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11/27/2007, 02:41 AM
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cheapest online fish vendor
just like the subject says im looking for the cheapest online vendor with cheap shipping. most sites are killing me with the shipping as i am only ordering a small quantity of fish for my nano. I'm either trying to find a yellowhead/pearly jawfish, pinkbar/shrimp goby, or a royal gramma basslet. I'll probably buy some shrimp as well just not right away. thanks
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11/27/2007, 02:52 AM
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if you are buying 1 fish then get it at your LFS. they can order any of those things you mentioned easily. shipping on 1 fish will kill you anywhere
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11/27/2007, 07:32 AM
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Probably the cheapest place is www.saltwaterfish.com, but there are mixed reviews on their service. They offer free Fedex shipping on orders of $79, just pay the $9.99 processing fee.
I haven't ordered from them, nor do I endorse them, but you asked for the cheapest. I have ordered from www.petsolutions.com and had an awesome experience, but they charge around $35 for shipping. |
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11/27/2007, 09:22 AM
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11/27/2007, 10:17 AM
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http://www.sealifeinc.net
Theyve got some of the fish you want, and SUPER cheap. I have no personal experience with them. |
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11/27/2007, 02:55 PM
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11/27/2007, 04:39 PM
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http://www.thepetstop.com/fish_shop/Livestock/
They seem have good prices, but I haven't ordered from them. So I couldn't tell you if they have good quality livestock or not. I tried to see if other people ordered from them but no one gave me an answer. If you do try them and have a good experience with them. Let me know, because they have a few things I would like to order. They have some fish that I can't find on other online vendors. EDIT:: lol ...I should of checked before I posted this..I did get an answer and it wasn't a good one. After reading some threads where people had a horrible experience with them I wouldn't order from them just because I don't ever want to go through that again ..like I did with SWF.com Just to let you know...cheap isn't always good in this hobby..even more so when you are dealing with online vendors.
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11/27/2007, 07:00 PM
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I would be wary of cheap online vendors. You generally get what you pay for and that is why liveaquaria, petsolutions, vivid aquariums, etc are a little bit more expensive because they stand by their fish. One of the worst feelings in the world is getting a DOA or sick fish in the mail and having the vendor wash their hands of it once it leaves their facility.
As others have stated saltwaterfish.com is one of the cheaper sites but they have a notorious rep. for not standing behind their products. |
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11/27/2007, 08:03 PM
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yeah i think im gonna go with etropicals. i mean shipping is 35 bucks but they make up for it with the price of there fish. five bucks for the royal gramma and 12 for the jawfish, cant go wrong. well it can if its poor quality lol. anyone have experience with them? thanks
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11/27/2007, 08:09 PM
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Etropicals is part of LiveAquaria. They stand by their 14 day guarantee, and if one of your critters dies within the 14 days you have an option of credit toward future purchases or just a straight up refund. Actually today I had to get a refund on a T. derasa "Divers Den" clam and they refunded the money, no questions asked, had it 13 days.
I've had good experiences with Saltwaterfish.com, and I've had a couple of DOA's. They only give credit toward future purchases, and if you still have to buy another $79 worth of livestock before you can use the credit. |
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11/27/2007, 10:17 PM
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Unless it is divers den I find LA's and ETropicals livestock quality to be no better than other major online vendors since the fish are coming direct from a wholesaler.
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11/28/2007, 12:15 AM
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Have you tried marinedepotlive? They have really good quality Live stock. Their shipping is 35 bucks also. Their Customer Service is pretty good also. They are going through some system changes right now so if you order I would call them and keep pestering them until your order on the truck Out For Delivery.
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11/28/2007, 01:50 AM
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have your LFS order you what you want and go the day it comes in to take it out of the box never touching there water. This will be your cheapest and probably healthiest bet.
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