DrsFosterSmith - Aquarium Advice

oscarbreeder · 03-08-2004, 09:10 PM

What a great store.
I sent out a mail order to them last Monday.
On their web site the have a Live Help link where you can chat with a rep. right over the internet(COOL!) I just checked on my order and they received it today and shipping it in the AM.
So far so good.
I like this store.

Menagerie · 03-08-2004, 09:17 PM

I've heard a lot of good things about this store recently. When you get your order, let us know how you like it!

oscarbreeder · 03-08-2004, 10:22 PM

no problem

Biggen · 03-09-2004, 12:03 AM

I have used them a ton in the past. They don't have hard to find items (i.e. Oceanic Salt, DT phyto, Cyclop-eeze) but carry just about everything else and their prices are much better than my [acronym:5b0be04581="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:5b0be04581] even with shipping added in.

WarOrks15 · 03-10-2004, 05:58 PM

well DT has to keep cold, so i do not know how they could ship it. but thay are a vary good web site i have order from them many times before.

Biggen · 03-10-2004, 11:14 PM

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well DT has to keep cold, so i do not know how they could ship it. but thay are a vary good web site i have order from them many times before.

Cold packs... I just got mine shipped in from Darin at Captive Reefs.

03-10-2004, 11:23 PM

Overall they are my favorite online dealer. good prices, maybe not the best, but usually close. Customer service CANNOT be beat, those folks know their stuff. Packaging, great, shipping, gets here on time. If something not in stock, they will tell you in an email [acronym:76b66a3e14="As soon as possible"]ASAP[/acronym:76b66a3e14]. Also they are a USA company, and I like to spend my money at home. (No offense to anyone from outside the USA intended, it's just my preference).

GoldiesNGuppies · 05-14-2004, 02:47 AM

I absolutely LOVE Drs. Foster & Smith! Have ordered from them online many times and am always very pleased with the results. Customer service is superb. And lucky me! I only live about a 40 minute drive from where they are located in Rhinelander, WI (I live in Merrill) so occasionally take a trip up North to browse they're retail outlet store. Infact I was just up there a little more than a week ago, for those of you who keep saltwater tanks, the [acronym:c6118978d0="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:c6118978d0] fish they have in stock in the store are amazing. Some I have never seen before or even heard of, but they sure were beautiful and very interesting. Especially one I saw, I think it was called a Helmet Cowfish or something like that. Neat!

Pam

markj · 05-14-2004, 03:00 AM

Some of their advice for reptiles and amphibian care is a little bit iffy on my terms, but their prices, service and everything else is great! One of my favourite online pet stores!

shawmutt · 05-14-2004, 07:28 AM

I've ordered from them before, and have had excellent results. I know the need to support our [acronym:a2f1dbe078="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:a2f1dbe078], but not when they charge more than twice as much for the same product.

03-08-2004, 09:10 PM	#1
oscarbreeder Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Columbia,S.C. Posts: 3,084 Images: 13	DrsFosterSmith What a great store. I sent out a mail order to them last Monday. On their web site the have a Live Help link where you can chat with a rep. right over the internet(COOL!) I just checked on my order and they received it today and shipping it in the AM. So far so good. I like this store.

03-08-2004, 10:22 PM	#3
oscarbreeder Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Columbia,S.C. Posts: 3,084 Images: 13	no problem __________________ Please remember to vote for Aquarium Advice! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/kyman_33/sig.jpg

03-09-2004, 12:03 AM	#4
Biggen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Panama City FL Posts: 1,806 Images: 16	I have used them a ton in the past. They don't have hard to find items (i.e. Oceanic Salt, DT phyto, Cyclop-eeze) but carry just about everything else and their prices are much better than my [acronym:5b0be04581="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:5b0be04581] even with shipping added in. __________________ Rodman

03-10-2004, 05:58 PM	#5
WarOrks15 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Rosemount, MN Posts: 1,073 Images: 24	well DT has to keep cold, so i do not know how they could ship it. but thay are a vary good web site i have order from them many times before. __________________ A 46 [acronym:26a24007a2="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:26a24007a2] bow front (Soft coral) reef tank with a 10 [acronym:26a24007a2="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:26a24007a2] sump. And a 30 [acronym:26a24007a2="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:26a24007a2] ([acronym:26a24007a2="Small Polyped Stoney"]SPS[/acronym:26a24007a2] and Clam) reef tank hooked up to the sump of the 46 so they share water.

05-14-2004, 03:00 AM	#9
markj Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Gatos CA Posts: 38	Some of their advice for reptiles and amphibian care is a little bit iffy on my terms, but their prices, service and everything else is great! One of my favourite online pet stores! __________________ 10 Gallon plexi hex, 6 ghost shrimp 3 zebra danios 40 Gallon Breeder 7 Green And Black Costa Rican D. Auratus 46 Bowfront 4 D. Azureus 20 Gallon Breeder 2 Golden Mantellas

03-08-2004, 09:17 PM	#2
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	I've heard a lot of good things about this store recently. When you get your order, let us know how you like it!

03-10-2004, 11:23 PM	#7
Guest Posts: n/a	Overall they are my favorite online dealer. good prices, maybe not the best, but usually close. Customer service CANNOT be beat, those folks know their stuff. Packaging, great, shipping, gets here on time. If something not in stock, they will tell you in an email [acronym:76b66a3e14="As soon as possible"]ASAP[/acronym:76b66a3e14]. Also they are a USA company, and I like to spend my money at home. (No offense to anyone from outside the USA intended, it's just my preference).

05-14-2004, 02:47 AM	#8
GoldiesNGuppies Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4	I absolutely LOVE Drs. Foster & Smith! Have ordered from them online many times and am always very pleased with the results. Customer service is superb. And lucky me! I only live about a 40 minute drive from where they are located in Rhinelander, WI (I live in Merrill) so occasionally take a trip up North to browse they're retail outlet store. Infact I was just up there a little more than a week ago, for those of you who keep saltwater tanks, the [acronym:c6118978d0="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:c6118978d0] fish they have in stock in the store are amazing. Some I have never seen before or even heard of, but they sure were beautiful and very interesting. Especially one I saw, I think it was called a Helmet Cowfish or something like that. Neat! Pam

05-14-2004, 07:28 AM	#10
shawmutt Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greencastle, PA Posts: 2,050 Images: 6	I've ordered from them before, and have had excellent results. I know the need to support our [acronym:a2f1dbe078="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:a2f1dbe078], but not when they charge more than twice as much for the same product. __________________ ~Mike Shaw Shawmutt.com. Blogs and Pictures of the Massively Multiplayer Offline game, Real Life.

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