Frag shipping survival poll

[wickedfrags]

IME, if you order from a reputable vendor there should be no issue regarding survival based on the time of year. Just my experience.

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

I would not be happy with anything less than 100% survival. I paid for it, I want to recieve it in good order. Thats why I try to refrain from getting livestock in the winter months

[Ron99]

This was my first experience with ordering online. Only 3 of the 12 zoa frags I ordered have opened. Of the rest several have started disintegrating and the rest look shriveled and unhappy. At this point I blame FedEx because they screwed up and delayed delivery by an extra day so I hope the replacements will be in better shape.

[Whatigot]

Originally Posted by wickedfrags.com

IME, if you order from a reputable vendor there should be no issue regarding survival based on the time of year. Just my experience.

seems like it would be easier to keep a package warm then cold would it not?

[Okguy]

I received my part of the Vernon order 6 days ago. 2 showed up in great shape. 1 looked fine on arrival but has never opened. On Saturday, it detached from its rock (my guess is that it was glued onto the rock the day it was shipped). I'm still not sure the 4th frag is actually a frag. It looks like a piece of coralline and not a Zoa (but I'll reserve my judgment on that one for another week or 2). I also passed along 2 other frags to someone else and I believe their survival rate was 50%. One of the bags had no air in it when it arrived which is why I think it did not survive.

Now the big question... Would I do it again? I would but only if it was a similar sale. In the end getting 2 frags for $40 is still a pretty good deal for the location I live.

[Whatigot]

aren't you going to see if you can be sent some live frags from the vendor?

[wickedfrags]

Neither is that difficult once you ship enough packages. Arrival temperature depends on the shipping container itself and of course how you pack the container.

Originally Posted by Whatigot

seems like it would be easier to keep a package warm then cold would it not?

[ShrimSkin]

I hope that experience from this vendor doesn't discourage online ordering. There are some vendors out there that do a great job.

[phillybean]

I had a large Coral Master order, (21 frags) all of which survived.

I had a medium sized Frag A Lot order (8 and 7 survived)

I have another Frag A Lot order (7 frags) coming this week, I'll let you know how it goes.

[Ron99]

Only 3 of the 12 zoa frags I received survived. At this point I blame FedEx more than the vendor as fedEx let my shipment sit in a warehouse for an extra day.

[Whatigot]

I'll hold off on the voting for a week, but so far after 12 hours in my tank, 25 frags (20 sps, 5 zoas) are all alive and well from fragalot.