DOA

[DaSauce89]

The first time I got the fishes I ordered Express........Then since I saw many peopel ording prority I decide to choose it

I hope u dont think im bashing her....jollysue.....Thats the least i will do and least thing I want to do.......

I really appreciate that she is giving free fish which are awsome!!.....And I understand she has many things to do........and she didnt mean it, she just wanted me to get the fish quicker, and she even threw in an extra female, which I thank her!


I will just simply try again, thats all

 

[jollysue]

That's great, DaSauce.

I was trying to make sure that everyone knew I wasn't bashing Synirr, also, just trying to explain to the mod the best possible what happened.

I was tempted to change to ship priority too. But honestly I felt guilty just shipping Express and not overnight air.

Everyone knows and understands you are upset. Any of us would be. And most understand what happened and the temptations associated, It's a little like your cat having kittens. A fine cat no doubt, but hundreds of kittens are bunches to find homes for. A maybe home is better than (forgive the harshness of reality) a plastic bag in the local sewer.

What to do? What to do??

So there were all sorts of dynamics going on in this little thread. Try again...

 

[DaSauce89]

Im going to try again get to 2 more females Amphitrite is waiting for her sisters to have some sisterly fun

 

[wuvmybetta]

I can understand how heartbreaking it must feel to receive dead fish- but I will say this...as a mommy to many bettas I can only imagine how heart shattering it would be to hear that the kids never made it to their destination. So again, I feel sorry for both of ya's. Synirr to a greater extent as she actually knew those fish.


Aaaanyway,we all understand that no one's taking anything personal, it just happens and it sucks.

 

[DaSauce89]

Yep, good way to put it Wuv


RIP Fishes!..The End Im gonna try again and this time I know they will be ok

 

[SRC]

oh....okay    Maybe it was the boxes then. That and a combination of the heat, I would imagine.

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I'm not bashing anyone..just giving out my opinion of what could have happened here..so please don't take it as that I might be..m'kay?

The box I received mine is was about 1/4 the size of the ones Kelly has sent all the ones I've gotten from her in. The ones Kelly uses are the same size as the ones I've gotten all my AB bettas from.

Kelly also uses foam and cuts it to fit inside the boxes, for stability and insulation. Kelly has sent the type foam you use in basements for insulation (there is a pink kind, and one that is white with silver stuff on it)..but you could use the dry floral foam from the crafts section at Wal-mart just as well...anything to keep them from getting jossled around and squished so much. Foam peanuts are not the best idea imo...the peanuts themselves can catch a a betta off guard over in the corner of a bag and squish it..which can and will = a dead betta.

The ones I got from Synnir only had styrofam peanuts in the box and the bag. Quite frankly I was surprised mine wasn't dead (no offence Synirr) because of the way the USPS usually handles the mail...they aren't delicate with it by any means. Not even when it says FRAGILE on it...in all honesty, I think that makes them toss it around more.

Kelly only charged me $4 for shipping...although when I got it I saw that it had cost her $6 and I sent her the other $2 (which btw she never even hinted about wanting back).

So I guess the moral to my story is...even if it cost more to have them shipped in the bigger box with insulation...it's worth the $6-8, imho, I mean you are still getting a free, greatly bred betta...so paying for shipping shouldn't bother you too awful bad...whatever she charges.

My offer still stands. I've got probably 5 -6 boxes with the insulation stuff I could break down, stick in a bigger box, and send to you...just pay for the shipping.

 

[DaSauce89]

This time I was gonna pay express, but my parents dont want to pay 18 dollars if there is another DOA...

4 bucks is cool and they are free

 

[Synirr]

What kind of boxes were they? I use itty bitty small styrofoam boxes and so far have a perfect arrive alive track record, and we're talking 100's and 100's of fish. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the unbelievable heat we've been having here in Texas...it's been close to,and over,100 degrees every day this week and last.

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I used one of those boxes the very first time I shipped... it was actually the one you sent me Agares in, Wuv, and only two of the babies from that shipment survived (the ones to Kara that were lost in the mail). Honestly, I think it's the size of the box as SRC suggested more than the insulation. I had a juvie living in our dog water bowl outside for 2 weeks, in the sun the entire day with no shade in 90+ degree weather, and it was actually larger and healthier than the rest by the time I realised it was still in there! I had put some in there to eat mosquito larvae, but removed them when they were finished... this one just blended in really well and I missed it. This, to me, is evidence that they're pretty darn good at surviving the heat. The only difference between the DOAs and the others was that their boxes were smaller, so I'm gonna go with that as being the problem . I don't have that much of a choice when it comes to shipping supplies around here... I mean hell, just the fact that I couldn't for the life of me find a place to buy boxes anywhere last week ought to tell ya something.

SRC, how much would the shipping cost be? I might just take you up on that offer