NorthPoleFish
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Can anyone suggest a good, reputable, online company to order fish from? I am wanting to purchase some new fish to add to my 20 gal tank and turn it into a community tank like I've been wanting to do for over a year.
Where I live, we only have 1 store to purchase fish from and that is PetCo. I have purchased countless fish from PetCo over the past 3 years (this is how long I've had aquariums) and all but 1 fish has died over the years. I have purchased cory catfish, different kinds of mollies, and platies from PetCo. I can't tell you how many I have purchased in 3 years, but I can tell you that I only have 1 male Dalmatian Molly alive that I have purchased. The fish I get from PetCo all look and act healthy and are just fine for a few months, then they get sick and die. They are fine one day, the next day, they are not swimming normally and usually die within a couple days after that. So, I am done purchasing my fish from our local PetCo. I would love to order an algae eating fish and some guppies, danios, or another type of fish that are good tank mates with Mollies.
I currently have 2 adult Mollies in a 20 gal tank with no live plants. One adult male Dalmatian Molly that was purchased a few months ago and 1 adult female platy/molly that was born and raised in my tank. I will be purchasing some live plants here soon. The tank used to have lots of plants, but I had to remove all plants to deal with a really bad algae takeover. If anyone has a good suggestion of what company to get live plants from as well, that would be great.
I would love to have my 20 gal be a community tank. I live in Fairbanks, AK, so the company would have to be willing to ship to AK. I know shipping prices will be high, but I'm willing to give this a try. I can't buy any more fish from my local PetCo, have them live for a few months in my tank, and then have them die. My son gets attached to the fish and it breaks his heart every time a fish dies.
Any suggestions of good companies would be greatly appreciated.
Where I live, we only have 1 store to purchase fish from and that is PetCo. I have purchased countless fish from PetCo over the past 3 years (this is how long I've had aquariums) and all but 1 fish has died over the years. I have purchased cory catfish, different kinds of mollies, and platies from PetCo. I can't tell you how many I have purchased in 3 years, but I can tell you that I only have 1 male Dalmatian Molly alive that I have purchased. The fish I get from PetCo all look and act healthy and are just fine for a few months, then they get sick and die. They are fine one day, the next day, they are not swimming normally and usually die within a couple days after that. So, I am done purchasing my fish from our local PetCo. I would love to order an algae eating fish and some guppies, danios, or another type of fish that are good tank mates with Mollies.
I currently have 2 adult Mollies in a 20 gal tank with no live plants. One adult male Dalmatian Molly that was purchased a few months ago and 1 adult female platy/molly that was born and raised in my tank. I will be purchasing some live plants here soon. The tank used to have lots of plants, but I had to remove all plants to deal with a really bad algae takeover. If anyone has a good suggestion of what company to get live plants from as well, that would be great.
I would love to have my 20 gal be a community tank. I live in Fairbanks, AK, so the company would have to be willing to ship to AK. I know shipping prices will be high, but I'm willing to give this a try. I can't buy any more fish from my local PetCo, have them live for a few months in my tank, and then have them die. My son gets attached to the fish and it breaks his heart every time a fish dies.
Any suggestions of good companies would be greatly appreciated.
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