Who do you prefer to buy corals from?

[Faciosity]

Wondering who you buy most of your livestock from.

 

[Somethings Fishy]

i have a legit guy on craigslist that i buy frags from, know his stuff is legit i am am comfortable putting it in my tank. the price could not be better.

 

[thatguy559]

aquasd.com

 

[rainydave]

I have bought my corals from a mix of local stores and buying/trading from fellow reefers. I believe it's quite important for us to support our local stores as much as possible.

 

[user 2204]

I've bought from LFS, Online and Private Party.

I do agree with what Rainydave said, it is important for everyone to try and support the local stores. But I will draw the line when those local stores don't have as good of a deal as the online guys and gals.

That said, most recently a lot of my corals and nems have come from online, as I've started collecting more unique species that can be a little pricey at times if purchased locally.

Cheers,
Alex

 

[tamarindthai]

That said, most recently a lot of my corals and nems have come from online, as I've started collecting more unique species that can be a little pricey at times if purchased locally.,,

i am with you on this,,,,

,also surival rate is the same any way or even better garantee ,,so i 'd rather get what i want and cheaper on line

 

[user 2204]

,also surival rate is the same any way or even better garantee ,,so i 'd rather get what i want and cheaper

Very true with the gurantee. I lost a nem recently due to FedEx late delivery and the seller was able to receive a refund for the shipping so they're sending me out a new nem after the first for free. Arrive Alive gurantees, love them.

 

[DevonM]

Wondering who you buy most of your livestock from.

You guys have Aquatic Dreams in Post Falls right? I've bought a few things from Kevin when he was in Spokane, all of which were priced fairly and of great quality. I've also purchase a few fish from Steve at Coral Reef, also priced fairly. If you are ever in the neighborhood of Missoula, MT (on I-90), Dan at Reefmissoula keeps a pretty good stock of fish & coral too. I guess I started out with Live Aquaria and SaltwaterFish.com then found great value in the knowledge of some LFS Owners. Slim pickings in Montana!

 

[tamarindthai]

Very true with the gurantee. I lost a nem recently due to FedEx late delivery and the seller was able to receive a refund for the shipping so they're sending me out a new nem after the first for free. Arrive Alive gurantees, love them.

i am with you all the way with your comment just want to add my experienced with great service online even shipping from NY to Seattle,,or Hawaii to Seattle,,100% garantee
guess what we did not get this type of customer service from the LFS with in 30 miles away,,no garantee what so ever,

 

[ac7av]

I voted local store but to answer your question , who do you prefer to buy corals from, I have only got corals from local reefers.

 

[tat2z_21]

So I try to buy locally. The problem is that somethimes locally may not have exactly what I am looking for. So I do alot of my necessities from my local fish store and my elite pieces are online purchases. I wish I had a great store like Barrier right around the corner, Wait no I don't I would be broke and kids would be eating top ramen all day every day.

 

[tamarindthai]

So I try to buy locally. The problem is that somethimes locally may not have exactly what I am looking for. So I do alot of my necessities from my local fish store ,,,,,me too

the places i bought coral from search from google.com,,you will find them specialy limited edition or rare coral ,,,online,,,good luck

 

[ac7av]

I have to correct my statement about buying corals. I have purchased corals online but I tried to forget about it because every one of them is dead.