online fish & supply stores

HeaRenae wrote:

is Doctors Foster & Smith LiveAquaria & Saltwaterfish.com good online stores when it comes to prices & quality?

Oh yeah! they send a paper catalog too. They usually do free shipping of orders of $50 or more. I love that place. Its like the Grainger for fish.
I have never purchased fish but a bunch of equipment and supplies.

i've ordered equipment from bigalsonline.com, petmountain.com, and thatpetplace.com. all were awesome. i've just researched and compared priced and go with whoever is offering the best deal in price and free shipping at the time.

I generally use Kens Fish for supplies and I buy fish and aquatic stuff from sellers on AquaBid.com

ive ordered live fish from dr foster and smiths 5 times and had ok luck..I ordered from petsolutions once also and they were good

That's Great I didn't even know about all those. Thanks! I bookmarked them all, I'm sure I will get good use out of them.

they are okay but certainly not the cheapest!!! i prefer bigalsonline.com. they are a canadian company but ships out of new york. over $75 ships free and there are coupon codes you can find to get an addition 10% off.

I found Foster & Smith to be more expensive then the others. Compare prices is the best thing to do. Also I have a wholesale credit with these guys. There prices are pretty good. http://www.lonestarpet.com/Default.aspx

Whisper your not comparing apples to apples. Lone Star Pet is a wholesaler. Foster is not.

Dr F&S has the best fish/coral guarantees in the business they maybe are not the cheapest but you get what you pay for especially when it come to marine livestock. I have never heard anything good about saltwater fish .com they have had many many complaints so I steer clear of them. I drop 3-4 hundred on fish and corals every time I place an order so I want the healthiest specimens I can find with the best guarantee Dr F&S can't be beat for that...Blue Zoo Aquatics is the next best..

Ok sorry but I still say Foster and Smith are more expensive then some of the others. I never order from them because there are so many more that are much more reasonable for the same product.

BUY CHEAP...................... BUY TWICE.....................

Dr. F&S gets first pick of fish from Quality Marine. Largest importer of saltwater fish in LA. Foster is located in the same building. When buying livestock quality is what your looking for. Not price.

cwhip wrote:

BUY CHEAP...................... BUY TWICE.....................

I never even thought about buying fish on line. thanks for sharing other options.

Pet Solutions offers free shipping on orders 49.00 or more.

I just got a notice from Drs. F & S liveAquaria they just marked down some of their fish prices in the divers den it's not a huge amount but it's better than full price.

HeaRenae wrote:

is Doctors Foster & Smith LiveAquaria & Saltwaterfish.com good online stores when it comes to prices & quality?

If you are talking store pricing and what not yes. Dr smith is good.