I just wanted to take some time to review my experience with Dr Reefs Quarantined Fish.
I started a new tank this year and wanted to do everything as close to perfect as possible as this is likely my final tank and hopefully will be a show piece in my family’s living room for years to come.
I have made 4 different orders with Dr Reef and I’m extremely happy with them
My first order I had an awesome royal gramma that is huge and fat and probably still my favorite fish in the tank. It’s active and rarely hides. I also ordered black ice bonded pair of clowns. They unfortunately sent me a different morph than I ordered. They responded to my email in under an hour and had it corrected immediately. They allowed me to keep the incorrect fish too (other option was to donate/trade to LFS). My wife kinda fell in love with those fish and I ended up buying her a small nano tank for her office where those fish are happily living now. I also ordered a clean up crew that seemed clean and healthy. A lot of those died but I suspect that was my fault
My second order I had another issue of a DOA fish. I’m not sure it was their fault as I live in Florida and the temperature difference from where they shipped from and to my house was quite different and UPS mishandled the package and it came late in the day. Once again though, they were quick to reply and offered a replacement with no resistance. The melanurus wrasse I got replaced is happy and healthy and eats like a pig - as does the coral beauty, watchman goby, and firefish.
Third order was perfect with an absolutely stunning whitetail bristletooth tang, foxface, and blenny as well some more inverts.
My forth and likely final fish order was for a yellow tail captive bred tang that is healthy looking and much more yellow than I’ve seen from other biota tangs at my LFS. It’s eating and happy. I also got another firefish for my wife’s nano, a Clark’s Damsel that is pretty chill so far, and fairy wrasse that is hopefully hiding as I haven’t seen it. I also got a clam from them that is way bigger than expected. I asked for the biggest one possible. Very pleased with it and it’s free of snails or any other visible disease.
Overall I’m extremely pleased with Dr Reef. Their communication and customer service was great. Not having to quarantine myself was definitely worth the price difference. They have a better selection from my LFS. While I would have liked to pick out the fish in person and quarantine myself, I just don’t have the time or space for it right now. The process with Dr Reef is much easier. It takes about 2-4 weeks to get your fish since they are treating it. I’m confident between the UV im running and their quarantine service that my tank is safe and will run for a long time.
Highly recommended and purchase with confidence.
I started a new tank this year and wanted to do everything as close to perfect as possible as this is likely my final tank and hopefully will be a show piece in my family’s living room for years to come.
I have made 4 different orders with Dr Reef and I’m extremely happy with them
My first order I had an awesome royal gramma that is huge and fat and probably still my favorite fish in the tank. It’s active and rarely hides. I also ordered black ice bonded pair of clowns. They unfortunately sent me a different morph than I ordered. They responded to my email in under an hour and had it corrected immediately. They allowed me to keep the incorrect fish too (other option was to donate/trade to LFS). My wife kinda fell in love with those fish and I ended up buying her a small nano tank for her office where those fish are happily living now. I also ordered a clean up crew that seemed clean and healthy. A lot of those died but I suspect that was my fault
My second order I had another issue of a DOA fish. I’m not sure it was their fault as I live in Florida and the temperature difference from where they shipped from and to my house was quite different and UPS mishandled the package and it came late in the day. Once again though, they were quick to reply and offered a replacement with no resistance. The melanurus wrasse I got replaced is happy and healthy and eats like a pig - as does the coral beauty, watchman goby, and firefish.
Third order was perfect with an absolutely stunning whitetail bristletooth tang, foxface, and blenny as well some more inverts.
My forth and likely final fish order was for a yellow tail captive bred tang that is healthy looking and much more yellow than I’ve seen from other biota tangs at my LFS. It’s eating and happy. I also got another firefish for my wife’s nano, a Clark’s Damsel that is pretty chill so far, and fairy wrasse that is hopefully hiding as I haven’t seen it. I also got a clam from them that is way bigger than expected. I asked for the biggest one possible. Very pleased with it and it’s free of snails or any other visible disease.
Overall I’m extremely pleased with Dr Reef. Their communication and customer service was great. Not having to quarantine myself was definitely worth the price difference. They have a better selection from my LFS. While I would have liked to pick out the fish in person and quarantine myself, I just don’t have the time or space for it right now. The process with Dr Reef is much easier. It takes about 2-4 weeks to get your fish since they are treating it. I’m confident between the UV im running and their quarantine service that my tank is safe and will run for a long time.
Highly recommended and purchase with confidence.
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