Apaa

You guys dont ever get together and go to a wholesaler and get what you guys want? the wholesalers have minimums but you get to handpick your fish most times and they are in LA so not a long term shipping?

I was just curious if you guys only ordered from retailers or ever tried a wholesaler.

shrimpy1

Where are these wholesalers? And what are the minimums?

I would be very interested if it were possible.

cwlodarczyk

Do you have a particular wholesaler in mind? I don't need any livestock ATM but I do need some other supples (prime, filter pads, etc). If they carry that type of stuff I'll get in on the buy.

Apaa

There are a bunch of them in LA. I set up an account with a couple saltwater suppliers but I no longer have saltwater tanks or sell fish.

On average 150 to 250 dollar min depending on the wholesaler. You have to have a couple pieces of paperwork generally, some dont care as long as you have money lol.

One that I was interested in is Southland Aquatics in Inglewood. I called them and asked their minumum but I didnt ask if they needed to see my paperwork. Some want a picture of your storefront (which I never had). I assume that those are the ones that sell online also and dont want the competition retail level.

mora

i'm interested to go to southland aquatics,they have the rare fishes in so cal.

Apaa

Me too, I talked to one of the guys there that spoke better Spanish than I do so it was a little difficult to understand them but they are open from sounded like 5 am but was probably 9 am to 5. And Friday close at 3 or 4. No weekends so Id have to take a day off but I dont mind heehee. The 250 dollar minimum is steep for me because I dont resell fish anymore. I can get the fishlist (it changes a lot though) and see what they have and get the paperwork arranged to be able to get in. The only thing is California Sales and Use Laws. It depends.