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And ones that have amazing customer service that ship to you? I'm so over Petsmart. And going to petco isn't an option. And they suck too. I'm tired of fish dying on me.
The one thing you can do is Google tropical fish suppliers. Both Yelp and Google have company reviews. I personally don't like PetSmart but Petco here has mostly healthy stock on fish.To be fair they get fish shipped to them so they may get bad batches too.
There are a lot of fish breeders in Florida actually. Wetspot is a good one, although they are in Oregon. If you have a specific fish you want, Google breeders that only breed that fish. You know they will get you good fish as that is their passion.
The problem IMHO is that you need to slow down a bit and learn why your fish died.
You need to cycle your tank properly and then introduce fish gradually.
I saw on another thread, several people offered to help, but needed you to answer some basic questions about your set up.
Almost all my current fish came from a Petsmart. Mine are thriving. We can help you start off on the right foot. Then the fish supplier won't necessarily be such an issue if your tank is mature and cycled.
Some of my 21 Neons and my Rummynose
Roselines from Petsmart
C sterbai
Your local stores may suck. I'm not arguing that. I'm just saying for best chance of success, read up a bit on Fishless vs Fish In Cycling and make sure you have a water test kit.