Help me get cheap Marine Fish..

[daniella3d]

You're not on the right track with this attitude as keeping a saltwater aquarium is kind of a money pit.

I know some people order their fish from the US for quite cheaper than what we get in Canada, but I never done it mystelf. Plus finding a store that is willing to ship here with the custom and all...not easy. I am not sure what store he was ordering from either. I did not pay much attention since I did not want to go that route. When I buy fish I choose carefully what I buy...not really looking for "cheap" fish rather than looking for a fish with a good personality (not shy, not aggressif, not destructive etc...) so money is not my first concern.

Often people will sell their fish if they are causing problem, so buying fish from people is always a gamble. Not saying they will all end up with bad behavior, but often it is a risk.

I bought a kole tang from someone who had the fish in his frag tank for 2 weeks and said that fish never had ick...surely enough when I put it in quarantine alone in a new tank, he was full of ick in a few day. Never trust what people say and quarantine!

Originally Posted by eisa

Hey Guyz,

set up a 90 gallon Tank, already spent lot's of money on it... wondering if any of you guyz selling fish or fishes, as we know store's are kind a expensive & most of the time fishes are not established.. Plz let me know were i can find cheap fishes...

Thanks of reading..

[reefwars]

blah blah blah...yak yak yak.... to the first 2 posts....

if you wanna save a buck by all means place an ad thats a small part of the reason this site exists is to trade and find homes for fish/corals and gather info and discussions with other hobbyst.....

with that said alot of people sell fish that are perfectly healthy for alot of diff reasons and doesnt mean it will be a "problem fish" fish out grow,tanks go in different directions,people have life problems soooooo?????? sometimes people have a fish they are considering selling and dont have time or want to place an ad...they see your ad and send you a pm

for the record owning a saltwater tank doesnt mean you should or have to throw your money around aimlessly and buy all the top notch toys and gadgets,ive helped numerous people start tanks on shoestring budgets and its not that hard

cheers and good luck with the fish hunt(but dont eat them lol)

[eisa]

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences guyz... i will keep looking. all your suggestions were a great help.