Marine Depot Live is no more

johnd4g · 01/11/2009, 03:15 PM

I just went to Marine Depot online (Sunday 1/11) and found they are now out of the livestock business. One more victim of the economy, I guess. They were always very good to deal with. Very unfortunate. I'll keep my fingers crossed that Live Aquaria can hang in there.

saltwater4life1 · 01/11/2009, 03:18 PM

That sucks... That was a nice site... I hope Live aquaria will stay open.

greenmonkey51 · 01/11/2009, 04:29 PM

I think this is just a shift in focus. Livestock takes a lot of overhead. Marinedepot just opened up a new general pet website. They want to be more like DFS. There was really nothing special about there live site. They had the same stuff everyone else has. To succed in livestock you have to have something that stands out. For Live Aquaria they have a lot of things that sets them apart, customer service, divers den, aquaculture.

m2434 · 01/11/2009, 04:39 PM

Tough to stay in business when you never have anything in stock...

ssamick · 01/11/2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally posted by m2434
Tough to stay in business when you never have anything in stock...

Right on!

johnd4g · 01/11/2009, 05:43 PM

Whatever the reasons are for Marine Depot's "shift in focus" I hope it works out well for them. The more competition we have among reliable sources, the better it will be for all of us.

Squidward5 · 01/11/2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally posted by johnd4g
Whatever the reasons are for Marine Depot's "shift in focus" I hope it works out well for them. The more competition we have among reliable sources, the better it will be for all of us.

I agree , I just hope it is not another Red Flag "sign" to the long future of our hobby. And now with all the NEW restrictions on importing livestock & rock ,,,we all should be concerned.http://www.animalforum.com/freefreg.htm

Playa-1 · 01/11/2009, 07:00 PM

I think Marine Depot is stupid for not having a local walk in business. They've got 15 million people in their back yard and they do not offer local pick up.

01/11/2009, 03:15 PM	#1
johnd4g Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 159	Marine Depot Live is no more I just went to Marine Depot online (Sunday 1/11) and found they are now out of the livestock business. One more victim of the economy, I guess. They were always very good to deal with. Very unfortunate. I'll keep my fingers crossed that Live Aquaria can hang in there. __________________ * John * Current Tank Info: 120 gal mixed reef, 25 gal nano

01/11/2009, 03:18 PM	#2
saltwater4life1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fort Dix, New Jersey Posts: 933	That sucks... That was a nice site... I hope Live aquaria will stay open. __________________ ~Nick Avatar is my 1969 Roadrunner, 512ci stroker in the works. 55gal Mixed reef but mostly sps :) 5.5gal Mantis shrimp reef tank Current Tank Info: 55gal mixed reef, Lights: 4x54w T5, Filter: Octopus BH2000 skimmer, Flow: Over 3,000gph

01/11/2009, 04:39 PM	#4
m2434 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,171	Tough to stay in business when you never have anything in stock... __________________ Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to comprehend those things which are there. ~Richard Feynman

01/11/2009, 05:43 PM	#6
johnd4g Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 159	Whatever the reasons are for Marine Depot's "shift in focus" I hope it works out well for them. The more competition we have among reliable sources, the better it will be for all of us. __________________ * John * Current Tank Info: 120 gal mixed reef, 25 gal nano

01/11/2009, 04:29 PM	#3
greenmonkey51 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,092	I think this is just a shift in focus. Livestock takes a lot of overhead. Marinedepot just opened up a new general pet website. They want to be more like DFS. There was really nothing special about there live site. They had the same stuff everyone else has. To succed in livestock you have to have something that stands out. For Live Aquaria they have a lot of things that sets them apart, customer service, divers den, aquaculture.

01/11/2009, 07:00 PM	#8
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I think Marine Depot is stupid for not having a local walk in business. They've got 15 million people in their back yard and they do not offer local pick up.