Illuminati
Premium Member
I placed a spur of the moment order with www.marinecenter.com
on Wendsday and was impressed with them so I thought I would spread the word.
I got a Blue Bar Pseudochromis
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/pseudochromisdottybacks/bluebarpseudochromis/
Here he is in my tank (Top Right)
And trying to hide behind a candycane
Not as dark of a blue as pictured and a bit more yellow in the head but still a very nice and unique fish. So far he is an ideal tankmate with my clown and my yellow watchman goby. He seems to like to dart around the rockwork. I got him because they seem to be one of the more passive pseudochromis out there. So far so good.
My picture does not do it justice, I'll try to get some better ones. He is just so hyper right now.
The other fish I ordered was a blue flasher wrasse but I ended up with a Blue Assessor.
When you checkout they give you a substitution option and if you would like something substituted they will. I said I'd take an Assessor if they were out of the Flasher Wrasse, D'Oh!
Here's their picture:
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/ba...essoraustralia/
And here is my little guy getting acclimated earlier today
And in the tank
I could not believe the color on this fish when he got in my tank. Amazing.
Just some thoughts about Marine Center:
Amazing packaging. Everything was tripple bagged and had an almost insane amount of water per bag. Each fish came with at least 3/4 of a gallon of water. Water was crystal clear.
Cost was o.k. Shipping was $45 if I remember but that is for overnight DHL. The DHL guy was here at 9 a.m.
One thing- If you place an order with them try to hit $100. If you do they waive the box charge ($10) & the ice/heat pack charge ($6). I was at $80 when I went to checkout and they actually had a little message that told me this. I ended up getting a toadstool leather for $17 (and this thing is a monster).
They have a live arrival guarantee. Once the fish goes in your tank the guarantee is finished. I was so impressed with the health of my fish I can't imagine them having to many DOA's to worry about.
Also if you place an order and if 2/3 of it is in stock and ready to go they will ship it, this is where the substitutions come in handy. I would put down "If this is out of stock I'll take this" for all the fish/corals you order so you might not get your first choice but at least you have something for the shipping cost.
I thought the Assesor was DOA. That thing was on his side during acclimation, I still added him to my tank and it layed on it's side a while longer. I sent an e-mail to Marine Center @ 1 p.m. to report a DOA.
I turned off the lights at 2ish and left them off until 6:30 to give the fish some time to adjust (Thanks for the tip Todd). When I turned the lights back on the assesor looks great.
I just got a call from them (Johnny) wanting to explain the DOA process. This is 7:30 on a Friday night. Before he could go on I said "Whoops, I jumped the gun, the fish is o.k. now, I was going to send a follow up e-mail but I wasn't expecting you to get back to me so quick."
We chit chatted a bit and I told him how everything looked great and was doing well. Still am amazed at the customer service. The last thing I want to do on a Friday night is call people halfway across the country about a fish
So next time you want to order a fish check them out.
on Wendsday and was impressed with them so I thought I would spread the word.
I got a Blue Bar Pseudochromis
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/pseudochromisdottybacks/bluebarpseudochromis/
Here he is in my tank (Top Right)
And trying to hide behind a candycane
Not as dark of a blue as pictured and a bit more yellow in the head but still a very nice and unique fish. So far he is an ideal tankmate with my clown and my yellow watchman goby. He seems to like to dart around the rockwork. I got him because they seem to be one of the more passive pseudochromis out there. So far so good.
My picture does not do it justice, I'll try to get some better ones. He is just so hyper right now.
The other fish I ordered was a blue flasher wrasse but I ended up with a Blue Assessor.
When you checkout they give you a substitution option and if you would like something substituted they will. I said I'd take an Assessor if they were out of the Flasher Wrasse, D'Oh!
Here's their picture:
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/ba...essoraustralia/
And here is my little guy getting acclimated earlier today
And in the tank
I could not believe the color on this fish when he got in my tank. Amazing.
Just some thoughts about Marine Center:
Amazing packaging. Everything was tripple bagged and had an almost insane amount of water per bag. Each fish came with at least 3/4 of a gallon of water. Water was crystal clear.
Cost was o.k. Shipping was $45 if I remember but that is for overnight DHL. The DHL guy was here at 9 a.m.
One thing- If you place an order with them try to hit $100. If you do they waive the box charge ($10) & the ice/heat pack charge ($6). I was at $80 when I went to checkout and they actually had a little message that told me this. I ended up getting a toadstool leather for $17 (and this thing is a monster).
They have a live arrival guarantee. Once the fish goes in your tank the guarantee is finished. I was so impressed with the health of my fish I can't imagine them having to many DOA's to worry about.
Also if you place an order and if 2/3 of it is in stock and ready to go they will ship it, this is where the substitutions come in handy. I would put down "If this is out of stock I'll take this" for all the fish/corals you order so you might not get your first choice but at least you have something for the shipping cost.
I thought the Assesor was DOA. That thing was on his side during acclimation, I still added him to my tank and it layed on it's side a while longer. I sent an e-mail to Marine Center @ 1 p.m. to report a DOA.
I turned off the lights at 2ish and left them off until 6:30 to give the fish some time to adjust (Thanks for the tip Todd). When I turned the lights back on the assesor looks great.
I just got a call from them (Johnny) wanting to explain the DOA process. This is 7:30 on a Friday night. Before he could go on I said "Whoops, I jumped the gun, the fish is o.k. now, I was going to send a follow up e-mail but I wasn't expecting you to get back to me so quick."
We chit chatted a bit and I told him how everything looked great and was doing well. Still am amazed at the customer service. The last thing I want to do on a Friday night is call people halfway across the country about a fish
So next time you want to order a fish check them out.
