well.. i've bought many fish from *****... key is making a good judgment on the health of the fish you would like to buy. whenever i buy a healthy fish from them, they will stay healthy and have no problems at all. ALRIGHT! ALLOW ME TO ADMIT IT! ALLLLLL THE FISH I HAVE IN MY THREE TANKS CAME FROM *****! Why overpay elsewhere for the same fish?! like I say, as long as you pick the brisk and healthy ones, they ARE FINE. IMO i'm actually helping those ***** fish by purchasing them before their almost certain demise in the ***** stores... key element is to come to those stores as soon as new arrivals come, usually wednesdays and in certain places thursdays. call the place ahead of time.
take care.