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View Poll Results: How do you Purchase Coral/Fish | |
Only buy specifically what I research and wanted
|     | 7 | 50.00% | |
Have a good knowledge of what I can and Can't keep so I can buy what catches my eye
|    | 7 | 50.00% | |
I talk to the LFS and they tell me if I can keep the Coral/Fish I'm interested in
|    | 3 | 21.43% | |
Put what catches my eye on hold then research it and pick it up
|    | 1 | 7.14% | |
Buy everything and through it in my tank then post on every site to see if it will live
|    | 1 | 7.14% | |
Buy everything then upgrade my lights, tank, Skimmer, etc. to supports my new coral/fish
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05-03-2005, 10:28 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
Posts: 999
  |  Re: How do you buy Coral/Fish
I get my fish and corals from my LFS, i actually i have 3 good LFS a 2 that i will go to just to look around but very rarelly buy anything, dont trust the live stock or the staff, good LR though. I havent tried mail order or ebay yet. I heard there was a good place near Vancouver J, www.jlaquatics.com. Ive been told is a good place but never tried it yet. Maybe you know it?
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse
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05-03-2005, 01:32 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: How do you buy Coral/Fish
I pretty well know what I can and cannot keep, and will just ask LFS any additional info. 
I have 2 decent ones that I trust. I am willing to pay extra (more than mail order etc) for the setup and info they both have! in order to keep stuff local to me! _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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05-03-2005, 02:55 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
Posts: 3,451
  
| Re: How do you buy Coral/Fish
lol...i do a little of everything  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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05-03-2005, 04:05 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator | Re: How do you buy Coral/Fish
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Originally Posted by m_lacom99 I get my fish and corals from my LFS, i actually i have 3 good LFS a 2 that i will go to just to look around but very rarelly buy anything, dont trust the live stock or the staff, good LR though. I havent tried mail order or ebay yet. I heard there was a good place near Vancouver J, www.jlaquatics.com. Ive been told is a good place but never tried it yet. Maybe you know it?
Marc. | Best Prices in Canada (I think) for hardware. Good livestock but not the best. They have a lot of my money. Really good people to deal with as well. They are always bringing in the latest and greatest stuff all high end.
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05-04-2005, 05:23 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
Posts: 999
| Re: How do you buy Coral/Fish
Thanks J. Ill have to try them out someday.
Marc. | |
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05-05-2005, 07:48 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 78
Karma: 23
 | Re: How do you buy Coral/Fish
I am meticulous about researching things to the point where not only do I know what I am going to get, but I will wait months until I see the perfect specimen...size, color and overall look. | |
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