Strikers Reefing co

[Bac754]

Strikers reefing co is amazing 100% recommend was sketchy at first but the owner was very helpful and knowledgeable very healthy fish will be ordering again

 

[NowGlazeIT]

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

 

[JNalley]

$108 for a Flame Hawkfish? I'm glad his fish are nice, and his website is polished, but the pricing is a bit daft in my opinion. I mean, the cheapest fish on there is $75, and it's a tailspot blenny ($24 on BlueZoo, $28 at live aquaria, $40 at saltyunderground)... Not entirely sure how the pricing is justified...

 

[NowGlazeIT]

$108 for a Flame Hawkfish? I'm glad his fish are nice, and his website is polished, but the pricing is a bit daft in my opinion. I mean, the cheapest fish on there is $75, and it's a tailspot blenny ($24 on BlueZoo, $28 at live aquaria, $40 at saltyunderground)... Not entirely sure how the pricing is justified...

https://strikersreefing.com/blogs/news
Qt process tends to tack on a few extra bucks

 

[JNalley]

https://strikersreefing.com/blogs/news
Qt process tends to tack on a few extra bucks

Sure, a "few" I can see, but double-triple the cost? That just seems a bit steep to remain competitive... That's just my opinion though... I hope they do well

 

[Bac754]

Sure, a "few" I can see, but doubltriple the cost? That just seems a bit steep to remain competitive... That's just my opinion though... I hope they do well

I got my Achilles tang for $430 and they are about 600 on live aquaria I’d say that one was priced pretty good and it was quarantine even better

 

[choob99]

Sure, a "few" I can see, but double-triple the cost? That just seems a bit steep to remain competitive... That's just my opinion though... I hope they do well

Shipping is included on all fish so that would tack on some of the cost, not to mention the QT process....I reached out to them for my next build because I want to get a large tang gang all at once, they give a discount for purchasing multiple fish at once as well, so I would say worth the cost

 

[JNalley]

Shipping is included on all fish so that would tack on some of the cost, not to mention the QT process....I reached out to them for my next build because I want to get a large tang gang all at once, they give a discount for purchasing multiple fish at once as well, so I would say worth the cost

Strikers:
Twin Spot Blenny: $74.99
Six Line Wrasse: $94.99
Blue Streak Cleaner Wrasse: $94.99
Shipping: FREE
Grand Total: $264.97

BlueZoo:
Twin Spot Blenny: $23.99
Six Line Wrasse: $31.99
Blue Streak Cleaner Wrasse: $29.99
Shipping: $39.95
Grand Total: $125.92

That's the reality... I could add 1-2 more fish, get free shipping, and still come out on top... I'm glad it's worth it to you, but it certainly is not worth it to me...

 

[3429810]

Strikers:
Twin Spot Blenny: $74.99
Six Line Wrasse: $94.99
Blue Streak Cleaner Wrasse: $94.99
Shipping: FREE
Grand Total: $264.97

BlueZoo:
Twin Spot Blenny: $23.99
Six Line Wrasse: $31.99
Blue Streak Cleaner Wrasse: $29.99
Shipping: $39.95
Grand Total: $125.92

That's the reality... I could add 1-2 more fish, get free shipping, and still come out on top... I'm glad it's worth it to you, but it certainly is not worth it to me...

If one of those fish is sick and wipes out your tank do you still come out on top? Meds and labor cost money.

 

[JNalley]

If one of those fish is sick and wipes out your tank do you still come out on top? Meds and labor cost money.

I've been ordering from BlueZoo forever and have never had them ship me a sick fish... You will find that's true of most places... No one's quarantine procedure, not even Striker's, can guarantee that you won't receive a sick fish that wipes out your tank... they can reduce the chances... that is all... So I am not really interested in being 0.01% safer by paying more than twice the money...

 

[3429810]

I've been ordering from BlueZoo forever and have never had them ship me a sick fish... You will find that's true of most places... No one's quarantine procedure, not even Striker's, can guarantee that you won't receive a sick fish that wipes out your tank... they can reduce the chances... that is all... So I am not really interested in being 0.01% safer by paying more than twice the money...

If you really think that proper qt only decreases the risk by 0.01% there is no point even trying to discuss this with you.

 

[Wrassenaround]

https://strikersreefing.com/blogs/news
Qt process tends to tack on a few extra bucks

This is unrelated to this thread but what is your reef pumpkin badge?

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

This is unrelated to this thread but what is your reef pumpkin badge?

Uh…He used a pumpkin in the display tank, everyone knows that.

 

[JNalley]

If you really think that proper qt only decreases the risk by 0.01% there is no point even trying to discuss this with you.

You're reading that the wrong way, or I didn't articulate it well. I didn't say it only decreases the risk by 0.01%, I'm saying that I would only be 0.01% safer for paying more than twice the money. There are things you have to consider here...

1) The overall sick population of fish is a relatively small percentage of the fish in the hobby
2) Reputable places like BlueZoo, LiveAquaria, etc. Look at their fish daily and pull sick ones out for treatment, further reducing the population of sick fish
3) The percentage of sick fish that make it to a customer's door and are not already DOA is even smaller

I feel reasonably confident that I could order 1,000 fish from places like LiveAquaria and BlueZoo and only ever get 1 sick fish, time may prove me wrong, but I'm somewhere around 300 with no illness yet. 1:1000 is 99.9% safe, so even if Strikers is 1:10,000, I'm spending ridiculous amounts of money on getting a 0.01% gain in safety, from 99.9% to 99.99%

 

[JNalley]

This is unrelated to this thread but what is your reef pumpkin badge?

He took part in the 2021 Reef-Themed Pumpkin Carving contest, I assume...

 

[Hungrypede]

I feel reasonably confident that I could order 1,000 fish from places like LiveAquaria and BlueZoo and only ever get 1 sick fish, time may prove me wrong, but I'm somewhere around 300 with no illness yet. 1:1000 is 99.9% safe, so even if Strikers is 1:10,000, I'm spending ridiculous amounts of money on getting a 0.01% gain in safety, from 99.9% to 99.99%

Sounds like you’ve never had velvet before.

QT is worth the price and peace of mind whether DIY or through a vendor. Watching your entire collection of fish die over a few days is heartbreaking.

I get your point though. The prices seem high but some people will pay more for a quality service. To add to your price comparison up further, that same order would be $175 from Dr Reef shipped.

 

[JNalley]

Sounds like you’ve never had velvet before.

Nope, I've been lucky to encounter virtually no illness in my tanks in 20-something years...

QT is worth the price and peace of mind whether DIY or through a vendor. Watching your entire collection of fish die over a few days is heartbreaking.

Sure, no one wants to see all of their fish die... and it truly is heartbreaking when I see that happen to others... I certainly would not want to be in their shoes. For the extra money on fish, you can get a 10 gallon tank and do your own quarantine though if you're that concerned with it, right?

I get your point though. The prices seem high but some people will pay more for a quality service. To add to your price comparison up further, that same order would be $175 from Dr Reef shipped.

Yes, and to each their own, I'm just not one of those people... I'd rather do things my way, accept the level of risk I am comfortable with, and save myself some money... Everyone is going to be different in that regard

 

[3429810]

I didn't say it only decreases the risk by 0.01%, I'm saying that I would only be 0.01% safer for paying more than twice the money.

Is this a joke or am I missing something? If you have made something 0.01% safer you have decreased the risk by 0.01%. Either way that is not true at all. Even just observational qt increases safety. I’m not going to make up random percentages but it is significant. I don’t fault people for not doing qt but at least be honest about the risks and rewards of each.

 

[JNalley]

Is this a joke or am I missing something? If you have made something 0.01% safer you have decreased the risk by 0.01%. Either way that is not true at all. Even just observational qt increases safety. I’m not going to make up random percentages but it is significant. I don’t fault people for not doing qt but at least be honest about the risks and rewards of each.

I believe I sufficiently explained what I meant below that line... in the case of 1000:1 vs 10000:1 you've made it 10,000 times safer, right? Even though the difference amounts to 0.01% 99.9% success rate vs 99.99% success rate.

Specifically, when dealing with a sick fish, if you quarantine it, you're far more likely to not spread that disease than just releasing it into your tank, which makes it 100% safer than not quarantining it, right? But if only 1 fish out of 100, or 1 fish out of 500 is actually sick, to begin with, the risk is already low meaning safety/success is already high, so quarantining isn't moving the needle all that much... But you can interpret it however you want...