I don't know, I just know that J&L do and I think Paul mentioned it sometime ago too. I know some places have live rock in with their fish so I assume they don't.


You don't really want that do you?

well if you were on the Yukon, there would also be the Qu'appelle, the Mackenzie and the saskatchewan.

Damn your going back a ways.. must make you about 80ish :eek: by the way, thanks for the e-mail, made my day :lol:

Steve

Yep the Mac and the Sask.. barely remember the Apple though.. I probably never got drunk on her...but there was this one ship from New Zealand... wow, good rum

hey mason,
if you make educated purchases and choose healthy specimens, a fish from any of the above mentioned stores should be fine.
i think JL has an edge b/c they deal with strictly saltwater.
but i have seen healthy, interesting specimens at the other stores as well.

Not that I live in Vancouver or am part of the Reef Club but I thought I would post a reply.

The interesting fact is most LFS purchase their fish from the same sources. You will find some that buy from some unheard of wholeseller or can get really rare fish but they all ususally have a commen vendor. I have purchased many fish since 1999 wholesale from the same vendors. IME, what makes for the best fish is one that is not bagged for too long.

There is a particular vendor that ships the same day you order and I can usually have them in my tanks the same day (around midnight). I have never lost many fish this way. However, the same vendor shipped some fish and the airline bumped the cargo in Arizona and they arrived around 3:00 pm the next day. What wasn't dead when I received died within 24 hours.

I think Troy hit the nail on the head. What makes a good fish store is not price. While, as a hobbiest and website owner, price is very important to drive the business and my pocketbook, it can also cost you thousands of dollars (that would be millions in Canadian :mrgreen: ).

I quarantine every fish (even the three dollar ones) a MINIMUM of two weeks before I sell them. Think that increases the cost of fish to my clients? (HINT: YES). However, if the fish dies after leaving my tank I can guarantee that it was not due to an illness.

I, like other people, also have a tendency to want to see the fish or coral in my tank as soon as possible. However, I know the minute I put an unquarantined fish in my tank, the risk is mine and shame on me.

To answer the previous post about all LFS using Cu, I cannot speak about Canadian stores but the ones I visit do not. Some fish cannot tolerate copper and would be dead in a matter of hours if exposed. There are numerous ways to battle the diseases and not all are chemical.

It may increase the cost of the fish, but that is still less than losing two $25.00 fish within two weeks of buying them, before getting one that lived. In my case I would rather have paid $50.00 (okay $2.00 US :mrgreen: ) for one , and have it live than $75.00 for three of which only one lived. :2gunfire:

LOL, I haven't really been paying attention but didn't our dollar come up a couple of pesos recently?

Could you describe your business Terry? Do you/can you ship to Canada?

Terry, do you really have a black-tipped shark for sale??? We never get the cool stuff here!! :biggrin:

I do not have any at the present time but they are available.

you just going to keep overflowing your tank till the basement suite fills up and then put a shark down there? :eek: :wink:

Steve