Best OnLine Fish/Supplies Store - - Aquarium Advice

joedarat · 10-08-2004, 03:50 PM

Everything except the fish:

My favorite: www.bigalsonline.com best prices I've ever seen.

Fish:

Never ordered from here but looks good.. maybe a bit pricey though..

www.liveaquaria.com

what are your favorite?

madasafish · 10-08-2004, 04:10 PM

www.bigalsonline.com and www.drsfostersmith.com are more-or-less neck and neck on prices, though Big Al's usually wins out by a thin margin.

I seldom recommend buying from major fish-stocking sites (liveaquaria.com is a subsidiary or division of drsfostersmith.com), as they're usually very pricey. For some of the best deals, I usually recommend www.aquabid.com. You can get some fantastic deals on hard-to-find plants and fish on the site.

deeni0z · 10-08-2004, 06:41 PM

Bigalsonline has GREAT prices on shipping!!

aquazen · 10-08-2004, 07:36 PM

I got everything pretty much from Bi-Gals. :P Best prices I've seen. But the autofeeder I want is a bit more expensive there than some other places. That's about my only gripe.

Todd2 · 10-08-2004, 07:50 PM

I just got a shipment from That Fish Place. Everything was there and fine and the shipping wasn't too much. I ordered it on sunday and it arrived on tuesday, but I live PA

urville · 10-09-2004, 12:44 AM

on equipment it's www.thatfishplace.com all the way for me... or of course a good bizrate search, depends on what your buying.
i shop around, and i havent found a catch-all store yet

BASSNMAN · 10-10-2004, 12:26 AM

It pays to shop around. I found out that the Petco web store is much cheaper. Plus you get 20% off on your first on line order. I just bought 2 Marineland 330 filters for 24.99 each. The same unit at their store is $40 for one. If you need to buy alot or an expensive item, chech them out for the 20% deal. I ordered on Monday morning and got the order Wed. Their warehouse is only 25 miles from me in the Riverside area. Big Als does have good prices also and more specialty items than Petco.

greenfish · 10-10-2004, 01:05 AM

http://www.bigalsonline.com has the best prices. Not the best service just the best prices.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com
http://www.thatpetplace.com/
http://petsolutions.com

I have ordered from all of them and been pretty happy.

Big al's doesn't list if an item is in stock on their web page and if they don't have it, they just don't send it. They don't bother to notify you that it is out of stock. Sometimes their packing job leaves a little bit to be desired as well. They do have the best prices.

grimlock3000 · 10-10-2004, 01:10 AM

I have had good luck with Drs Foster & Smith, and Big Als. I will say that shipping from Big Als usually takes an extra day or two for the stuff to get boxed. I have no plans to order anything again from Big Als unless it was super cheap or the only place to get something.

My favorite place so far is:

www.marinedepot.com

They specialize in saltwater, but they have tons of stuff that works for freshwater too.

bassholedrifter · 10-11-2004, 11:38 AM

I have been very happy with Drs Foster and Smith, good prices and quick on shipping. Big Als has been slow in their shipping, and because of that I have pretty much stayed with the Drs.

BASS

10-08-2004, 03:50 PM	#1
joedarat Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 172 Images: 3	Best OnLine Fish/Supplies Store - Everything except the fish: My favorite: www.bigalsonline.com best prices I've ever seen. Fish: Never ordered from here but looks good.. maybe a bit pricey though.. www.liveaquaria.com what are your favorite? __________________ I miss my fish.. ================================= no tank eheim 2026 waiting in the wings

10-08-2004, 04:10 PM	#2
madasafish Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NY, NY Posts: 2,260 Images: 73	www.bigalsonline.com and www.drsfostersmith.com are more-or-less neck and neck on prices, though Big Al's usually wins out by a thin margin. I seldom recommend buying from major fish-stocking sites (liveaquaria.com is a subsidiary or division of drsfostersmith.com), as they're usually very pricey. For some of the best deals, I usually recommend www.aquabid.com. You can get some fantastic deals on hard-to-find plants and fish on the site. __________________ [acronym:3ff24413a5="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]MTS[/acronym:3ff24413a5] is a blessing, not a disease.

10-08-2004, 06:41 PM	#3
deeni0z Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Fernando Valley/Northridge Area, CA Posts: 239	Bigalsonline has GREAT prices on shipping!! __________________ This is Major Tom to Ground Control I'm stepping through the door And I'm floating in the most peculiar way And the stars look very different today

10-08-2004, 07:36 PM	#4
aquazen Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NC, USA Posts: 352 Images: 2	I got everything pretty much from Bi-Gals. :P Best prices I've seen. But the autofeeder I want is a bit more expensive there than some other places. That's about my only gripe. __________________ Peace is in the art of creation.

10-08-2004, 07:50 PM	#5
Todd2 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 408	I just got a shipment from That Fish Place. Everything was there and fine and the shipping wasn't too much. I ordered it on sunday and it arrived on tuesday, but I live PA __________________ 20G L planted - 6 Black Skirt tetras, 1 Dwarf Gourami favorite fish (King of the tank) Plants - java fern & moss, dwarf sag, money wort 10G - empty

10-09-2004, 12:44 AM	#6
urville Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wy Posts: 268 Images: 5	on equipment it's www.thatfishplace.com all the way for me... or of course a good bizrate search, depends on what your buying. i shop around, and i havent found a catch-all store yet __________________ 125 gallon Reef - 50 gallon Refugium/Sump

10-10-2004, 12:26 AM	#7
BASSNMAN Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Corona Ca. Posts: 515	It pays to shop around. I found out that the Petco web store is much cheaper. Plus you get 20% off on your first on line order. I just bought 2 Marineland 330 filters for 24.99 each. The same unit at their store is $40 for one. If you need to buy alot or an expensive item, chech them out for the 20% deal. I ordered on Monday morning and got the order Wed. Their warehouse is only 25 miles from me in the Riverside area. Big Als does have good prices also and more specialty items than Petco. __________________ Doran Hayes

10-10-2004, 01:05 AM	#8
greenfish Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Livermore, California USA Posts: 533	http://www.bigalsonline.com has the best prices. Not the best service just the best prices. http://www.drsfostersmith.com http://www.thatpetplace.com/ http://petsolutions.com I have ordered from all of them and been pretty happy. Big al's doesn't list if an item is in stock on their web page and if they don't have it, they just don't send it. They don't bother to notify you that it is out of stock. Sometimes their packing job leaves a little bit to be desired as well. They do have the best prices.

10-10-2004, 01:10 AM	#9
grimlock3000 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: maine Posts: 1,971 Images: 1	I have had good luck with Drs Foster & Smith, and Big Als. I will say that shipping from Big Als usually takes an extra day or two for the stuff to get boxed. I have no plans to order anything again from Big Als unless it was super cheap or the only place to get something. My favorite place so far is: www.marinedepot.com They specialize in saltwater, but they have tons of stuff that works for freshwater too. __________________ 26 freshwater 2x Sunburst Platys (2M, 2F) // 3x Neon Tetras (?) // 2x Cherry Barbs (1M, 1F) // 2x YoYo Loaches (?) // 1x Bushy Nose Pleco (M) // 1x Clown Pleco (?) // 15H marine -30# Live Rock -Mixed Snails (Nassarius // Cerith // Astrea // Black Turbo // Mexican Turbo) -8x Blue Leg Hermit Crabs // 1x Banded Serpent Star // 1x Cleaner Shrimp -1x Royal Gramma // 1x Percula Clownfish -2x Mushroom Leather // Metallic Green Star Polyps // Pulsing Xenia // Striped Xenia // Blue Mushroom -Remora + Maxi-Jet 1200 // 2x Maxi-Jet 600 // Maxi-Jet 400 // Visi-Therm Deluxe 50 // Current USA Orbit 2x 40w [acronym:f2db8017b4="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:f2db8017b4]

10-11-2004, 11:38 AM	#10
bassholedrifter Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missouri,USA Posts: 28 Images: 12	I have been very happy with Drs Foster and Smith, good prices and quick on shipping. Big Als has been slow in their shipping, and because of that I have pretty much stayed with the Drs. BASS __________________ You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you might just find you get what you need.

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