Buying Fish Online - Best Place To Buy Tropical Fish Online

Whilst I'm about to not answer your question... (sorry!)

Have you considered asking them to get this fish in for you.  I have done this in the past and provided you can give the scientific name they will generally be more than happy to help.

Yeah i was dubious about buying online but i wanted to explore all avenues. I have got an MA by me but the last time i went there i noticed a few dead fish in different tanks and that put me off. My usual place were a bit evasive and said it was unlikely they would be able to order any in as it was not a big enough numbers to make it pay.

I think i will ask a different person next time tho.

Thanks for the advice.

The only online purchase I have been 100% satisfied with was from Pier Aquatics.  Check out their facebook page.  Great service and what a selection of fish!

I got a bunch of forktail blue eye rainbowfish and 6 peacock goby from Kesgrave (via eBay).  Nine of the forktails died within a couple of weeks before I got the right meds for them.  They were barely more than fry.  When I called them about the fish dying they weren't very sympathetic.  I had called them in advance and asked for a mix of 2 male and 4 female peacock goby but received only males.  So not a great order all around.

I topped off the forktails from Prestwood PetZone (online website).  No issues with the fish but they were a bit pricey.  Would use again.

18 super blue emperor tetra and 18 Green Fire Bloodfin Tetra were ordered from Sweet Knowle Aquatics (online website).  Two of the super blue emperor tetra have died and currently I have 3 with swim bladder issues.  I'm willing to put this down to water quality and I'm working on improving it.  Still, as nothing else is getting ill I question how sturdy these fish are.  No problems at all with the Green Fire Bloodfins.  I would use them again as I won't blame them for the genetics of the super blues.

6 Apistogramme Agassizii Tefe Red/Blue from Apisto Aquatics (facebook).  A female died within the first week.  I enquired about purchasing a female separately but was told I'd need to buy a pair.  The communication was good but I was left a bit confused as to the exact species of fish I had.  I would use again but only if I had 100% knowledge of what I was buying.

Living in Northumberland anything outside some basic fish from Pets@Home would need to be ordered in.  All of the fish, no matter where they were from, were well packed.

Not bought online, but pier aquatics is my lfs, the fish there are very healthy and the place is spotless. I won't get fish from anywhere else now.  I've even heard that people do an overnight trip to get fish from there.