ordering fish... suggestions

["the dude" <theoutlaw_torn@hotmail.com>]

Hello,


I recently met a local wholesaler and through him I may have the chance to 
get some rare fish. A fellow list member/someone who is in my area are 
considering ordering fish. I have a few options, but I just wanted to know 
other people experiences:
Option 1: wild caught fish from brazil and colombia. The list included A. 
elizabethae, A. agassizzi tefe, A sp miua , A. mendezi... and ahost of other 
treats...but the risk of DOA is high?
Option 2: order from Petra aqua and less chance of death, less selection 
though and the chance of getting all one sex.
Option 3: Below water... good selection and probably most reliable as far as 
getting males and females and shipping since Im in canada.

For the first two options the only affordable way to do it is transhipping 
which means I pay the same price as the wholesaler plus a 20% fee for him 
picking up the box. However I do not get to claim any DOA. Both the wild 
caught and the czech fish are quite cheap though. Especially when 
transhipped...

A wise man (Randy Carey) said that you should only spend as much as you are 
willing to loose... this is probably very true..

anyway what would be your suggestions. The wild caught fish are probably 
really cheap but have any of you had luck bringing them in really healthy?

thanks
coby




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