Not being a South East Queenslander myself

[Baccus]

As some people may have guessed I am not a South East Queenslander so really have no idea of any really good fish/bird shops in the area but am going to be in the general Coolum area soon for a couple of days. Actual distances between places can also be a problem at times since one time we where in Brisbane on North Side and did some searches for Pet shops on TOMTOM and found one that seemed not to far away time wise......It was only when we headed past my sister in laws house in South Brisbane (Wellington Point area to be exact) we went oops should have checked the km as well as time.

So my question is which shops would people that know the area strongly suggest I visit? Mainly I would be looking for potentially a male whiptail (or maybe a couple to try ensure getting a male/pair) and some salt and pepper corydoras, I know these are not exactly common pet shop stocks so I want to avoid shops that only carry the bog standard Guppies, Goldfish and Neon Tetras that can be found in any chain store type pet shop. I may also be tempted by some shrimp if the shop has any nice ones that are not the earth and not crystals or shrimp of that ilk that need chillers.

My other quest if I get the time and a chance is to get a normal dark red faced Gouldian hen ( I am not a mutations fan of Gouldians and its getting near impossible to find wild types let alone female), maybe a couple of hen Cuban finches (undecided if I really want to breed these guys again the two males I currently have a easy going towards each other and the other finches), maybe some new bloodlines of Red Faced Star Finches and lastly 1 pr of Daimond Back Doves (apparently no one around here keeps or breeds them).

[jayc]

I can't help you,  but I hope you find what you are looking for.