I live in Phoenix and the lfs (Phoenix Tropicals) has a whole tank of
nothing but American Flags. You can also order them online if you can't find
them in CA from Florida Driftwood. Here's the link to the Flag fish page:
http://www.floridadriftwood.com/subc...1=230&2=-1&6=1 They
call them Florida Flag fish on the site but they are actually American Flag
fish (Jordanella floridae) but they are native to Florida as the scientific
name states so I can understand the mix-up. As you can see they aren't that
expensive considering the job they do on algae! Since you now have the
scientific name maybe you could talk to your lfs and see if they can order
them. I'm sure if you tell them what an incredible job they do with algae
control and how nice they look and that if the lfs really talked them up
about their eating habits they would have no problem selling them, the lfs
would be more than happy to order them. I've also read that they are
relatively easy to breed but I don't remember how they are supposed go about
it. They are a type of killie that is native to N. America so I don't know
if they breed in usual killie fashion and need a drying period for the eggs
or not. I'm sure you can find a site somewhere that deals with their
breeding habits.