Don Conkel isn't selling to the public anymore. You need to go through the people who distribute for him, like Ira (the Wishlist), Gage (Cichlid Connection), and Dan-ye (Cichlids of the Americas). Dan-ye would probably be the closest to you; she's out of Colorado.
i've met dan ye before during my time in colorado at a local fish auction. its actually him and his wife thats in the hobby. they have qualtiy showfish....i know he's a member on MFK, but cannot think of the screen name at this time...hm...also he goes to the ACA once a year.
The screen name is MTN PIKE http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/member.php?6082-MTN-PIKE . I've never ordered anything for them but they have a nice selection of WC and F1 cichlids. There are a lot of posts and threads with pictures by MTN PIKE that you might want to look at.
thanks all for info i'll check them out. i also just browsed Gages selection but i could only find a may list. The may list has everything I wanted from conkel so im hoping that he still has them all in stock, would make things super easy for me.
ok well ive reviewed both gage and dan ye and as you mentioned, they're both carrying Don's stock, pretty much identical. Except Dan-ye is charging 2 to 3 times what Gage is for some of the fish? Looks like im going with gage if he still has what I want in stock.
Gage is a good guy and usually responds quickly to emails. Just make sure that the money you save on the fish is worth the price of shipping. I hope Gage can deliver the fish that you want at the lowest cost too. Let us know what happens.