I agree with you Chris, but that's the whole purpose of this thread is to find the best place to fish from if you don't have a LFS anymore. All the responses are great. I understand that all experiences will be different when handling fish, I'm just trying to find a reliable place to order from. May have to do it myself, wouldn't it be nice if the vendor showed an actual picture of the fish or coral you was wanting to purchase and then QT them there before shipping and then all you would have to deal with would be stress and acclamation. If there is a place like that I'm looking for it!
I used Saltwaterfish.com for years when they were in FL. I never had a disease, and they were great with customer service. Last year they moved to CA. I placed an order and Every fish developed velvet and died. I got credit for the fish that died during their 14 day window, but a few eeked on too long before passing. I wrote them expressing my disappoint but got no response.
After reading about velvet plaguing CA, I won't be purchasing anything that ships from there.
Supposedly Aquariumcreationsonline.com ( formerly Aquaco.com) does this. However, they have the WORST customer service! I spent 2 months trying to get a response on when my order I paid for would be shipped, and it was pulling teeth to get a response! The guy was nice, but that was absolutely ridiculous!! I could elaborate further about other aspects of my experience, but I'll spare you. Just don't do it
I have a similar story. I bought 2 foxface rabbitfish from Liveaquaria and a Desjardins tang, Klein's butterfly and lawnmower blennie from Saltwaterfish.com and put them all in quarantine together (with copper treatment). The Foxfaces did not look great from the start and lasted for 2 weeks before passing away. The Desjardin's tang, Klein's butterfly and lawnmower blennie are all going strong after 3 weeks and will go into my display in 2 more weeks. No more Liveaquaria for me...
Papa John's?
