Buying Fish Online?

[Cichlid_Man]

Hi all.
I know I saw it posted somewhere before but I can't find it.
I want to add some electric blue ahli and Malawi Blue Dolphins to my tank but the LFS is no longer carrying them.

I came across Aquariumfish.net and they seem to specialize in Malawi's.

Has anybody bought a fish online with success?

Thanks!

[Lady Hobbs]

Joe, I know several who have bought online but you have to have a large enough order to warrant the shipping rates which are anywhere between 25-35 dollars. Some places ship any amount for the same price and other ship by the box so you'll want to watch that, too.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/default.c...f=PE&subref=AA

http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseas...sdisease.shtml

http://www.johnnypets.com/

http://www.aquariumfish.net/

http://www.azgardens.com/fish_snails.php

http://www.fish2u.com/index.html

http://www.thatpetplace.com/

Some good deals on cichlids always thru Ebay too. And that reminds me of something. I just heard of a cichlid breeder that sells on Ebay with the seller name of "cichlids from Ohio". I'll see if I can find it.

[Cichlid_Man]

Thanks for all those links Hobbs!

I looked at aquarium.net and they say you can order 1 fish, or 100 fish, but I didn't know the shipping rates were so high.

I am also afraid that whoever delivers the fish will not be able to find my house.
I have had trouble with Fedex and UPS delivering my packages a day late.

I wonder if I can order what I want from a different LFS?

I will have to see. No sense in paying 35 dollars shipping for a 6 dollar fish!

[Lady Hobbs]

Didn't search long enough to find that seller but check out this page.

http://search.ebay.com/cichlids-live...ofocusZunknown

[Lady Hobbs]

If that link is not long enough, perhaps I could find one longer. sheesh

[Cichlid_Man]

Never saw a link that long!

I think I am just going to have the LFS order what I want.
I was reading all the web sites you sent me and they have this return policy that is kind of gross.
The D.O.A. policy. If the fish are dead on arrival, I have to re-pack them and ship them back. I think I would freak out if I opened a box of dead fish.

[Lady Hobbs]

Joe, I have never seen that policy and I've checked out online purchasing in many places. All they ask is that you contact them immediately with a picture of the dead fish. I know of no where that wants dead fish returned to them.

[Severus]

I cant imagine returning dead fish.haha. If i ever did order online i would make sure there is some kind of guarantee on the fish. I think liveaquaria.com is 14 days. As stated before though, shipping pretty much kills any online fish buying for me.

[kufan]

I use the following site. Shipping is 25 bucks, but if you have more than a couple of fish that you are ordering, it works out great because it is a onetime charge.

http://www.petsolutions.com

[Lady Hobbs]

Shipping
I am confused. Shipping charges are the same for each order you purchase of fish whether it's 2 or 40. The next order would cost the same. Your reference to a "one time charge" left me confused as they charge each time.