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Salgado Aquatics

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Hi all, I was navigating through Salgado web page and I saw quite a few fish I liked. Prices are great, so I would like to know has anyone ever purchased from them? What did you buy and how was the health of the specimen?

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I've bought from Salgado a number of times and everything was healthy. The only fish I've lost from them were a couple leopard wrasses that dove into the sand in my DT and never came back up. But I think that's more about that type of fish than it is Salgado.

I will admit though that I've never had anything shipped from them. I live in northern NJ so the first time I bought from them, I had them deliver to me. Everything showed up same day and looked good. I've also gone to their store in the Bronx 3x - everything looked pretty healthy and I always wind up buying more than I was anticipating. It's great if you're local - if you walk in, you can score better "in store special" prices.
 
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I've bought from Salgado a number of times and everything was healthy. The only fish I've lost from them were a couple leopard wrasses that dove into the sand in my DT and never came back up. But I think that's more about that type of fish than it is Salgado.

I will admit though that I've never had anything shipped from them. I live in northern NJ so the first time I bought from them, I had them deliver to me. Everything showed up same day and looked good. I've also gone to their store in the Bronx 3x - everything looked pretty healthy and I always wind up buying more than I was anticipating. It's great if you're local - if you walk in, you can score better "in store special" prices.

thank you for the feedback, unfortunately I live in Florida so they would have to ship. I’m just hesitant to pull the trigger on some great pricing and pay $90 in shipping cost with fish that have no guarantee except DOA.
 

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I've bought from Salgado a number of times and everything was healthy. The only fish I've lost from them were a couple leopard wrasses that dove into the sand in my DT and never came back up. But I think that's more about that type of fish than it is Salgado.

I will admit though that I've never had anything shipped from them. I live in northern NJ so the first time I bought from them, I had them deliver to me. Everything showed up same day and looked good. I've also gone to their store in the Bronx 3x - everything looked pretty healthy and I always wind up buying more than I was anticipating. It's great if you're local - if you walk in, you can score better "in store special" prices.
How much did local delivery cost?
 

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If you're within 25 miles, they'll deliver it to your doorstep for free. If it's beyond that, it can go up to $25-35. I've normally met them in northern NJ and paid $25 (since it was beyond the 25 miles).
 

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If you're within 25 miles, they'll deliver it to your doorstep for free. If it's beyond that, it can go up to $25-35. I've normally met them in northern NJ and paid $25 (since it was beyond the 25 miles).
I live around 30 miles away so I'll do the same. Thanks for the advice!

BTW, just to be clear, you ordered the delivery to a random place within 25 miles and met them there?
 
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