online fish sales

[nickdd11]

Hi I am just getting my tank started and I was wondering how safe it is to purchase fish online. I live in Michigan and right now it is pretty cold outside. So would you recommend buying them in a petstrore, waiting until its warmer outside ect.. Just hoping someone could offer some advice for a new saltwater hobbiest... Thanks

 

[wax32]

Welcome to the board!
Most online retailers will add a heatpack if you ask them.

 

[cheapfish1]

hey where at in michigan are you cause if your in the southeast side there are like seven with in 2 hours. shoot me an email and i can tell you where a few are

 

[merredeth]

Originally Posted by nickdd11
Hi I am just getting my tank started and I was wondering how safe it is to purchase fish online. I live in Michigan and right now it is pretty cold outside. So would you recommend buying them in a petstrore, waiting until its warmer outside ect.. Just hoping someone could offer some advice for a new saltwater hobbiest... Thanks
All online retailers I have used use heatpacks when ordering in the winter months.
In the summer months there are cool packs in the packaging.
I live in Iowa, so weather is always a factor.
Keep in mind I recommend that you have fish delivered at work so you can keep the fish as climate controlled as possible.
Denise M.

 

[alohami]

You also have the option of having it held at the shipper's terminal for pickup. Depending on when delivery is guaranteed, it can save a few hours of being in a cold (or hot) truck.
I did receive an order recently, and everything was nice and toasty with the heat packs. Temps were in the 30's-40's though. Just my opinion but with the current cold snap we are having, it may be better to wait until it warms up a little bit to be on the safe side. At least until overnight temps aren't zero!