Buying fish online... - Aquarium Advice

Hrafnkel · 08-01-2005, 04:53 PM

What are some sites that sell fish online? I found one once that was supposed to be reliable but I lost the link.

Blizzard · 08-01-2005, 05:12 PM

www.LiveAquaria.com

Have not bought from them myself. (But I am in the near future.), but a lot of people here say that they are really good. If you are wanting a specific species of fish, I can point you to a dealer.
-Blizzard

Hrafnkel · 08-01-2005, 05:20 PM

Nothing terribly specific. Gunna be in the market for a F8 puffer or two, and some BB gobies in a few months, though. Still a few [acronym:095ed32d2d="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:095ed32d2d]'s to check out here, just moved into the area, but not many. Petco/Petsmart don't seem to have them, or much of anything brackish.

Blizzard · 08-01-2005, 05:25 PM

Yeah LiveAquaria is a great place. For supplies check out www.Drsfostersmith.com. It's owned by the same people as LiveAquaria. (Foster&Smith lol)
As for petsmart...I've never been to fond of them, and other chain stores.
-Blizzard

Hrafnkel · 08-01-2005, 05:28 PM

Petsmart here is better than any I've been to before. Clean tanks, quarantine new arrivals, all that jazz. Package fish really well for transport, too. Got my cories there, and my red claw crab.

Blizzard · 08-01-2005, 05:30 PM

Yeah, occasionally you do get an alright chain store. Unfortunately the one here is terrible.
-Blizzard

Hrafnkel · 08-01-2005, 05:33 PM

That sucks. There's a few more places I may look at this week. Petco here is decent too, all their fish looked pretty healthy. Got my dojo loach from 'em.

Blizzard · 08-01-2005, 05:36 PM

We actually have a pretty good store here called The Ocean's Floor. They're an aquarium supply store that specializes in African Cichlids.

Hrafnkel · 08-01-2005, 05:40 PM

That's cool. I haven't really looked into Cichlids at all yet.

Blizzard · 08-01-2005, 05:41 PM

They're great!

08-01-2005, 04:53 PM	#1
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	Buying fish online... What are some sites that sell fish online? I found one once that was supposed to be reliable but I lost the link. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

08-01-2005, 05:20 PM	#3
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	Nothing terribly specific. Gunna be in the market for a F8 puffer or two, and some BB gobies in a few months, though. Still a few [acronym:095ed32d2d="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:095ed32d2d]'s to check out here, just moved into the area, but not many. Petco/Petsmart don't seem to have them, or much of anything brackish. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

08-01-2005, 05:28 PM	#5
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	Petsmart here is better than any I've been to before. Clean tanks, quarantine new arrivals, all that jazz. Package fish really well for transport, too. Got my cories there, and my red claw crab. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

08-01-2005, 05:33 PM	#7
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	That sucks. There's a few more places I may look at this week. Petco here is decent too, all their fish looked pretty healthy. Got my dojo loach from 'em. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

08-01-2005, 05:40 PM	#9
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	That's cool. I haven't really looked into Cichlids at all yet. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

08-01-2005, 05:12 PM	#2
Blizzard Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SC Posts: 135	www.LiveAquaria.com Have not bought from them myself. (But I am in the near future.), but a lot of people here say that they are really good. If you are wanting a specific species of fish, I can point you to a dealer. -Blizzard

08-01-2005, 05:25 PM	#4
Blizzard Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SC Posts: 135	Yeah LiveAquaria is a great place. For supplies check out www.Drsfostersmith.com. It's owned by the same people as LiveAquaria. (Foster&Smith lol) As for petsmart...I've never been to fond of them, and other chain stores. -Blizzard

08-01-2005, 05:30 PM	#6
Blizzard Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SC Posts: 135	Yeah, occasionally you do get an alright chain store. Unfortunately the one here is terrible. -Blizzard

08-01-2005, 05:36 PM	#8
Blizzard Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SC Posts: 135	We actually have a pretty good store here called The Ocean's Floor. They're an aquarium supply store that specializes in African Cichlids.

08-01-2005, 05:41 PM	#10
Blizzard Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SC Posts: 135	They're great!

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