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    Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    The only Good LFS I had near by has went out of business. The only reason i say good lfs is becouse they would NOT sell you a fish if you or your tank was not ready, unfortunatly that may be why they closed they always knew what you were talking about and didnt try to sell you alot of what you didnt need.
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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    In my 12 years in the hobby, I have only ordered 1 fish online, so I am not much help there. What kind of coral are you interested in?
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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    In the absence of an LFS, I'd suggest Wet Pet Hawaii,Wet Pets Hawaii for ordering fish. As for corals, there's Soutas ( I think I spelled it wrong, but Charlie should know their website), bluezooaquatics, vividaquarium...etc.

    AHA, found it Soutas Saltwater

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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    you might be in Dr. Macs shipping range,

    Welcome to Pacific East Aquaculture

    he's very good, ive been to his location in comparison to a LFS this place is a high tech coral farm

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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    Quote Originally Posted by TimH07 View Post
    you might be in Dr. Macs shipping range,

    Welcome to Pacific East Aquaculture

    he's very good, ive been to his location in comparison to a LFS this place is a high tech coral farm
    Isn't everybody in Dr. Macs shipping range??? I know I am.
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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    my mistake, im in zone 1 :P i get shipping for 15 bux not 40 lol

    but i like to drive there and look, he's 20 ish minutes from my dads

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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    I would really like to visit that place. I guess after he redid things, it is a class A1 facility.

    I have gotten a bunch of stuff from him in the past. They are very good with customer service!!!
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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    well, just lmk when your out east side and look me up

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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    Quote Originally Posted by TimH07 View Post
    well, just lmk when your out east side and look me up

    Don't hold your breath there Tim.
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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    Shipping and money isnt my biggest consern, I just want quality aniamals. I live on the east coast but Its 4 hours to a Good LFS then i have to drive back your talking about a 120 dollar gas bill alone so im better off ordering online.
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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    After seeing what Returnofsid has gotten from Wet Pets Hawaii, I would go with them for fish, they seem to deal in quality, and they do their own quarantine.
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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    cool ill give them a chance
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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    From what I understand, you are gonna be a happy camper. Good luck and let us know what you get, we are always up for a few new pics.
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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    try dr mac as well, all be it wet pets hawaii may be good, the closer the better imo on shipping. dr mac cultures most of his colonies in an outdoor green house, and even some indoor tanks have skylights with supplemented lighting along side. this cuts out the possibility that the frags are dying from collection and he's right on the south DE MD boarder, hell I could drive them to you in less than 10 hours LOL.

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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    I've never ordered anything online from petco, but if it's anything like their fish in stores I wouldn't. I've never been to a petco where all the fish look happy and healthy.
    I would order hardware etc from there though, prices aren't terrible, but there are more specific places out there.

    I've wondered about saltwaterfish.com also. They seem to have a great site and layout, and prices aren't bad. Anyone have experience?

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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    I wouldn't know about Petco, their freshwater stuff is OK, asting probably knows alot about that. No experience with the other 2, like I said I have only gotten 1 fish online, ever.
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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    Don't get me wrong about petco, they do have a guarantee, but I wouldn't want to have to use a guarantee. I'd want a fish to arrive healthy. They are convenient for when you need a quick little hardware item and don't want to pay $50 at a LFS (don't get me wrong, I get livestock from them, but I search for prices).

    Example: I spent $15 getting a small powerhead for my refugium at petco the other day, vs. the $40 for a comparable model.
    I also have to agree with the fresh fish there. Not all are in great condition, but i have had decent experience. I got my Congo Tetras and my mix of longfin danios from there. 1 casualty out of 15 total fish (the fish was pathetic looking, and somehow got snuck into my bag).

    I am searching around because I want to get some frags to start filling out the reef aspect of my tank, and I'm eyeing the 20 frag pack from pacific east.

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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    I have ordered fish, inverts and corals from Saltwaterfish.com. The fish I have ordered came in good shape and are thriving in my tank. Also the corals and inverts I've gotten from them have been great. They have a 15 day guarantee and I have not had any problem with them not making good on that. They are in Florida.

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    Re: Who knows a trustworthy Site to order Fish and Coral

    alright, cool scooter. Does anyone know the site that had like 7.99 fl shipping? I found it a while ago, but can't recall which it was, and a search provides disastrous results.


 
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