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First of all: I am in no way affiliated with this company and merely writing about my personal experience to share with fellow fishkeepers.
Well I've come across their name a few times, but am always wary of online sellers.
Most importantly the extra stress the fish goes through shipping and risks (for the fish) involved.
The company also offer a "arrive alive" & 7 day guarantee which seems extremely generous.
Not that I care as much about the money as the fish that stay alive - but that shows me that they have a certain level of confidence in the quality of the stock they send and their shipping methods. They also have a very good online guide on acclimatisation.
I've been looking for some Queen Arabesque (L260) for a long time and neither of my 2 lfs have stocked them in the past couple of years (that I know of). When these came up on eBay through Tropicalfish4u.com I decided to take the plunge.
1) The price was exceptionally good for them
2) TigerIssey posted here in the catfish forum that she bought 1 and posted pics. That definitely convinced me to try them.
Originally I wanted 3, but unfortunately they currently only had two left - expecting some new stock soon.
So I decided to take the 2 and see how it goes - and permitting all go well, might get some more in the following weeks / months.
So, suffice to say I'm really happy with the level of service.
They promptly answered questions pre-sale
The absolutely huge package arrive just after 8am this morning
The fish were very well packaged - doubled bagged in very strong bags with strong metal tie clips - all in another massive strong plastic bag. Heatpacks also included.
They have now settled in and look absolutely fantastic (or what I can see of them in the dark !)
I can't take any photos yet, but suffice to say they look exactly as beautiful as the one of TigerIssey
Just thought I'd share my positive experience. Shipping isn't cheap, but worth it and warranted and entirely sensible. For those who can't obtain certain fish from their lfs, this is certainly an option.
I will report back how they are doing in a week's time .
Well I've come across their name a few times, but am always wary of online sellers.
Most importantly the extra stress the fish goes through shipping and risks (for the fish) involved.
The company also offer a "arrive alive" & 7 day guarantee which seems extremely generous.
Not that I care as much about the money as the fish that stay alive - but that shows me that they have a certain level of confidence in the quality of the stock they send and their shipping methods. They also have a very good online guide on acclimatisation.
I've been looking for some Queen Arabesque (L260) for a long time and neither of my 2 lfs have stocked them in the past couple of years (that I know of). When these came up on eBay through Tropicalfish4u.com I decided to take the plunge.
1) The price was exceptionally good for them
2) TigerIssey posted here in the catfish forum that she bought 1 and posted pics. That definitely convinced me to try them.
Originally I wanted 3, but unfortunately they currently only had two left - expecting some new stock soon.
So I decided to take the 2 and see how it goes - and permitting all go well, might get some more in the following weeks / months.
So, suffice to say I'm really happy with the level of service.
They promptly answered questions pre-sale
The absolutely huge package arrive just after 8am this morning
The fish were very well packaged - doubled bagged in very strong bags with strong metal tie clips - all in another massive strong plastic bag. Heatpacks also included.
They have now settled in and look absolutely fantastic (or what I can see of them in the dark !)
I can't take any photos yet, but suffice to say they look exactly as beautiful as the one of TigerIssey
Just thought I'd share my positive experience. Shipping isn't cheap, but worth it and warranted and entirely sensible. For those who can't obtain certain fish from their lfs, this is certainly an option.
I will report back how they are doing in a week's time
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I had alterior motives ! Mine look exactly the same as yours but will try to post some pics soon 
i just wish i was as lucky as you lol
