Have any of you ever ordered from liveaquaria

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Originally Posted by fido19

are you certain about that
well anyways can someone link me to some good websites

if it takes 2-3 days to ship, I'd be worried about dead livestock.

No disrespect to online livestock stores, but I have seen peronalities, and much other things about fish that it is better to see the actual specimen you want.

Most local stores, ours included will special order for you if you have large or certain requirements.

after shippng costs, do you really save much?

food for thought

[fido19]

i havent been able to find a single good store with some really nice variety in vancouver
i have been to jl, been to islandpets and 6 others
online seems a much better option for me i am willing to hit the 3 to 400 mark for ordering but its really hard to find one that ships to canada

[subman]

what are you looking for? anything in particular?

[fido19]

Originally Posted by subman

what are you looking for? anything in particular?

you know the usual a mix of sps and lps some softies
looking for stuff that is big (4inches or more) and is brightly colored (neon green,oranges reds)
local stores have a small selection and ordering takes too long with them

[chandigz]

Originally Posted by fido19

you know the usual a mix of sps and lps some softies
looking for stuff that is big (4inches or more) and is brightly colored (neon green,oranges reds)
local stores have a small selection and ordering takes too long with them

Good luck with the cites permits to bring in coral. It's not a simple process and it takes time. Dealing with customs and cites permits isn't fun even when you have experience in the trade. You really need to know what you are doing. If one thing isn't done right you will have the whole order seized and even be charged for illegally importing endangered species. You will need to get a re-export cites and copies of all the original cites permits from when the coral were imported into the US and more. You will need to deal with customs yourself, your courier won't be able to do it for you. I wouldn't risk 2-3 day shipping myself but hey thats me. I would only do pre-booked airport to airport direct flight.

Basically the way I see it if you have to ask here for advice you don't have near enough knowledge to give this a try anytime soon.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Sizes are never a problem, avalibility is.

All stores have schedulled shipments, and we don't usually stock large corals as most people don't have the tanks to handle then

Any store will be happy to order in corals

[fido19]

Originally Posted by chandigz

Good luck with the cites permits to bring in coral. It's not a simple process and it takes time. Dealing with customs and cites permits isn't fun even when you have experience in the trade. You really need to know what you are doing. If one thing isn't done right you will have the whole order seized and even be charged for illegally importing endangered species. You will need to get a re-export cites and copies of all the original cites permits from when the coral were imported into the US and more. You will need to deal with customs yourself, your courier won't be able to do it for you. I wouldn't risk 2-3 day shipping myself but hey thats me. I would only do pre-booked airport to airport direct flight.

Basically the way I see it if you have to ask here for advice you don't have near enough knowledge to give this a try anytime soon.

that is why i came here. get a good idea on everything about ordering online and one day or the other i will place an order if not today maybe next month or 3 months from now but the point is that advice is what i am gonna base my decision on

[Myka]

Originally Posted by fido19

you know the usual a mix of sps and lps some softies
looking for stuff that is big (4inches or more) and is brightly colored (neon green,oranges reds)
local stores have a small selection and ordering takes too long with them

Check out Bayside Corals in Saskatoon, SK. I know it sounds funny to have a great coral store in the middle of the prairies, but it is true! I have been to a lot of LFS across western Canada over the years and Bayside consistently has the highest quality LPS around. SPS orders are a little less frequent, and sell really fast, but are also prime quality. He posts pics of new coral orders on his Facebook and Reefbook pages fairly regularly. "Like" Bayside on Facebook to get notifications.

[Matman]

You should check my LFS facebook page (Raging Reef). He's in Montreal and I think he's willing to ship accross Canada if you contact him. He posts photos of most of his arrivals. He gets alot of rare stuff.

[Pop Alexandra]

You could also consider W2C Customs Brokers as a viable alternative for any Liveaguaria shipments.