fish wholesale

[skunkmere]

is there a pet wholesaler in the north burbs call midwest pets? or something like that?

 

[JPagliai]

Not that I'm aware of.

 

[glassbox-design]

there's bryan over at holiday coral...only midwest one i know of.

 

[Steverino]

I think there was/is a wholesaler, mostly dry supplies, closer to O'Hare, but they did not sell to the public, nor did they have a company store.
There is a place called Minireef, but I don't know what they do or sell.

 

[kerusso316]

YES

 

[RandalB]

There's Middlewest distributors, they are a drygoods outfit in West Chicago....

RandalB

 

[A Reef Scene]

You need a business lic# to buy from there.

 

[skunkmere]

so where do the local fish store get their stock?

 

[HighlandReef]

most have them delivered at like midway and have them picked up, i know a place in michigan but forget the name, i have heard a couple in chicago but never been able to verify?
maybe someone else knows?

 

[ostrow]

Apet in Bensenville (?) is where some lfs get stock. I try to avoid Apet fish, in genera.

 

[PSam]

Apet. Lol. yes, they're in Bensenville. grapevine says not recommended, but no 1st hand to speak of.

 

[revenge53142]

only retailers can buy from the distributors and wholesalers

i am not familiar with the place you are referring to
i doubt they sell marine fish

apet sells way more than fish
while im not a big fan of them in general
it is awsome to hand-pick stuff
theyre regular f/w is overpriced compared to buying out of florida but some of the wild caughts are competive in price and worth getting

the marine is hit and miss

what really sucks about a distributor is the stress the live stock is put under
with apet the marine has such a high turnover, they are simply keeping it alive long enough to sell

its an extra step in the distribution chain which sucks for everyone

i would think like at least 80% of what you see at retailers comes from florida fish farms and possibly a little from cali

dont be so stuck on getting the same price as the retailer
your LFS provides a valuble service if you are savvy enough to take advantage of it

shipping fish is very stressful and the acclimation process after shipping is the most likely time a fish will die or become ill
fish that come from a wholesaler/distributor may have been in the wild VERY recently
who says that fish will ever successfully acclimate or eat prepared foods?

i suggest talking with your retailer and ask them how long they have had a specimen before purchasing
dont buy anything that hasn't been there a week
dont buy anything that you cannot SEE WITH YOUR OWN EYES eat a prepared food unless you want to go through what is nessisary to provide what that fish would eat in the wild, live stuff etc.

although i have purchased some things at the wholesale level
most of my fish were purchased at my LFS

going to the fish store is fun too
if you never buy anything you wont have one when you need it

 

[kimoy]

there is a distributor in the ohare area that gets their fish from the philippines direct. they used to let consumers in but some LFS complained about it so no more for us, they only sell to LFS.

 

[bignick]

If i only had an in with a wholesaler. Man my bank account would be huge.

Although i can't really complain i get excellent deals from Sho Tank, Aquatic Reef, and Seaschor.

 

[glassbox-design]

ha kimoy forgot about them... do you know who they're distributing to now? a buddy of mine use to get some nice stuff from them.

 

[revenge53142]

there is a place called midwest fisheries based out of the milwaukee area

they specialize in feeder fish, crickets, and mealworms
they also have the bread & butter f/w but i dont recall anything about marine

i should have just said that in my previous post
but i didnt recall that until today
my mind works and doesnt work in mysterious ways

 

[skunkmere]

i got access to a resale licence will thatwork at that place by ohare?

 

[revenge53142]

i am aware of some people that were not actual retailers that have gotten into apet

i find that practice to be dishonest, distasteful, and possibly illegal

there is a realitively high minimum purchase for cash and carry so it wouldn't even make sense if you were only stocking your own tank
unless you enjoy throwing a bunch of highly stressed livestock in your tank all at once

plus if you're so price sensitive just order from some of the online places
i beleive some of them have prices that rival apet and maybe even a warrenty
apets warrenty is that it is alive when you net it

 

[A Reef Scene]

Some places want you to have a pic of your store front. That is what willison told me, And I had a resale lic.

 

[HighlandReef]

might as well just order from a distributor and pick up at midway, apet in chicago looks like its not far from midway.
unless you live by the Bensenville one?