john arnold
Member
Hi all
Glad this is still going, any online tropical fish suppliers that are recommended by anyone?
Thanks
Glad this is still going, any online tropical fish suppliers that are recommended by anyone?
Thanks
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Online fish suppliers
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john arnold
Member
Ok great thanks for the quick
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Wildwoods Enfield are one of the best suppliers I have used, no least because they will actively order specific fish for you.
Calamardo Tentaculos
Member
Waterford Aquatics for me. Reasonable prices, healthy fish and excellent customer service.
Pearljammer1970
New Member
Do waterford aquatics have a website ? I cant find them via google (unless i want a swim )
Pearljammer1970
New Member
Thank you , scarecrow.
Need to investigate what band is
Need to investigate what band is
Calamardo Tentaculos
Member
If she is happy with it, I can DM you her number to communicate on WhatsApp instead.
ScareCrow
Member
It's a bit of an odd site. People create 'bands', which anyone can do and they can be about anything.
There are fishkeeping related bands which you can search for and join. You'll then get content from them.
Anyone in the band can then post on that band (assuming the moderator allows/approves your post).
It used to be quite useful for finding fish. I got a few groups of corys and met some great local breeders but now there's a lot of fish raffles going on, which I don't agree with.
On Friday's you will get spammed with suggestions to join other bands but switch off push notifications in the app and you won't get bothered by them.
There's no buyer protection if you purchase anything via the site and sometimes there are scammers on there but these normally get flagged by others fairly quickly but just something to be mindful of though.
She’ll order anything you want from Ruinemans and is good at getting stuff from Indonesia too. Wild Betta and channa used to be her thing but she has expanded a lot in the last year. Good to deal with and her prices are extremely competitive.
As far as I can make out, a lot of Facebook groups have them alongside because there's no limitations on selling. That's how I came across it, anyway. The raffles and the Spam Fridays thing I find annoying, like ScareCrow says.
I have heard good things about Sims Tropical Fish, too. Their website is terrifying, but they also sell on eBay.
louis_last
Member
I second this. Wildwoods are the best I have dealt with by far.
Matt_Mitchell
New Member
Hi,
Just wanted to add something to this.
This post was good timing as I was looking to buy from an online seller for the first time. I contacted all of the companies listed above. After about a week I heard back from some.
Wildwood said I should keep checking their website for availability. Tropco said they would try, but I did not hear back. Aqualife said they could get what I wanted, but it turned out to be slightly more expensive than the supplier I had already placed an order with; which was Waterfront.
Waterfront responded to my message the following day, I placed my order for the fish I wanted, she kept me informed of the progress of the order. Communication was really good and I am very pleased with how it all went. I can't compare with the other dealers as they did not have stock or were able to source them.
So for me Waterfront were excellent, Aqualife were helpful and I would consider them in future. At least they got back and found a supplier.
For anyone interested in using Waterfront; I have been given permission to add the phone number here. 07880 732573.
Goodluck.
Just wanted to add something to this.
This post was good timing as I was looking to buy from an online seller for the first time. I contacted all of the companies listed above. After about a week I heard back from some.
Wildwood said I should keep checking their website for availability. Tropco said they would try, but I did not hear back. Aqualife said they could get what I wanted, but it turned out to be slightly more expensive than the supplier I had already placed an order with; which was Waterfront.
Waterfront responded to my message the following day, I placed my order for the fish I wanted, she kept me informed of the progress of the order. Communication was really good and I am very pleased with how it all went. I can't compare with the other dealers as they did not have stock or were able to source them.
So for me Waterfront were excellent, Aqualife were helpful and I would consider them in future. At least they got back and found a supplier.
For anyone interested in using Waterfront; I have been given permission to add the phone number here. 07880 732573.
Goodluck.
simon_the_plant_nerd
Member
Band is indeed a strange app. But I bought some lovely shrimp off there a while back which I couldn’t get anywhere else and I was very happy with it but wasn’t convinced until they arrived.
Switch off push notifications!
Switch off push notifications!
louis_last
Member
I used pier aquatics recently for some fish and they were very helpful and the fish arrived quickly and in perfect health. I thought the way they had packed the fish was odd but maybe they know something I don't. I would use them again for sure.
