Blue Harbor

[Jordani]

Has anybody ever ordered reef fish from blue harbor before? How much was shipping for you? Thank You

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Im not sure about Canada, but here in the US, its not as simple as paying "shipping". For wildlife, we need to have USDA?customs and USFWS involved, in addition to normal freight. I would imagine Canada has similar requirements for bringing wildlife into the country.

 

[skibum9884]

+1, Jeremy is right on. It is possible, but a ton of work. Plus the shipping expense is going to be enormous. You're gonna need to place a large order of VERY expensive fish to make it worthwhile. As I recall you should expect to pay $7-800 on shipping for a relatively small order of 10-15 fish, and up from there.

 

[snorvich]

Good advice from my predecessors.

 

[Yurivd]

and shipping from japan cost the most i have seen in my live

 

[Jordani]

Thats why we have group orders:lolspin:

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Thats why we have group orders:lolspin:

If youre really interested, I would contact an importer/animal broker. They can do all the legwork, and just charge you a single (high) bill.

 

[Cantonesefish]

I wasn't aware that you could order fish from blue harbor itself. Obviously you can order fish from Japan, but blue harbor has already tacked on high retail prices because the fish they bring in are geared to local Japanese hobbyists. They're not like a wholesaler.

 

[melanotaenia]

Blue Harbor seems to always have awesome specimens on their site.

 

[29reef]

Blue Harbor seems to always have awesome specimens on their site.

They do, but so does the ocean. I'd dare say it's just as easy to get them from both locations. See posts above about importing.

 

[NCSUsalt]

i'm bummed i'm not going to have a chance to check out any of the japanese stores this time around when i'm there in a few weeks. no smuggling back rhizos and dendros in my pants i guess