I have not had any troubles. I've purchased off of Aquabid a few times and also from Live Aquaria. Trully, it's less stress than the fish would go through in being shipped to the store and then kept in non-ideal conditions. Breeders only ship once. The fish from a chain store have probably been shipped 3-4 times at least.
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- Thread starter partmemjustin
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Why are they shipped 3-4 times?...I thought they go directly from the fish farm to the store or at the very least stop at a wholesales dealer first.
Farmed fish may be shipped less, but many species are still wild caught. Even the farmed fish that go to the large chains are shipped multiple times though because they have centralized distribution centers so that they can buy in massive quantities to keep their price points low enough to account for increased mortality rates. Imported fish all have to go through Customs and a trans-shipper as well. I strongly believe that fish from actual breeders are 100% better. Both for fish health and for the hobby.
/rant over
Ok well i'll just have to get a bigger tank, and if I have any questions on compatibility i'll just ask here next time. And i'll have to try buy from breeders as well... thanks for all the help guys
Anytime! 
That's what we're all here for. Keep an eye out on Craigslist for some decent deals on tanks. A 29G is a great size tank that offers quite a few options for stocking. Of course, bigger is always better. All depends on budget and space available.
That's what we're all here for. Keep an eye out on Craigslist for some decent deals on tanks. A 29G is a great size tank that offers quite a few options for stocking. Of course, bigger is always better. All depends on budget and space available.