Hey all, wanted to see if anybody has had decent experiences or nightmares buying fish online. If so, and either way, which place?
I found two LFS's in my area that have decent stock, both inverts and fish. They have nice stuff, always clean tanks, knowledgable staff, care for the fish, nice equipment, incredible show tanks, no visible dead specimens floating around, no obviously sick fish, and no obviously diseased ones swimming around.
I am in the East Bay Area, California (Fremont) - if anybody wants to know - I am talking about Aquatic Gallery in Milpitas and Atlantis Aquarium Supply in Union City.
Trouble is, they don't always have what you want - and good places such as these, charge good prices (good prices = expensive). Being that I have usually stuck by "you get what you pay for" I suck it up and buy from them because their stock is good, they are helpful, and overall just nice stuff.
I have usually gone to LFS's and bought because I can observe, watch them eat, watch their behavior, inspect fins, gills, eyes, body size/body normality, friskiness, etc. Obviously I cannot do that online.
I have been recently looking for particular specimens and they don't have 'em, but I always see them available online, and incredibly cheap prices...
anybody have experience buying online? If good experiences, where did you go? How did they arrive, how long did it take to get them over shipping-shock? Quality and health on arrival?
Thanks all.
I found two LFS's in my area that have decent stock, both inverts and fish. They have nice stuff, always clean tanks, knowledgable staff, care for the fish, nice equipment, incredible show tanks, no visible dead specimens floating around, no obviously sick fish, and no obviously diseased ones swimming around.
I am in the East Bay Area, California (Fremont) - if anybody wants to know - I am talking about Aquatic Gallery in Milpitas and Atlantis Aquarium Supply in Union City.
Trouble is, they don't always have what you want - and good places such as these, charge good prices (good prices = expensive). Being that I have usually stuck by "you get what you pay for" I suck it up and buy from them because their stock is good, they are helpful, and overall just nice stuff.
I have usually gone to LFS's and bought because I can observe, watch them eat, watch their behavior, inspect fins, gills, eyes, body size/body normality, friskiness, etc. Obviously I cannot do that online.
I have been recently looking for particular specimens and they don't have 'em, but I always see them available online, and incredibly cheap prices...
anybody have experience buying online? If good experiences, where did you go? How did they arrive, how long did it take to get them over shipping-shock? Quality and health on arrival?
Thanks all.
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