Online fish store

smarcuscofer · 04/22/2020, 12:33 PM

Looking for a reliable fish store online I live over an hour in any direction away from am lfs wondering if any one has suggestions for off... Would like to hear feedback on live aquaria, and blue zoo, and vivid aquarium... etc... Any feedback is appreciated

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Payne Train · 04/22/2020, 06:16 PM

I am in the same boat with being an hour from my LFS. I've been reading a lot of forums lately and everyone is saying that most of the LFS as well as the online stores are suffering from planes being grounded. So the inventory is way down, and the ones that do have it are $$$ .
Not sure that helps with your question, but I figured someone would say what I did above at some point.

Mcgeezer · 04/22/2020, 08:00 PM

Most larger online operations are running - I received a Live Aquaria fish/invert/coral shipment today

edsbeaker · 04/22/2020, 08:05 PM

I have ordered most of my fish from LiveAquaria for years. I find them very reputable, and any problems, which rarely has happened, they have taken care of it.

Snarky Shark · 04/22/2020, 08:09 PM

Liveaquaria is reputable and I believe BRS had said on Brs TV that they use blue zoo.

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drs2140 · 04/23/2020, 08:43 PM

I love NYaquatics and can find hard to find stuff on diners den too

drs2140 · 04/23/2020, 08:44 PM

I always try and support my local fish store before I order any fish online. I understand that can be hard if one is not close to you

Reice0923 · 04/25/2020, 08:55 AM

I've seen multiple people still being able to order from LA

Sk8r · 05/02/2020, 09:48 AM

Summer is a good time to order. They ship with cold or heat packs according to season, but when you reach deep winter, or even the stage when shipper and receiver may be in wholly different weather patterns, shipping gets far riskier. Just watch the weather map and talk to your shipper if you have to order in an iffy season. 'Weather smarts' help a lot, the ability to predict what your area will be doing.

Second caution: shipped fish will be in a bag you SHOULD NOT OPEN until you are absolutely ready for that particular fish. Read the sticky on DEATH IN BAGS and it will explain why. Rushing to open all the bags at once is a no-no. You have to be ready to acclimate, you need a refractometer, you need everything ready, and you MUST complete acclimation within 30 minutes. I hate like everything reading a post that begins: "I acclimated this fish for 2 hours and it's dead..." [There's a silent killer in a shipping bag once opened.] Read that sticky!

jmsilhy · 05/02/2020, 03:05 PM

Tagging along, also interested to know where you guys order your live rock from?

04/22/2020, 12:33 PM	#1
smarcuscofer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 2	Online fish store Looking for a reliable fish store online I live over an hour in any direction away from am lfs wondering if any one has suggestions for off... Would like to hear feedback on live aquaria, and blue zoo, and vivid aquarium... etc... Any feedback is appreciated Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

04/22/2020, 08:05 PM	#4
edsbeaker Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 857	I have ordered most of my fish from LiveAquaria for years. I find them very reputable, and any problems, which rarely has happened, they have taken care of it. __________________ Marilyn RedSea Max-E 260

05/02/2020, 09:48 AM	#9
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Summer is a good time to order. They ship with cold or heat packs according to season, but when you reach deep winter, or even the stage when shipper and receiver may be in wholly different weather patterns, shipping gets far riskier. Just watch the weather map and talk to your shipper if you have to order in an iffy season. 'Weather smarts' help a lot, the ability to predict what your area will be doing. Second caution: shipped fish will be in a bag you SHOULD NOT OPEN until you are absolutely ready for that particular fish. Read the sticky on DEATH IN BAGS and it will explain why. Rushing to open all the bags at once is a no-no. You have to be ready to acclimate, you need a refractometer, you need everything ready, and you MUST complete acclimation within 30 minutes. I hate like everything reading a post that begins: "I acclimated this fish for 2 hours and it's dead..." [There's a silent killer in a shipping bag once opened.] Read that sticky! __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

04/22/2020, 06:16 PM	#2
Payne Train Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 26	I am in the same boat with being an hour from my LFS. I've been reading a lot of forums lately and everyone is saying that most of the LFS as well as the online stores are suffering from planes being grounded. So the inventory is way down, and the ones that do have it are $$$ . Not sure that helps with your question, but I figured someone would say what I did above at some point.

04/22/2020, 08:00 PM	#3
Mcgeezer Reef gardener Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: DeLand, Florida Posts: 1,205	Most larger online operations are running - I received a Live Aquaria fish/invert/coral shipment today

04/22/2020, 08:09 PM	#5
Snarky Shark Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 45	Liveaquaria is reputable and I believe BRS had said on Brs TV that they use blue zoo. Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

04/23/2020, 08:43 PM	#6
drs2140 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 51	I love NYaquatics and can find hard to find stuff on diners den too

04/23/2020, 08:44 PM	#7
drs2140 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 51	I always try and support my local fish store before I order any fish online. I understand that can be hard if one is not close to you

04/25/2020, 08:55 AM	#8
Reice0923 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 15	I've seen multiple people still being able to order from LA

05/02/2020, 03:05 PM	#10
jmsilhy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 157	Tagging along, also interested to know where you guys order your live rock from?