Buying fish online

jiggly75 · 05-31-2006, 07:46 PM

Can anyone recommend a good online vendor for buying fish? Also, are Bristle tooth tangs (ctenochaetus sp.) reef and clam safe?

jollopee · 05-31-2006, 07:49 PM

marine depot has a great selection and are good at shipping only healthy fish. All of my fish have come from there and I have yet to get an outbreak of ich or anything else...knock on wood.

***zhenya*** · 05-31-2006, 08:06 PM

I always try to buy fish at the store where I can see them in person- if they eat or not, if they are healthy looking and all that. Having said that, some online vendors go to great length to get you a healthy specimen but there is always risk involved.

Bristle tooth tangs are reef safe for the most part, my C.striatus had not touched anything that it wasn't supposed to but they can be rather bullyish as they grow up. I would introduce fish like this as a last addition.

Mini_Reef · 06-01-2006, 08:45 PM

I haven't been able to buy any fish for a while, but the guys at Fosters and Smith are really good about shipping quality livestock/corals.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/
Here's the link, hope it helps.

ODDBALL361 · 06-02-2006, 09:08 AM

I bought all my fish from Liveaquaria.com. They are all healthy and growing with no signs of any disease. I have had them about 4 months now.

05-31-2006, 07:46 PM	#1
jiggly75 Council Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ohio Posts: 345	Buying fish online Can anyone recommend a good online vendor for buying fish? Also, are Bristle tooth tangs (ctenochaetus sp.) reef and clam safe?

05-31-2006, 08:06 PM	#3
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,752	I always try to buy fish at the store where I can see them in person- if they eat or not, if they are healthy looking and all that. Having said that, some online vendors go to great length to get you a healthy specimen but there is always risk involved. Bristle tooth tangs are reef safe for the most part, my C.striatus had not touched anything that it wasn't supposed to but they can be rather bullyish as they grow up. I would introduce fish like this as a last addition. __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

06-02-2006, 09:08 AM	#5
ODDBALL361 Tenant Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 63	I bought all my fish from Liveaquaria.com. They are all healthy and growing with no signs of any disease. I have had them about 4 months now. __________________ Oddball361

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05-31-2006, 07:49 PM	#2
jollopee Citizen Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: washington state Posts: 165	marine depot has a great selection and are good at shipping only healthy fish. All of my fish have come from there and I have yet to get an outbreak of ich or anything else...knock on wood.

06-01-2006, 08:45 PM	#4
Mini_Reef Just Moved In Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hanford,CA Posts: 48	I haven't been able to buy any fish for a while, but the guys at Fosters and Smith are really good about shipping quality livestock/corals. http://www.liveaquaria.com/ Here's the link, hope it helps.

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