Buying Fish/Inverts online?

[LittleRed]

My husband and I have a small aquarium, nothing fancy, but as a Biologist I am absolutely in love with it. I have been wanting to get a few Nassarius snails for a long time now, however we just moved as my husband recently EAS'd from the Marine Corps. We just checked out the local fish store, they're nice, but they don't take specific orders like our old one did and I've been waiting weeks to get these snails with no luck. My husband and I discussed purchasing some online, but I just don't know how comfortable I am with that. I have only ever ordered chickens online before from a hatchery as my father is a farmer. I guess my question is, do any of ya'll purchase fish or inverts online? Is there a website that is reputable for healthy animals that doesn't seem like a scam? We don't shop at petsmart/petco and we are very finicky about giving our business to companies we know nothing about. Any advice on this would be much appreciated.

 

[Nevil]

For my cleanup crew I order from reefcleaners.org. I have never been disappointed.

 

[Steven@]

Aquarium Fish: Tropical Freshwater Fish and Saltwater Fish for Home Aquariums.... you won't have any issues with them... and there are other very good on-line sellers too... just do your research on each one before you place an order.

 

[Bad Company]

liveaquaria.com is a well respected site, with good prices. About half of my livestock is from them.

 

[gemini9]

liveaquaria.com is a well respected site, with good prices. About half of my livestock is from them.

Wow. I like your tank. What gives it that purple tinge?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I second liveaqauria, and most especially, the Divers Den part of it where you can see the exact specimen.

I've bought lots of things from them. If you want things out of the ordinary, it is a good way to go.

Buy Fish Online: Buy Tropical Fish, WYSIWYG corals, clams and inverts online at the Diver's Den®

 

[mike007]

I second liveaqauria, and most especially, the Divers Den part of it where you can see the exact specimen.

I've bought lots of things from them. If you want things out of the ordinary, it is a good way to go.

Buy Fish Online: Buy Tropical Fish, WYSIWYG corals, clams and inverts online at the Diver's Den®

+ 1 on that they are great people to deal with.