to what he decided he wanted to spend his money on, remember you follow me because you love to put fish in glass boxes and spend alot of money doing so. He loves the game roadblocks, forgive me I'm probably not spelling it right, so he wanted to invest it into his game. Now he got upgraded stuff to help in the game, one of which I guess is a very valuable item alot of people really want. Well my son being the kind gentle soul he is was trying to make friends to play with on the game. He thought he'd found a friend I guess and he shared his new valuable item with this person who instead of continuing to play with my son using the new item together stole it unfriendly son and left him crying ashamed. An 8 year old innocent little boy trying to share and make friends. WHAT THE F**K REALLY THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS!!! Now I work alot folks way more than I should and that means I'm away from my family alot and it's my sacrifice to be able to do what I love to provide my family. What I can do is talk to them everyday and today my son was crying so hard he couldn't breath. I'm sorry but that broke my heart and 9f courseni immediately replaced his item the lowlife scum of the earth stole from my boy, what I can't replace is the innocence he lost

20/11/2022

Just a friendly reminder wr are open Sundays now from 11am to 4pm. Let us help end your weekend on a high note with some amazing new fish!!!

20/11/2022

Lots of stunning Zrocks available in person or on our website www.thecichlidshack.com.

05/11/2022

Locally bred Chocolate Cichlids- one of many South American Cichlids in stock now!

05/11/2022

Beautiful Angelfish- Always in stock at The Cichlid Shack!
Come pick one up for your community tank today!

05/11/2022

Firemouth Cichlids- In stock now!

04/11/2022

Beautiful Lethrinops Oculatus, always in stock at The Shack!

04/11/2022

Synodontis Multipunctatus- in stock in multiple sizes at The Cichlid Shack!
Come spice up your peacock tank today!

04/11/2022

Aquarium Co-Op Products- Always available at The Shack!

Come pick some up today!

03/11/2022

Z-Rocks, a classic always in stock at The Cichlid Shack!

03/11/2022

Butterfly Koi- Still on sale at The Shack!
Come by and pick some up today!

03/11/2022

Beautiful OB's in stock and in many colors over at The Cichlid Shack!
Come pick one up today!

02/11/2022

5 inch Fire Eels- In stock at The Cichlid Shack!

02/11/2022

Cacatoides Super Red Apistos!

Always in stock at The Cichlid Shack and a staff favorite!

02/11/2022

Agassizii Fire Red Apistos, one of 18 species in stock now at the Cichlid Shack!