where to buy angels

[Hens4Fish]

Now, my question is this. I am looking to buy some angels, but liveaquaria only has a limited amount, with no french. I have also checked out saltwaterfish.com, but are there other better sites that you have experienced? I would really like an at least 5 day guaruntee, but please share your experiences and the website.
Thanks,
BIll

 

[vezina345]

Try marinedepotlive.com, they've had a decent selection and the prices aren't that bad, at least not compared to around here.

 

[Hens4Fish]

Thanks, has anyone had any experience with them? If you have a DOA, do you have to send it back? They do have a nice selection.

 

[vezina345]

I ordered a mantis shrimp from them and they were ok they were not familiar with mantids and I got the wrong kind ( just as cool though ). As far as fish, it's easier to get right, I'm actually looking at ordering an angel from them within the next week or two. The selection seems pretty good but I don't remember the "dead fish" policy.

 

[flameangel88]

reefhotspot.com is a great place to get live stocks but didn't see the french angel there. I've ordered 5 times in the past 15 months and everytime went well. I've an order due to arrive tomorrow morning with 2 golden butterfly and a juv blueface angel. Goto their forum to see feedbacks.

 

[ccampbell57]

The best place that I have seen is MarineCenter. They have a TON of angels (72 to be exact).

THey have some of the more common as well as the rarer versions.

 

[WuHT]

lol i think marinecenter has 72 TYPES of angelfish they advertise to sell.

 

[Hens4Fish]

yeah, they are not actually all in stock, but its a good place to look!

 

[saltyESQ]

marine center loves to advertise that they have everything, but in reality you would be lucky if they had just 1 angel for sale. The worst part about it, you can call them (from my experience over a year ago, so it might have changed) and ask them if they have something in stock and they will tell you that " I have no clue and we don't have a system to see what we have". The guy made it sound like they have a 100k sqft warehouse and they can't just look walk in back or their store and look.

 

[vezina345]

From my very very limited ( I don't like ordering online ) experience I like marine depot, they had a good selection and their prices were reasonable.
I agree with saltyESQ about marine center, they seem to always be out of everything except the most basic items, I have also noticed their prices are not much better the a LFS.
One thing to look at is if you have a LFS that you know fairly well they may be able to make the order for you. The one here only charges me a couple bucks over their price if I can pick up the fish the same day it comes in. That way they don't have to spend the effort acclimating it and you might be able to get a better price going thru a wholesailer than an online retailer. Might be an idea.