[mkurgan]

Has anybody used mail order to get their fish? Is it better to just go through my LFS?

 

[Geoff]

i have done it several times. once from a wholesaler. not to happy with these critters. also from marinedepotlive. so far all are healthy from here. LFS around here are a little outrageous. put it this way. sea hare from marinedepot $12, from LFS $35. granted they were different species, but none are really hard to find or catch!

the important thing is to pay attention to the shipping costs, this is what may get you. i have found that if i am ordering over $50 worth of critters then it is cheaper for me to buy online than LFS. plus the LFS seems to get their critters from a cyanide wholesaler.

G~

 

[PaintGuru]

Hey,

I ordred from the old FFE, and was very impressed with the quality and shipping of the fish. Problem is, in order to make it worthwhile you need to order a good amount, but of course adding many fish at once do no good. While I don't have a problem with the LFS prices around here I did have a problem with their quality, which is why I decided to try FFE.

 

[willy]

I ordered from Liveaquaria.com and was very happy with the price and quality of the livestock. The fish arrived overnight in good health via FedEx. Prices are far better than the LFS.

 

[StellaMN]

I've received fish from Flying Fish Express (before they got bought by liveaquaria), Reeftopia and Jeff's Exotic Fish. Overall very satisfied. It works best if you can pool an order with fellow hobbiests and split the shipping costs.