Im starting up another online retailer post but this is tailored for African cichlids from:
Been looking to add to my group of gold ocellatus but price and shipping were becoming an issue with individual fish cost getting up to $22 each and shipping upwards to $50 in some cases. It was going to cost me at least $100 to get a hold of three of these fish from online ordering! Then I found Ron’s Cichlids running a sale, 7+1 for $59 and with shipping was $116 so basically $14.50 per fish which I was okay with.
This will be my thoughts on the whole process and I will post pics too.
The website is easy to use and shipping is calculated for you right then and there. I played with the site earlier today and left and I got one of those email reminders about ‘completing your purchase’ that ‘things were left in your cart’, lol. A bit aggressive of a website for my taste but it is what it is.
Email confirmation came immediately after my order was placed. Since it was a late on Thursday evening order Im not expecting anything going out till at least Monday next week, but will see what tomorrow holds. Shipping cost was actually high when you consider this is 2nd day UPS and not next day. With Sand City Cichlids I paid almost the same for next day air.
Lamprologus Gold Ocellatus
These were born and raised at our facility, pictures of the parents shown above. All you need to keep these guys is at least a 20 gallon tank, with plenty of sand and shells. They also make great additions to start up community tanganyikan tanks as long as you provide them with a few shells in a...
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Been looking to add to my group of gold ocellatus but price and shipping were becoming an issue with individual fish cost getting up to $22 each and shipping upwards to $50 in some cases. It was going to cost me at least $100 to get a hold of three of these fish from online ordering! Then I found Ron’s Cichlids running a sale, 7+1 for $59 and with shipping was $116 so basically $14.50 per fish which I was okay with.
This will be my thoughts on the whole process and I will post pics too.
The website is easy to use and shipping is calculated for you right then and there. I played with the site earlier today and left and I got one of those email reminders about ‘completing your purchase’ that ‘things were left in your cart’, lol. A bit aggressive of a website for my taste but it is what it is.
Email confirmation came immediately after my order was placed. Since it was a late on Thursday evening order Im not expecting anything going out till at least Monday next week, but will see what tomorrow holds. Shipping cost was actually high when you consider this is 2nd day UPS and not next day. With Sand City Cichlids I paid almost the same for next day air.
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