SWF.com low on stock!

[mattp098]

Why is saltwaterfish.com's fish inventory so low lately?? My order is on hold until they actually get one of the fish in stock. I've never seen the stock list this low before... almost no tangs either! Any ideas/answers?

 

[triga22]

Bad weather, just was christmas, and that happens sometimes. This is what I think

 

[uberlink]

I've often noticed that inventories tighten in winter.

 

[mattp098]

any ideas when their stock will pick up? this is annoying... i'm kinda impatient.

 

[nigerbang]

Originally Posted by mattp098
any ideas when their stock will pick up? this is annoying... i'm kinda impatient.
Wrong Hobby to be in...

 

[azfishgal]

Originally Posted by NigerBang
Wrong Hobby to be in...

Isn't that the truth!

I was about to order my skimmer and noticed it was out of stock too, but I plugged my email address in so they could notify me when it's back in stock. Got an email the next day. So my skimmer is now on it's way.

I figure sense the price was so good and I got free shipping (and no tax) I could wait. I saved over $100 with SWF, so I'm happy!

Hope your fish comes in soon. :happyfish

 

[stephish]

my lfs is low right now too, it started because of Christmas and no guaranteed overnight shipping. They place a large order after Christmas and after waiting 2 weeks before it was shipped they only received a very small portion of it due to storms in the Phillipines which they told me is where a large number of fish are harvested.
hope that helps.
BTW I've found swf to have great prices and their shipping was fast!

 

[sign guy]

salt tanks are normally more popular in the winter, people spend moe money cuz they are couped up. Ive been waiting 3 weeks for my tds meter from my lfs

 

[jam1e]

yeah I've been waiting awhile for my Juvenile Annularis angel .. haha ... I can't wait till it gets back in stock !!!

 

[mattp098]

Originally Posted by Jam1e
yeah I've been waiting awhile for my Juvenile Annularis angel .. haha ... I can't wait till it gets back in stock !!!
how long have you been waiting for your angel?

 

[cowfishrule]

december and january are the worst months for fish.
airline space is at such a premium.
i import goods from overseas.... trust me, im dealing with this now.

 

[hatessushi]

If you remember sfw.com was closed through the Holiday. Give them some time to replenish stock.

 

[azfishgal]

Originally Posted by COWFISHRULE
december and january are the worst months for fish.
airline space is at such a premium.
i import goods from overseas.... trust me, im dealing with this now.
So glad I wont be needing fish for another month or two.

Never thought that would be a good thing.

 

[petieaztec]

bad weather = low inventory = expensive shipping

 

[cowfishrule]

well, logistically speaking...
everyone wants their goods in before xmas-
new year= new quota, so some companies fly as much in early in the year so that quota isnt filled up when their goods hit the port.
also, chinese new year is 2/12- 3/2
everybody wants their goods out before 2/12, so vessels book up much faster. the other option is to fly goods.

 

[jam1e]

Originally Posted by mattp098
how long have you been waiting for your angel?

about a month .. it hasn't come back in stock yet .

 

[barchtruong]

Saltwater aquarium is a good business don't you think???
gosh.....$40 per lil coral is a typical price. That's like....I have to work 8hrs on a minimum wage to afford to buy a coral.
And then everything lfs order in, everything is sold out.
SW hobbiest don't really care how much they are spending I guess. As long as they see something new, they buy them right away. That's pretty scary.

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by COWFISHRULE
december and january are the worst months for fish.
airline space is at such a premium.
i import goods from overseas.... trust me, im dealing with this now.
This is defintiely true of this time of the year.

 

[mattp098]

this may be true... but the lfs here are full of stock on everything. It helps if they order from different collectors/carriers, instead of just relying on one source.