Why I buy from Saltwaterfish

[ncjetskier]

It is that time of year again to add to the aquarium. I went down to the local fish store and purchased some fish. The prices were good and the fish just came in. As the employee was ringing my purchase up, I asked how they aclimate their fish that come in. The response was "I just put them in"!!! I asked "don't you even float for temputure?" Nope. Well the fish bit the bullet in about 3 days.
Now think of it. First the fish is caught, then shipped to a large distributer in the US. They are then shipped to your local pet store. Each step, stessing the fish alittle more. In my opinion aclimating the fish is one of the most important steps to keeping it alive after being removed from it's nature habitat.
I always have pretty good success with Saltwaterfish.com I lost one soon after it was put in, but it does occassionally happen. I am impressed with the quality of their fish, so much I am not even going to try to get credit for the one fish. Good Job Saltwaterfish.com for educating us on how to greatly increasing the odds of survival and also selling quality fish.

 

[newtoreef_tank]

well in the very beginnin u stated that the fish "JUST CAME IN" that is one of ur downfalls for buyin a fish that "just came in" i work for a pet store and we always ask people to put a depost on it and leave it a couple days. If u are a person that know about saltwater u should know better then to buy a fish right when it comes in. Ya they messed up by just throwin them in. After they said that u should have just said u didnt want it just shows how people always complain about petstore cuz they THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THEY DOIN!

 

[ncjetskier]

They came in the night before when they were closed. In my town the fish sell and are gone in two days and they don't "hold" a fish for anyone unless you work there. My point to the post was that Saltwaterfish.com knows a whole lot more than MY local fish store.

 

[chilwil84]

unfortunately most shops dont have fish other than damsels and chromis around long and most that do have them for a period of time the fish become worse than when they came in. this is why qt your fish is important and going to multiple shops for different fish. i have shops near me that will always have a few species that are perfect everytime they get them and some other species that are always trash so looking around can be a good thing and learning what fish the shop you are going to or ordering from has that are good

 

[big]

We are luckier here. My LFS will always hold and QT for us.

The two guys we deal with are a true treat to have and know what they are doing too! . And If there is something I want they do not have they order it in with the lowest prices around.

Rare in the business these days