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"Remember that auction sites such as aquabid are only as good as the seller that is selling the item. Also remember that bad sellers sometime use forged or stolen pictures. Therefore when ordering from an auction site such as aquabid read the reviews of the actual seller carefully and do not depend on the reputation of the auction house. \n \n\n\n\tI'm mixed on aquahuna generally speaking the fishes have been very healthy (though one ram i did order from them had  shrunken belly which can suggest parasite or extreme ill health); they have excellent warranty for an online sale of fishes and shipping as well as prices in general are good. However the negatives i have observed is the defect level  of fishes i s higher than other online places i've purchased this is more serious for specialized fishes like gourami and cichlid than schooling fishes like rasbora and tetra and unlike some other places they will make no attempt to sex or ship fishes like cichlid in pairs (m/f). This is clearly stated as their policy so not surprising  but some of the alternative places do in fact ship pairs or attempted pairs so something to be aware of when ordering from them if you want a pair or harem. The defects i mentioned above is that some of their fishes will have deformities. This is common when you breed fishes and the worse are normally prune by the seller still their defect level is higher than i have seen by other sellers which makes me sometime wonder if they are selling less premium stock. Please be aware that these minor defects typically won't harm the fishes and for schooling fishes like rasbora and tetra dont' really bother me but again when looking at cichlid or similar they can be more of a concern. Again I want to stress this is normally not an issue with regards to the fish health but i've not had this issue with other sellers i've dealt with er most other sellers i did have a problem with a seller on an auction site with very large deformities (heavily deformed gill coverings on angels). Also if you do receive such a fish and point it out to them they will work with you which is actually pretty decent for mail order site of fishes. \n \n\n\n\tAs a general rule i prefer smaller hobby breeders for the type of fishes i'm buying to say more would violate the guidlines of this site.\n \n"
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