ONLINE SHOPS

I have been looking at my local fish shops now that I have moved, and dont think much of them. There is a P@H 20mins drive away but dont want to use them so I was wondering whether anyone had ever ordered fish from online shops?

I am a bit worried about ordering stock I havent seen and also about putting the fish through being packaged up and sent through the post - anyone got first hand experience of this?

I havent ever used online shops for fish fishfan, always gone and picked them myself. I think I would be a bit concerned about leaving it to someone else to select what fish you have - they could just pick the sick ones to get rid of them couldnt they?

I guess so, but i think the best ones would only send good quality . I think Munchy might have used some online shops - I might send her a pm and see

I used one of the better known online fish shops trimar

http://www.trimar.co.uk/

I got my Galaxy rasboras from here - the fish were amzingly well packed and very healthy (not had any losses) - and the guys are very very very very helpful on the phone

Just be sure you are in when the delivery arrives and be more careful about transfering the fish - the box is heavy as they add empty bags of water to help retain some heat in the box (my box had 1 bag of fish - 5 empty bags of water

Many of you know what a fussy swine I am - and I would certainly use trimar again and again and again

There iste is quite good too (lots of info if you hunt it down)

Hope this helps/inspires confidence (i was very dubious on my 1st online order)

You!!! Fussy!!!!??

Surely not

I have had fish delivered but from a breeder I know & trust. He sends them overnight by courier and charges around £18 for the delivery which includes heat packs & a huge poly box.
He breeds and sells cichlids so not worth me posting the link but if anyone wants it - ask me, lol... i have about 200 fry going

Do you regularly have a load to sell MC, and do you ever find yourself having to hold on to fish you dont really want to??

Yes & yes, we have around 200 fry growing up at the moment. We are thinking about more filtration in their tank to cope with the waste. We are water changing about 25% a day to keep the levels at 0-0-15 ish.
I have just placed an add on AC to try & move some on. I have someone coming next week from s.wales for 18+, i hope she takes more

Time for more tanks MC

lol, my house size wont allow it charley, i have 2 tanks in the shed with filters heaters etc & nowhere to put them