International livestock outlets?

[Ciarán]

Does anyone know of livestock retailers that ship international? I live in Ireland and the hobby is pretty small here. We have one reef LFS on the whole island which is in fact pretty good, but the specimins are pretty much all dark brown (well at least they are healthy!) and i would love to get some fancy zoos or just something to spruce up my set up. Only issue with the LFS is the prices. Can you imagine paying $100 for a small sized Acro colony or even up to $150 for a large Tridacnid clam? Yeah monopolies suck! Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ciaran the leprechaun reefer.

(J/K BTW, leprechauns dont actually exist, they are a mere marketing ploy to get North American tourists over here:bum: )

 

[wayne in norway]

If you want to start shipping corals to Ireland from the US say hello to CITES paperwork.

Look E young man (not W)

 

[GreshamH]

Lucky you, zoanthids aren't a CITES item

 

[lux_06]

$150 a clam in Australia too!!! you'd think they'd be cheaper here then in ireland hey!!!!

 

[whiirly]

Wow those prices S@#K I probally couldnt afford the hobby if I lived there

 

[chris.hampton]

Won't anywhere in England ship them to you, i live on the isle of man and i have been looking on the internet for places that will ship to me for when i am ready for them! Here are a couple you could try http://www.reefworks.co.uk/ http://www.fishmansfrags.co.uk/ http://www.reefstore.co.uk/cart/home.php

 

[Ciarán]

Cheers mate, will take a gander!

 

[zemuron114]

your best bet is to find a place in Europe that has high quality fish/corals. They may ship to you if you ask

 

[chris.hampton]

No worries, i'm happy to help!! Good luck, i hope you find something really nice... and send me a frag!!! :lol:

 

[Flobajob]

Check out the Uk forums such as ultimatereef and reefsuk - the sponsors there sell frags.