Buying livestock on Internet

[mike ling]

I am rather apprehensive about buying livestock from the internet. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good site to buy livestock from?
I live in Washington DC so an East cost site would be preferred since the shipping time would be less. I am thinking for an anemone and a pair of Jewfishes. Also would like a good place to restock my clean up crew every few months.

[tendar]

I prefer www.reeftopia.com (http://www.reeftopia.com) for my clean up crew they have the best prices around and really good stuff.
I am not for sure what is good in your area since I pretty much order on the west coast but get pretty much all of live stock at LFS. IT is easier and you see what your getting and if they dont have what I am looking for they will usally be able to get it. Price is about the same once you add in shipping for ordering on the net unless your LFS is just way high priced.

[Tom]

LiveAquaria.com has treated me very well for fish...not a very good coral selection though.

[hoffy]

I had great success with Liveaquaria.com. As long as you buy $175 worth, the shipping is free. My friend and I both had zero fatalities with our orders. The fish are bigger than they say they will be and look much better than most in my local fish stores. I find that there prices are much lower than at the store. The only problem with ordering on-line is that you have to stay home on the day they are delivered. FedEx will not give you an exact time and if you miss the delivery, the fish probably won't last the extra day.
As for living on the East Coast, most fish are shipped from California simply because they come from the Pacific Ocean. They are sent via FedEx, so it doesn't matter where they are going since they are in transit for less than a day no matter where they are going. Your local fish store gets there fish delivered via FedEx, so in reality, you are just eliminating an extra acclimation process and stress for your fish.