Blue Zoo aquatics?

tanksfishtank · 01/30/2012, 09:13 PM

Has anyone ordered fish from blue zoo aquatics? If so, what is your opinion?

Thanks!

00Warpig00 · 01/30/2012, 10:22 PM

I have not... but many around here have... I haven't heard of any complaints. People that order from them seem to be pleased. It seems Blue Zoo and Liveaquaria seem to be the two goto's around here for online livestock purchases.

Nick

albano · 01/30/2012, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 00Warpig00

It seems Blue Zoo and Liveaquaria seem to be the two go to's around here for online livestock purchases.

+1...absolutely!

bnumair · 01/30/2012, 10:51 PM

i have ordered several times. i have been happy except for 1 order which they happily gave me credit for. overall i am happy

jcw · 01/30/2012, 10:54 PM

The credit at bluezoo can only be used on the next purchase only(no carry-over after that purchase) and cannot cover shipping costs.

jrjones800 · 01/30/2012, 11:18 PM

they were pretty fair to me

joesfiddy · 01/31/2012, 06:33 AM

They are great to order from you wont be disappointed.

kb3777 · 01/31/2012, 07:55 AM

I get all my stuff from Blue Zoo. They are fantastic. One of the best, everything arrives next day, packaged well and the livestock has been of great quality.

ERIKATHORNBURG · 01/31/2012, 08:02 AM

If I order on line, Blue Zoo Aquatics is who I use! They are fantastic! Anytime I've had issue they have given me credit toward my next purchase. Great company!

SecretiveFish · 01/31/2012, 08:31 AM

I have had two poor experiences from them and will not order from them again. If I order online again, I will stick with Live Aquaria.

MrTuskfish · 01/31/2012, 08:56 AM

I'm a big fan of LA (and all of the F&S companies); but have ordered a few times from BZ. No problems at all. BZs guarantee on lots of fish is very restrictive; LA guarantees everything for 15 days.

cbm369 · 01/31/2012, 11:25 AM

I just ordered from BZA a couple of days ago, for a friday delivery on 4 Dispar Anthias. This will be my first time ordering from them.

I have use LA a couple of times before, no issues with their service.

meeandcharlie · 01/31/2012, 12:47 PM

I have ordered from BZA several times. One order had issues with Anthias, but received prompt credit, no problem. I would order from again.

tanksfishtank · 01/31/2012, 07:40 PM

Thanks everyone! I think I will give them a shot now. I will let you know how it goes.

MattinIdaho · 01/31/2012, 09:10 PM

Let us know how it works out. They have been most excellent for me to work with and have some super great, healthy livestock!!

MemphisTigers · 02/01/2012, 12:31 AM

Good Stuff

liverup · 02/01/2012, 08:58 AM

Blue Zoo is a great retailer, with very good prices and services.

tanksfishtank · 02/01/2012, 03:19 PM

Well I just order my first fish online from Blue Zoo. Hopefully I have a good experience as the rest of you have! I will let you know how it turns out. Thanks again for the help!

tanksfishtank · 02/03/2012, 10:26 PM

Got my fish in today from BZ. It is a PB tang and it Looks beautiful!!! It was a very easy transaction and a pleasant experience. I will definitely be ordering from them in the future. Thank you all for the sharing your experiences!

ginger7286 · 02/04/2012, 09:01 AM

BlueZoo rocks, I've ordered from them several times and have never been disappointed. The customer service is great and they always follow through with an email making sure you are satisfied. One of the few consistently good on-line retailers I've used and will use again.

00Warpig00 · 02/04/2012, 10:47 AM

Honestly the only reason I haven't ordered from them yet is that anytime I'm looking for something either LA has it or neither of them do, and they seem a bit too restrictive on the guarantee. If BZ had something that LA didnt have in stock and it was a fish less than $100 I'd probably take the chance, but with more expensive fish I want to stack the deck in my favor the best I can so it makes more sense to use LA. Also I buy less expensive fish <$100 from LFS's whenever they have what I want that looks healthy. So far it's just been a case of "odd man out" with BZ.

Nick

DrBegalke · 02/11/2012, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecretiveFish

I have had two poor experiences from them and will not order from them again. If I order online again, I will stick with Live Aquaria.

I have also had a very poor experience. The worst I have had with an online vendor.

edward45 · 02/11/2012, 07:19 PM

I have ordered from them multiple times and have never had an issue. Amazing company.

wetshirt · 02/11/2012, 08:06 PM

I have had more poor experiences with LA, but LADD has always been top notch, BZ
seems to be a better choice for me with unquarintined fish, but for expensive fish or ones that are hard to start feeding I'll stick with LADD.

jefstathiou · 02/11/2012, 08:13 PM

+1 on LADD for expensive fish. I doubt there is any better online vendor in the expensive fish category.

01/30/2012, 09:13 PM	#1
tanksfishtank Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bettendorf, IA Posts: 335	Blue Zoo aquatics? Has anyone ordered fish from blue zoo aquatics? If so, what is your opinion? Thanks! Last edited by tanksfishtank; 01/30/2012 at 09:27 PM.

01/30/2012, 10:22 PM	#2
00Warpig00 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Schaumburg, IL. Posts: 621	I have not... but many around here have... I haven't heard of any complaints. People that order from them seem to be pleased. It seems Blue Zoo and Liveaquaria seem to be the two goto's around here for online livestock purchases. Nick __________________ 180G - 5 Yellow Tail Blue Damsels, Two Lined Sleeper Goby, Royal Gramma, Flame Angel pair, Yellow Stripe Maroon Clown, Pearlscale Butterfly, Australian Harlequin Tuskfish, Magnificent Foxface, Yellow Current Tank Info: 180G FOWLR Established 10/2010

01/30/2012, 10:51 PM	#4
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	i have ordered several times. i have been happy except for 1 order which they happily gave me credit for. overall i am happy __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

01/30/2012, 10:54 PM	#5
jcw Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: elmhurst, il Posts: 1,778	The credit at bluezoo can only be used on the next purchase only(no carry-over after that purchase) and cannot cover shipping costs. __________________ I don't think Coral can live very long under Sun light. It's too yellow. ...get yourself some LED's. -eznet2u Current Tank Info: 125g DT, custom 30g sump, ATB elegance, eheim 1260, mp40 (too many failed wetsides), gyre 150 (love it)

01/31/2012, 08:02 AM	#9
ERIKATHORNBURG Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Willow Park, TX Posts: 188	If I order on line, Blue Zoo Aquatics is who I use! They are fantastic! Anytime I've had issue they have given me credit toward my next purchase. Great company! __________________ Been Obsessed with Saltwater since 2004! Current Tank Info: 120g reef tank w/ 18g cube tank, 18g refugium, 30g sump, and 40 gallon frag tank all tied into the same system.

01/30/2012, 11:18 PM	#6
jrjones800 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: sparks Posts: 50	they were pretty fair to me

01/31/2012, 06:33 AM	#7
joesfiddy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Morris IL Posts: 518	They are great to order from you wont be disappointed.

01/31/2012, 07:55 AM	#8
kb3777 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 92	I get all my stuff from Blue Zoo. They are fantastic. One of the best, everything arrives next day, packaged well and the livestock has been of great quality.

01/31/2012, 08:31 AM	#10
SecretiveFish Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 713	I have had two poor experiences from them and will not order from them again. If I order online again, I will stick with Live Aquaria.

01/31/2012, 08:56 AM	#11
MrTuskfish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Wild Blue Yonder Posts: 8,887	I'm a big fan of LA (and all of the F&S companies); but have ordered a few times from BZ. No problems at all. BZs guarantee on lots of fish is very restrictive; LA guarantees everything for 15 days. __________________ If God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat. Steve Current Tank Info: 180, 2-240 FOWLRs, 240 reef

01/31/2012, 11:25 AM	#12
cbm369 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 242	I just ordered from BZA a couple of days ago, for a friday delivery on 4 Dispar Anthias. This will be my first time ordering from them. I have use LA a couple of times before, no issues with their service.

01/31/2012, 12:47 PM	#13
meeandcharlie Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tybee Island, GA Posts: 67	I have ordered from BZA several times. One order had issues with Anthias, but received prompt credit, no problem. I would order from again.

01/31/2012, 07:40 PM	#14
tanksfishtank Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bettendorf, IA Posts: 335	Thanks everyone! I think I will give them a shot now. I will let you know how it goes.

01/31/2012, 09:10 PM	#15
MattinIdaho Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Teton, Idaho Posts: 229	Let us know how it works out. They have been most excellent for me to work with and have some super great, healthy livestock!! __________________ 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon Mixed Reef, SRO XP3000 Skimmer, Reefkeeper Lite Controller, Mix of 4 Koralia 5's and 6's on a Smartwave, Eheim Jager 250x2

02/01/2012, 12:31 AM	#16
MemphisTigers Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bartlett, TN Posts: 97	Good Stuff

02/01/2012, 08:58 AM	#17
liverup Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 66	Blue Zoo is a great retailer, with very good prices and services.

02/01/2012, 03:19 PM	#18
tanksfishtank Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bettendorf, IA Posts: 335	Well I just order my first fish online from Blue Zoo. Hopefully I have a good experience as the rest of you have! I will let you know how it turns out. Thanks again for the help!

02/03/2012, 10:26 PM	#19
tanksfishtank Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bettendorf, IA Posts: 335	Got my fish in today from BZ. It is a PB tang and it Looks beautiful!!! It was a very easy transaction and a pleasant experience. I will definitely be ordering from them in the future. Thank you all for the sharing your experiences!

02/04/2012, 09:01 AM	#20
ginger7286 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lake Worth, Florida Posts: 728	BlueZoo rocks, I've ordered from them several times and have never been disappointed. The customer service is great and they always follow through with an email making sure you are satisfied. One of the few consistently good on-line retailers I've used and will use again. __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways totally worn out shouting "Holy crap...what a ride!" Current Tank Info: 125 Reef Tank, Precision Marine equipment with a live rock/sand filtration. 30G. Nano with 2 percs and a beautiful little Flaming Prawn Goby.

02/04/2012, 10:47 AM	#21
00Warpig00 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Schaumburg, IL. Posts: 621	Honestly the only reason I haven't ordered from them yet is that anytime I'm looking for something either LA has it or neither of them do, and they seem a bit too restrictive on the guarantee. If BZ had something that LA didnt have in stock and it was a fish less than $100 I'd probably take the chance, but with more expensive fish I want to stack the deck in my favor the best I can so it makes more sense to use LA. Also I buy less expensive fish <$100 from LFS's whenever they have what I want that looks healthy. So far it's just been a case of "odd man out" with BZ. Nick __________________ 180G - 5 Yellow Tail Blue Damsels, Two Lined Sleeper Goby, Royal Gramma, Flame Angel pair, Yellow Stripe Maroon Clown, Pearlscale Butterfly, Australian Harlequin Tuskfish, Magnificent Foxface, Yellow Current Tank Info: 180G FOWLR Established 10/2010 Last edited by 00Warpig00; 02/04/2012 at 10:58 AM.

02/11/2012, 07:19 PM	#23
edward45 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 50	I have ordered from them multiple times and have never had an issue. Amazing company.

02/11/2012, 08:06 PM	#24
wetshirt Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Eastern Ohio Posts: 50	I have had more poor experiences with LA, but LADD has always been top notch, BZ seems to be a better choice for me with unquarintined fish, but for expensive fish or ones that are hard to start feeding I'll stick with LADD.

02/11/2012, 08:13 PM	#25
jefstathiou Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 103	+1 on LADD for expensive fish. I doubt there is any better online vendor in the expensive fish category.