Buying live fish from e,bay

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  1. theuns

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    Good day fishy folk,
    Has anybody ordered livestock from e-bay, is it worth the try, or is the risk too high? Also, I am in Polokwane....would like to get cleithracara maronii, keyhole cichlids, but seems only e-bay advertise them
     
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    Personally I wouldn't as especially if it is a import the potential of coming short is huge
     
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    Bad idea. Have ordered other items from Ebay (not livestock) and things have always been over a month delayed. SAPO take their time.
     
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    I have bought fish multiple times by mail order. Including Discus
    In all these orders may have had 2 d o a (not the Discus!)

    It all depends on the packers experience and shipping time.
    If seller can do next day guaranteed courier and they have experience, then I would say go for. If not, then I would probably avoid.
     
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    We talking in SA or abroad? In SA I wouldn’t touch it with a stick


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    I am in the UK
     
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    I've done here too.. infact most of my fish in my planted tank came from online orders and were mostly good. In SA I would not chance it though. Especially now in covid times @Lord Vader and I tried in July and it was a bust with plants

    Edit: that was just Durban to Cape Town
     
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    Guess in the good old RSA the risk would not be worth the effort and money
     
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    I know someone who has got killifish in, took 40 days. They survived. You would need express air delivery to make it timely, and import permits regardless.
     
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