Gitlab refuses to accept ssh:// type url's

I have a repo under gitlab. It is cloned to a pc. And a pull gives an appropriate response.

$ git remote -v
origin git@Mint-Gitlab:norricorp/groovyTest.git (fetch)
origin git@Mint-Gitlab:norricorp/groovyTest.git (push)

$ git pull
Already up-to-date.

Now if I add further remotes but in a ssh:// style format

$ git remote add other ssh://git@Mint-Gitlab:norricorp/groovyTest.git

$ git remote -v
origin git@Mint-Gitlab:norricorp/groovyTest.git (fetch)
origin git@Mint-Gitlab:norricorp/groovyTest.git (push)
other ssh://git@Mint-Gitlab:norricorp/groovyTest.git (fetch)
other ssh://git@Mint-Gitlab:norricorp/groovyTest.git (push)

Then git pull gives an error

$ git pull other
GitLab: The project you were looking for could not be found.
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

Can someone explain this please?

Regards

I noticed this Different SSH Path Problem post. Seems that Gitlab does mot accept ssh://… type url

Hello,

when using ssh:// you need to separate group and hostname with a slash, not a colon. The syntax without ssh:// prefix is just a shortcut, see the GIT URLS section at https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-clone.html.

Thank you - that worked.