Mail Order Fish

[ryugraphix]

Great info everyone- my LFS is fairly poor- so having this option and knowing which ones not to waste $ on is great- thankyou!

[pmanzi]

The one thing that has put me off to mail order is most of the ones that I have looked at charge several fees plus shipping to where if you add fish one at a time, you are paying $35 or more to have one fish shipped. Is the quality of the mailorder worth this extra expense?

[APC]

For the corals at coral dynamics it is. Marine Fish in Roswell wanted close to $40 for a small xenia. I got the same size colony from coral dynamics for $12. Granted the shipping was $38 dollars - but that was per box. I ordered 6 corals at a time and paid just over $100 total - including shipping. It worked out to about $18 per coral. It pays to order in bulk that is for sure...that way you can average the shipping costs out.

[RAVEN]

Check out themarinecenter.com. They are supposed to be very reliable and carry rare specimens as well.