Online Fish Shopping

Rorie · Feb 9, 2011

Hi,

I am looking for a good online shop to buy my fish from and have them delivered.

I am wanting 50 Cardinal Tetras. These usually cost a good few pounds each! I have found a couple auctions on ebay that sell 50 of them for £50 (Plus P&P). Any good/bad experiences on ebay? Just now, sods law, when i want to buy the fish, there is no auction! All online places i have found so far are still trying to charge £2 each.... suggestions?

Thanks

Joshwainwright · Feb 9, 2011

Have you checked your LFS? Mine ALWAYS have some Cardinal Tetras in and they are rather nicely priced.

Rorie · Feb 9, 2011

Yeh, in the LFS they are normally a couple pounds each at LEAST! buying 50 of them at their prices will cost me a fortune!

Hence, on ebay, 50 for £50 seems like a pretty dam good price. But the issue is, there is no auction for that at the moment....

Davo86 · Feb 9, 2011

You could try these, but it depends on whether they are willing to supply you, a couple of members on here have had success with them i believe

Wholesale Tropical Fish

Joshwainwright · Feb 9, 2011

There's an auction for 20:
http

/cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARDINAL-TETRA-X-20-MEDIUM-SIZED-TETRAS-COLUMBIA-/300524150242?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item45f8a29de2

And also for 10:
http

/cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARDINAL-TETRA-X-10-MEDIUM-SIZED-TETRAS-COLUMBIA-/290532314436?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item43a5134d44

The only shame about buying fish online is the ridiculous postage and packaging price!

Rorie · Feb 9, 2011

I saw those ones, but its a pain that they are auctions and now 'buy it now'. Also, that will only get me 30

There was a few auctions on at the same time offering 50 for £50! Typical i couldnt buy them at the time!

I will ask those wholesale people.

Joshwainwright · Feb 9, 2011

Good idea, put something in the classified section of the forum as well?

Rorie · Feb 9, 2011

Sent a message to them, so will see what they say.

Also, sent a few messages to other online places. One guy has just replied saying he will give me an email in the morning trying to match that price as i am ordering so many

Fingers crossed for me!