degibson84
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Blue zoo, NYA, liveaquaria none of them have pyramid butterflies.
Best place to buy online?
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degibson84
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I emailed him this morning.
Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
The petco.com fish come from the same supplier as LA fish, at petco I can get a 4" Sohal for 70$ at LA 349.99$. Same with the Red Sea Regal. Granted petco.com doesn't have the customer service like LA does but the fish come from the same place so is a markup like that warranted for the customer service aspect? Guess that's varies from person to person
Crimson
Member
It seems LA is having stock issues. Everything seems to say "email when its in-stock"...
Example LA wants $22 for blue neon goby LFS wants $18. But to get free shipping you need to spend $225 :/. I suppose if your doing a big order or something from LA/DD/CC carries and most don't it might be the only option.
Edit- maybe reefs2go.com. I bought some items with no issues. They do tend to spam the email though (some of the ad's reminds me of what a used car salesmen would pitch).
Example LA wants $22 for blue neon goby LFS wants $18. But to get free shipping you need to spend $225 :/. I suppose if your doing a big order or something from LA/DD/CC carries and most don't it might be the only option.
Edit- maybe reefs2go.com. I bought some items with no issues. They do tend to spam the email though (some of the ad's reminds me of what a used car salesmen would pitch).
humaguy
Premium Member
wholesale prices are nothing new...
if petco online gets their act together, perhaps they will be a contender in the online market...
until then, dd, bz, and nya will still be getting the choice pick of the fish as that is their market...for ex., petco online might get in 5 red sea sohals to satisfy inventory and they know they will eventually sell...but dd, bz, and nya will only get in red sea sohals if they are truly top-notch specimens...
I am curious to see what petco does, if they expand their livestock selection, by a lot, and offer wysiwyg or a rare/hard to find fish section, it could become a great resource...
I look forward to ordering from them at some point...there seem to be many satisfied customers..
if petco online gets their act together, perhaps they will be a contender in the online market...
until then, dd, bz, and nya will still be getting the choice pick of the fish as that is their market...for ex., petco online might get in 5 red sea sohals to satisfy inventory and they know they will eventually sell...but dd, bz, and nya will only get in red sea sohals if they are truly top-notch specimens...
I am curious to see what petco does, if they expand their livestock selection, by a lot, and offer wysiwyg or a rare/hard to find fish section, it could become a great resource...
I look forward to ordering from them at some point...there seem to be many satisfied customers..
degibson84
New member
NYA has emailed me back and said he thinks he will be getting one in this week. Did not expect a returned email over the weekend
humaguy
Premium Member
he is a good guy and is generally in on Sundays..
great that he can help you out !
keep us posted...
Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
I'm not here promoting petco in anyway shape of form, I just hate to see everyone just blindly following and buying from LA. LA customer service is by far the best I have experienced, just not sure if that is worth the extra $. Petco won't ever get their act together, what you can hope for is that the supplier gets fed up with places like petco and LA and start offering fish direct to the public, which I think is a strong possibility in the future!
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humaguy
Premium Member
ok, but it has happened to me on a few occasions...
humaguy
Premium Member
Thank you for the clarification....
humaguy
Premium Member
"blindly following and buying from LA"?
I would say that the majority of us mention dd, bz, pia, and nya at a minimum when asked about top online vendors...
Petco looks like a good option but some folk are far more particular and want to see the exact specimen they are getting and that is why dd, pia, nya are so important to us...
I have seen some fish on dd that I wanted but was less than impressed with the pic of the fish and so I passed on it...I love having that option...to me, that is huge...
Once Petco can perfect the packing, shipping, and livestock selection they could be one of the go to places...but I am not holding my breath...
Ian
I <3 Corals!
Considering no one in the public market will buy a collectors full inventory like the wholesale operations do, the collectors will never sell to the hobbyist direct. To think so is idiotic...
There's a reason for the wholesalers and the chain of command, to brag that you got yourself a tax ID and an account with said wholesaler is double idiotic. LA offers a 14 day guarantee which the wholesaler does not, that guarantee alone is worth the mark up. Just because you're a cheapskate and don't care if you're getting guaranteed healthy specimens doesn't mean you should expect everyone else to follow...
Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
Ok well when this place that I'm referring to starts selling to the public I will remind you that your wrong. Cheapskate? No little guy that's not the case, why buy a 350$ fish when I can get the same one with the same guarantee for 70$? Seems that you aren't very smart if you still are having problems understanding. The wholesaler I'm referring to offers 14 day guarantees so get your facts straight before talking in circles.
