Fish on Ebay...

Tom · 16th November 2008, 12:32 PM

whats that all about..

tropical fish for sale on ebay, its allowed, and people are shifting lots of them, ive been watching this guppy breeder smash out over 50 sets of 10 guppies in a week! :eek:

another guy is selling swordtails, and seels alot also..

anyone bought any fish from ebay?.. is it safe?...:confused:

AshMashMash · 16th November 2008, 10:33 PM

How do they deliver them? Royal Mail only accepts fish eggs, not live fish. Though, saying that, I think they do accept some fry?

I have bought 2 albino ancistrus off ebay, and had them posted to me, and it was all dandy :D They were healthy and perfect.

Tom · 16th November 2008, 11:57 PM

wow..

see i wondered how they got delivered, i mean, fish on ebay are cheaper than rrp, but with the polly box, heat pads, and also the fish bags, how can there be any money in it?..
there must be away, but it does worry me how they get through the journy... lol

AshMashMash · 17th November 2008, 08:10 AM

Ah, well, these were posted in summer, not sure about winter. But, they were in a poly box, in a bag with the usual 1/3rd water, 2/3rds oxygen, and the bag fitted the poly box nicely so it didn't rattle.

If I remember rightly, when theyt got here, the water temps were down to just below 20C I think, and I warmed them slowly, and then did normal acclimatisation.

I also know of someone who got a job lot of shrimps sent to him, and the same was true, it was all fine. I guess these people wouldn't be making money if all the animals they sent were dead, lol.

jordanlewis100 · 18th December 2008, 02:32 PM

i've sold some fish on ebay (couple of foot long oscars!) but i did buyer collect only and then put them in a polybox for the guy as i didn't think what he had was suitable,but i can see what your saying about shops i would rather browse around a shop than do everything online!