Soothing Shrimp Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Good? Bad? I'm thinking of getting some microcrabs from there unless someone has a better suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightshadebel Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I had a horrible experience with them. Elo500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 That's what I needed to know. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spialz Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm looking to get some too Soothing. Let me know if you find a decent place. So far they've either been very expensive or from places that looked a little sketchy. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I don't want to use MzJinkzd either, although her fish are supposed to be very good. So, the search is still on for us spialz. EDIT: I moved our search to the cray/invert area. Spialz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 bobstropicalplants? I ordered a lot of fish from them. 10 of 10 Danio Margaritatus were all fine. 1 of 10 Microdevario kubotai arrived dead.2 of 10 Ember Tetras were dead. and 7 of 8 Iriatherina werneri arrived dead or dying. The temps were good. The packaging was good. I choose next day express mail with hold at the post office. I picked the package up as soon as I go notified that it arrived and made picture of the dead fish and send them to bobstropicalplants by email. They promise a refund. I never heard back from them. The fish that made it were very good and the price is competetive if you order enough to offset the shipping costs. Would I order again from them? Maybe. It just seems that their customer service is bad. If the crabs are hardy you could try it. I was successful in breeding Microdevario kubotai and Danio Margaritatus. I did not the Ember Tetras for the lack of space. I keep all of them in tanks with shrimps and the shrimps are not harmed and proliferative in a heavily planted tank. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcrazy Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 I brought some tigers and neon yellows from them. 3 of 11 Tigers dead 4 of 10 Yellows dead. I was given store credit and shipment number #2: 3 of 10 Tigers dead(those three died the next day) I had never received so many DOA's in good weather before. I didn't even bother to notify them again. They have ok customer service; however, it took them about a week and a half to respond. I am not a fan of there shipping methods. They used a really large box for one bag of shrimp and I'm sure the shrimp got tossed up. The packaging is okay. I don't think I would order from them again because of the fact that there were so many DOA's. I probably wouldn't recommend people to use them either. Quality of the ones that survived were pretty good. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpybuisness Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 No... Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 ive ordered from them a few times and had a couple DOA, but they gave me credit. Communication is sllloooow. i did get some microcrabs from them over a year ago. my lone survivor just died a couple weeks ago. Seems from these reviews that you're rolling the dice, but they will give credit or replace on DOA... Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phreeflow Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Several years ago, I placed several large order for caridina babaulti green. First couple orders were phenomenal but had a major issue on my 3rd and largest order but he gave me a full refund. My experience was mixed but he was a really nice guy and very knowledgable. I would consider another order...everyone messes up and he didn't seem at all shady. YMMV Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 That's a lot of DOA from just one seller IMO. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelsier Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Terrible experience here too. Wish I had researched more before ordering. 8 out of 10 fish doa in perfect weather and package arrived in 2 days. Ignored all communications when I tried contacting them after. Very sketchy. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phreeflow Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Yikes...judging by everyone's response, it seems I may have been lucky. He is fairly local to me so i was able to pick up all my orders in person and didn't have them shipped. Maybe that was the difference? Also, my order experience is several years back so things may have changed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpybuisness Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 You would think that all of his bad reviews would make him want to improve... or quit but no.You cant even leave any feedback on purchases to warn people he only posts the good reviews (if any) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treefisher Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) The owner of that site is (was?) a moderator of aquariacentral.com, and used to post frequently on the plantedtank.net and several other sites. I've ordered from, traded with, and sold stuff to him quite a few times in the past. I don't recall ever having issues with him. He's not exactly getting stellar reviews here, I see. It's been a while since I've dealt with him. Maybe he's been slacking lately. He seems like an OK guy, I think, so I don't think he intentionally neglects customers or orders. His stock has always been decent quality too from what I could tell. Edit/update to include: This isn't an endorsement, just noting that everything worked out for me when I dealt with him. It's possible that his business has gone downhill since then - maybe he's recently taken up crack or bath salts, made a deal with the devil, or was corrupted by the fish cartels. Edited May 5, 2015 by jflng Soothing Shrimp and Rodan76 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 LOL I love the edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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