starrfish71
New Member
I used to live in S. Florida, where acquiring new and bizarre and hard to find FW fish was NOTHING. I even worked at a store there and could order almost anything I wanted.
Now, I live in central FL, and the one hometown fish shop closed last year, due to being outsold by Pet-SMART< SUPERMARKET<CO. Now all I can get locally is tetras, mollies, guppies, etc. No offense to anyone who loves these guys, but not my cup of tea. I occasionally find a decent fish at these stores, but really, nothing that gets me excited.
I am interested in entering the world of ORDERING fish on line. I am hoping that someone here has done this, and can recommend online sources of fish. My gut instinct tells me to try to order fish that are close in proximity to me, but I am interested in any experiences people have had. How are they shipped? Has anyone ordered from over seas? What kind of cost am I looking at? Have you found it is more economical to order in bulk as opposed to ordering a few fish at a time? I could drive to south Fl every so often and buy a bunch of fish. Does it seem like this would be about the same cost/time wise?
I tend to prefer south and central Am cichlid, cats, plecos, Asian fish, eels, gobies; that kind of stuff.
I truly enjoy some of the hybrids, and used to have the most beautiful lemon yellow parrot cichlid. I would love a GOOD source of this type of fish. All I ever see here is the basic "blood" parrot. No yellows, no marbles, no purples.
thanx.
Now, I live in central FL, and the one hometown fish shop closed last year, due to being outsold by Pet-SMART< SUPERMARKET<CO. Now all I can get locally is tetras, mollies, guppies, etc. No offense to anyone who loves these guys, but not my cup of tea. I occasionally find a decent fish at these stores, but really, nothing that gets me excited.
I am interested in entering the world of ORDERING fish on line. I am hoping that someone here has done this, and can recommend online sources of fish. My gut instinct tells me to try to order fish that are close in proximity to me, but I am interested in any experiences people have had. How are they shipped? Has anyone ordered from over seas? What kind of cost am I looking at? Have you found it is more economical to order in bulk as opposed to ordering a few fish at a time? I could drive to south Fl every so often and buy a bunch of fish. Does it seem like this would be about the same cost/time wise?
I tend to prefer south and central Am cichlid, cats, plecos, Asian fish, eels, gobies; that kind of stuff.
I truly enjoy some of the hybrids, and used to have the most beautiful lemon yellow parrot cichlid. I would love a GOOD source of this type of fish. All I ever see here is the basic "blood" parrot. No yellows, no marbles, no purples.
thanx.
