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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Where to buy puffers?
Can anyone reccommend a good online site that sells live fish and doesn't kill you with shipping fees? I'm having.. well... issues with getting my DP's from PetCo. (Sorry Pink, I don't have puffers to show you!) | 
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Oh no! Well, shipping will be steep anywhere, but I've heard good things about liveaquaria.com and That Fish Place. | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Uggh - no way I can pay $30 or more in shipping only! (Well, actually I'm getting them for my b-day so my family is paying, but still, not paying that much in shipping for $2-$5 puffers!)
P.S. If I can find somewhere with cheap shipping, is there any way to specify males or females when you order online? | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| SHipping is generally the same no matter where you buy from.
DO you have a LFS that you can order through? That way you don't pay shipping. | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I called the LFS, but from the way they acted they won't special order for you. They told me they would call back IF they ever got some in.
That was a few weeks ago. They're not on the usual stocking list, which is weird since they carry near-unheard of fish like farlowellas! | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yeah, shipping is always the same. You can check out ebay or aquabid though and see if anyone is offering reduced shipping. I don't think that most places know how to sex them, let alone sell them as such. | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| i was quite surprised about a week ago when i was in Walmart looking at their betta's when i noticed they had DP's. have you checked your local Walmart by chance?
i feel ya on the shipping, that has been holding me back from ordering fish online as well. i understand the need for the expense, but i dont think im into the hobby far enough for it to be worthwhile. | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I ordered mine from Petland. I don't like to advertise that. I hate that I had to buy ANYTHING from a store that supports puppy mills. But...they did order a puffer for me. | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by aquatic mouse  I ordered mine from Petland. I don't like to advertise that. I hate that I had to buy ANYTHING from a store that supports puppy mills. But...they did order a puffer for me. | Ah, didn't know that. Thanks for the info. | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| If you cannot get healthy fish locally, then online might be a good option. IMO, $30 is small compared to all the time, money, and worry you would potentially spend medicating a sick fish from LFS..
You can find some sellers on aquabid to ship you fish by priority mail for $15 or so. Having tried it, I would still recommend just paying for the express shipping. Two or three days in a box is hard on fish.
I called liveaquaria once and asked if they could select the sex you wanted, and they said no. | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Ugh, yeah. Not a fan of that rule.
It's alright, I'm a part of many animal rights groups, I'll research it some.
Thanks for the heads up. | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Amanda, I sent you a private message so we don't hijack this thread anymore.  | |
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