Best place to buy new fish?

[PhishMonger84]

@Dr. Reef

Healthy quarantined fish - extremely reasonable shipping and guarantee. I would not hesitate to buy from him. I have a tank full of Dr. Reef fishes.

do you find they are responsive to emails? i ask because several weeks ago i submitted a request for a quote for some species i'm interested in obtaining in the near future but have not received a reply

 

[nuxx Verified Sponsor]

Ah that's so sick!! I'm relatively new to the hobby, haven't been to any shows :O I'll have to keep a lookout for shows in Austin!

What stores are still around in Austin?

I haven't bought from a LFS in a long time, but used to go to Aquadome.

Could always try us...

https://www.tankstop.com/
Plus you get to ask @Eric Cohen all your burning questions about livestock ;)

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Usually I say LFS if they have reasonable prices and take good care of their fish

 

[Eric Cohen Verified Sponsor]

do you find they are responsive to emails? i ask because several weeks ago i submitted a request for a quote for some species i'm interested in obtaining in the near future but have not received a reply

Im gonna go out on a limb here and say NOBODY offers customer service like I do.....it's my passion and do it for the love of it, so helping hobbyists is very enjoyable.....I pride myself on customer service and do my best to answer all text messages and emails right away. Who else posts their cell phone number on public forums? 818 269-8903. Just hit me up. Tankstop.com

 

[PhishMonger84]

Im gonna go out on a limb here and say NOBODY offers customer service like I do.....it's my passion and do it for the love of it, so helping hobbyists is very enjoyable.....I pride myself on customer service and do my best to answer all text messages and emails right away. Who else posts their cell phone number on public forums? 818 269-8903. Just hit me up. Tankstop.com

Thank you Eric. i will certainly keep you in mind as i take this journey.

is there a better time of the year to source the golden heart trig?

 

[Eric Cohen Verified Sponsor]

Thank you Eric. i will certainly keep you in mind as i take this journey.

is there a better time of the year to source the golden heart trig?

That’s a fish only coming from one region which is Ghana. They are around year round but not everyone imports from there. Might have to encourage some peeps to do an order for them!

 

[PhishMonger84]

That’s a fish only coming from one region which is Ghana. They are around year round but not everyone imports from there. Might have to encourage some peeps to do an order for them!

thank you, I will bug you further when theres water in the tank:cool:

 

[Eric Cohen Verified Sponsor]

thank you, I will bug you further when theres water in the tank:cool:

Gold hearts are pretty mean but beautiful. I guess it comes with the territory

 

[PhishMonger84]

Gold hearts are pretty mean but beautiful. I guess it comes with the territory

Hmm- the limited accounts I’ve read of them is that they’re assertive but not aggressive like an Oscar in freshwater.

there may end up being a different mixture but I’d be remised if I didn’t at least attempt to source one.
What, if any triggers do you enjoy ?

 

[Eric Cohen Verified Sponsor]

Hmm- the limited accounts I’ve read of them is that they’re assertive but not aggressive like an Oscar in freshwater.

there may end up being a different mixture but I’d be remised if I didn’t at least attempt to source one.
What, if any triggers do you enjoy ?

I personally like all the nicer trigger types, like Bluejaw Triggers, Sargassum Triggers, Niger triggers etc.....And of the Xanthichthys members.

 

[Freddie83]

I’m gonna try NY aquatics at some point soon. Their prices are hard to beat and they do sales every month or two on top of that

@NYAquatic has been very good. I highly recommend them.

 

[WetPringleChip]

Hi everybody I've got a fairly new tank(210) and I'm looking to stock it. My LFS has a descent selection but can be pricey. So alot of them I get online, I believe there's at least 5 or 6 sites. I've only ordered from Saltwaterfish.com and Iive Aquaria. Just wondering if anybody has used anyone else? Or what there experiences are with these too?
Thanks!

For clowns i absolutely love coralreeftn.com
never had any issues. They stand behind their quality, and health. Guarantee on the fish alongside super clean and thick packaging. Very very good prices for longfins and other types. Ive called them and asked. Theyll give advice and sure enough my clown picked itself right back up. Just super stressed because of ups delay. Im not sure but they might sell other aqua cultured fish. They also added free food (made by them specially) that the fish are grown on and that can be used to switch them over to your choice or as a tester before ordering the company food itself.

 

[littlefoxx]

Hi everybody I've got a fairly new tank(210) and I'm looking to stock it. My LFS has a descent selection but can be pricey. So alot of them I get online, I believe there's at least 5 or 6 sites. I've only ordered from Saltwaterfish.com and Iive Aquaria. Just wondering if anybody has used anyone else? Or what there experiences are with these too?
Thanks!

Blue zoo! Ive got several fish from them. All come in great health and never had an issue with them. They were the only fish that actually survived a velvet outbreak in my tank…

 

[zoomonster]

I absolutely will never order from LA again. Used them for years but they went to hell in the years after Petco took over. I had a couple orders in the past couple years and what I got was starving, emaciated, dying or dead fish. The powder blue tang they sent me was all bones, diseased and never made it out of acclimation. When I used my store credit the same thing happened, and I had to demand a full CC refund.

I got two orders from fish4less (drop shipped from somewhere in CA) and the quality was excellent with 1 male/2female resplendent anthias, multicolor angel, orange peel angel, african flameback angel and a maine blizzard percula. All still alive and well except one female anthias which just goes with the territory of buying anthias. The catch there is they only have a 2 hour guarantee unless you pay extra for it. I see even WWC is now doing the drop ship thing from CA.

Reading this thread turned me on to NY Aquatics (I had kind of forgotten about) and I actually just ordered a powder blue tang (I've been looking for), green coris and a couple cleaner shrimp. As others have said, the prices are good BUT it looks like they are charging full retail Fedex shipping prices. $179.8 of fish cost $66.28 for Fedex overnight from NY to FL. I got what I was looking for but when you factor what they charge for shipping not as much of a deal.

Never been terribly impressed with local fish other than a favorite place that went out of business. There are places around but much simpler ordering online than driving 25-40 miles and dealing with traffic.

 

[Eric Cohen Verified Sponsor]

I absolutely will never order from LA again. Used them for years but they went to hell in the years after Petco took over. I had a couple orders in the past couple years and what I got was starving, emaciated, dying or dead fish. The powder blue tang they sent me was all bones, diseased and never made it out of acclimation. When I used my store credit the same thing happened, and I had to demand a full CC refund.

I got two orders from fish4less (drop shipped from somewhere in CA) and the quality was excellent with 1 male/2female resplendent anthias, multicolor angel, orange peel angel, african flameback angel and a maine blizzard percula. All still alive and well except one female anthias which just goes with the territory of buying anthias. The catch there is they only have a 2 hour guarantee unless you pay extra for it. I see even WWC is now doing the drop ship thing from CA.

Reading this thread turned me on to NY Aquatics (I had kind of forgotten about) and I actually just ordered a powder blue tang (I've been looking for), green coris and a couple cleaner shrimp. As others have said, the prices are good BUT it looks like they are charging full retail Fedex shipping prices. $179.8 of fish cost $66.28 for Fedex overnight from NY to FL. I got what I was looking for but when you factor what they charge for shipping not as much of a deal.

Never been terribly impressed with local fish other than a favorite place that went out of business. There are places around but much simpler ordering online than driving 25-40 miles and dealing with traffic.

I appreciate your post. Check my site out sometime and I’m here to help you thru your orders. Tankstop.com

thanks! Eric

 

[vtecintegra]

$179.8 of fish cost $66.28 for Fedex overnight from NY to FL.

I've looked at NY Aquatic a few times and would never buy from them with the outrageous shipping.

 

[Eric Cohen Verified Sponsor]

I've looked at NY Aquatic a few times and would never buy from them with the outrageous shipping.

I offer free shipping at $250. Even less than that and I have a flat rate of $39.99.

 

[PhishMonger84]

I've looked at NY Aquatic a few times and would never buy from them with the outrageous shipping.

i just played with a shopping cart it was $36.00. you must be in like FL or CA, which means you have the benefit of being near so many shops. there isnt too many in the northeast

 

[Eric Cohen Verified Sponsor]

i just played with a shopping cart it was $36.00. you must be in like FL or CA, which means you have the benefit of being near so many shops. there isnt too many in the northeast

I’m in Los Angeles. Not as many shops as you think but some good ones. The biggest benefit of being here is that we have the largest selection of marine fish being right here at the main port of entry into the USA. Variety is the spice of life:)

 

[Nemo&Friends]

How far do you live from Charlotte, NC? For me the best place to buy a fish is in a good LFS.
You get to see the fish, less shock form transfer, No DOA and so on. I have bought all my fish from Nemo Reef in Indian Trail, NC and have never lost a fish to a disease. I do not quarantine. They have beautiful display and were salt water fish only for a long time. They only recently added fresh water.
They obviously care for their animals. They may even rescue fish who have been neglected, as a few years ago I saw a diner plate hippo tang in a very bad shape. It had HLL I enquired about it and they say it was actually improving. That fish is still in their tank, but though much better, its HLL is still very visible, fish is still very active. I check on it everytime I go there.