Gerbers

[njrdc]

Is it ust me or is Gerbers really over priced. i was checking some gobies out and coral pets in cincy only wanted 25 for a dimond gobie and gerbers wanted 40 for one!!!!

[kattz]

Generally, Gerbers has higher overhead than other places like Coral Pets.  However, you get something at Gerbers you can't get elsewhere; variety.  Example:  recently I bought a blonde naso tang, a desjardini sailfin tang, and a yellow eye kole tang from Gerbers.  The price was about 10% higher than other places, but IMO the livestock (fish) is healthier and seem to live longer.  Plus, if you want a purple tang, it's nice to have 5 to see, feed them, and pick the one that eats the best.  Thats the advantage of Gerbers.  All of my fish except my shoal of red spotfin anthias came from Gerbers, and they are going strong.  I get my other fish from Phishy Business in Columbus.My melinarus wrasse came from Coral Ranch, but Rich is long out of business.  I go to Marine Solutions for food and corals, and Premium Aquatics for those items I need NOW that everyone else doesn't carry.

[Viggen]

Yes, they have always been on the expensive side even when they were wholesale only.  However like stated usually they have the largest variety in this part of the state fish wise. 

Why are they expensive?  Because they can...... you can also sometimes haggle on the price, especially with more expensive fish.  Might only be a few bucks but it can be done

I do think their quality is far superior then it was several years ago, not a clue why

[kattz]

Is it ust me or is Gerbers really over priced. i was checking some gobies out and coral pets in cincy only wanted 25 for a dimond gobie and gerbers wanted 40 for one!!!!

If you're looking for something special and a decent price, John at Marine Solutions is placing an order; check with him!

[Jo3y06]

Make sure you know if the fish/coral your after is captive bred or not. Captive will be much less likely to develop diseases and are usually more hardy then imported fish/coral. Price sometimes reflects this. Import cost as well as acclimation, and feeding premium live foods to finicky eaters adds up. If I spot a fish I like I usually will watch it a couple days out of week before buying just to see its activity lvl as well as how good it eats. I know at gerbers the prices are high  there are lots of competitors out there. The bottom line is if you find what you want most likely price isn't an issue.