Tank is CYCLED!!! Where to purchase quarantined marine fish?!?!

[MSarro27]

Everyone’s input on where to purchase quality quarantined marine fish. Don’t have room for QT tank. Looking to purchase CUC, clowns, watchman goby, fire shrimp, & royal gramma. Thank you!

1. Live Aquaria Divers Den
2. TSM Aquatics
3. drreefsquarantinedfish
4. aquarium creations online
5. Vivid Aquariums
6. Other suggestions???

 

[Reef.]

Not much help but someone may know...I watched Ryan’s build from BRS and he was raving about a supplier he uses that quarantine fish, he did say they are much more expensive though, can’t remember the name.

 

[ingchr1]

Have only made one purchase from them, but had no issues with TSM.

I plan on using them for future purchases.

 

[jtlmnop]

TSM is great. I received my first clowns from them, great packaging and happy healthy fish. I have a Firefish on order, along with some CUC additions and a Duncan. But the fish is currently in qt, and won’t ship for another 3-4 weeks. Also, I hear great things about Dr Reef.

 

[LegendaryCG]

I use live aquaria mostly. I do have an order in to dr reef for a wrasse but I can’t comment on that yet.

 

[artieg1]

This is a good faith recommendation that you consider any fish, from any source, to be compromised, and QT accordingly. There is so much heartache involved in a wipeout. Speaking from experience. "Trust" means watching the fish, in your own QT, for the entirety of whatever QT protocol you choose. And yes, you've got room for a 10 gallon QT (looks like you are choosing smaller fish, and you can do one at a time in a 10 gallon). In any event, my other advice is to make additions VERY slowly.

 

[fishlover1478]

Not much help but someone may know...I watched Ryan’s build from BRS and he was raving about a supplier he uses that quarantine fish, he did say they are much more expensive though, can’t remember the name.

i think its marine collectors https://www.marinecollectors.com/

 

[Twoddler]

Lfs everytime for me, you can see what your buying

 

[Reef.]

i think its marine collectors https://www.marinecollectors.com/

thanks, that looks like the place! Wish I lived in the USA, you guys have so many more options.

 

[Tamberav]

Everyone’s input on where to purchase quality quarantined marine fish. Don’t have room for QT tank. Looking to purchase CUC, clowns, watchman goby, fire shrimp, & royal gramma. Thank you!

1. Live Aquaria Divers Den
2. TSM Aquatics
3. drreefsquarantinedfish
4. aquarium creations online
5. Vivid Aquariums
6. Other suggestions???

Divers den isn’t a true QT and more like conditioning. They are not an option if you want truly QT fish. It says right in their website they are held minimum two weeks and fully treated IF needed. That’s is not long enough to guarantee disease free and their practices for QT are more vague.

2 and 3 are my recommendations.

 

[RobB'z Reef]

Everyone’s input on where to purchase quality quarantined marine fish. Don’t have room for QT tank. Looking to purchase CUC, clowns, watchman goby, fire shrimp, & royal gramma. Thank you!

1. Live Aquaria Divers Den
2. TSM Aquatics
3. drreefsquarantinedfish
4. aquarium creations online
5. Vivid Aquariums
6. Other suggestions???

Marine collectors has a fantastic reputation. I've used them and he is very responsive and personally attentive to your needs.

 

[Mikeneedsahobby]

Fishotel.com is my goto.

 

[DothanReefer]

I've orders from Divers Den as well as just regular Live Aquaria fish. Most from there have been healthy, tho at least one tang came in with ich and ended up dying - +1 to Reef Medic by @Polyplab for treating my DT after this. Ich is gone.

I'd order from DD again, but my more recent purchases have been from Michael of @NYAquatic and they are beautiful, healthy specimens!! Highly recommend!!

 

[RobB'z Reef]

Divers den isn’t a true QT and more like conditioning. They are not an option if you want truly QT fish. It says right in their website they are held minimum two weeks and fully treated IF needed. That’s is not long enough to guarantee disease free and their practices for QT are more vague.

2 and 3 are my recommendations.

This is spot on, most online fish retailers do not do a true and proper quarantine

 

[mottomegl]

I can personally say that tsm does qt all fish and doesnt sell fish if they are not eating i have been dealing with them for a few years now and i live 45 minutes from them so i have personally seen there operation and can say they are doing what they say also there employees that answer the phone will talk to you and answer all your questions also they they hire marine biologists and there employees are from public aquariums you can call they ask for matt he is so knowledgeable. Also I don’t completely trust divers den they have people answering the phone that have no knowledge in these hobby and just read things off there website not impressed with them

 

[MSarro27]

Bump

 

[ADAM]

I’ve had good experiences with BlueZooAquatics.com as well as some of the others posted already.

Secondly, I’ve purchased many times from Liveaquaria and have always been pleased. The rare occasion something didn’t make the trip or passed away shortly after receiving they handled the “warranty” quickly and to the letter of the written statement. I say this because there seems to be a lot of threads with strong opposing views to mine about them.

 

[mottomegl]

I’ve had good experiences with BlueZooAquatics.com as well as some of the others posted already.

Secondly, I’ve purchased many times from Liveaquaria and have always been pleased. The rare occasion something didn’t make the trip or passed away shortly after receiving they handled the “warranty” quickly and to the letter of the written statement. I say this because there seems to be a lot of threads with strong opposing views to mine about them.

Live aquaria doesn’t sell quarantined fish including divers den