[Delphinus]

Having never tried this ...

So long as the fish aren't on CITES (and they probably aren't) I don't think there's any legal issues regarding the importation of fish.

However, having said that, I wonder how easy it is to get past security with a bunch of fish in bags of water these days. And I know that some airlines, even before those restrictions came in, didn't allow things like saltwater onto their airplanes outside of the cargo area, for fear of things like corrosion and so on.

Soooo ... all told it might be a good deal but it might end up being a total headache too.

I know how you feel, usually when I do LFS visits down in the U.S., if it's not the prices, then it's the selection. Although most of the time, I've found that "an LFS is an LFS", but every now and then I'd stumble across an absolute gem of something, that I'd never be able to find up here, and then I find myself scheming of ways to buy it and bring it back. In the end, I've only ever bought drygoods because I didn't want to find out the hard way that the livestock I'd buy wouldn't make it across because of some legal nuance I didn't take into account.

Good luck with your decision!