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dviper150
02/04/2010, 09:32 PM
Not sure if this is the right forum to post this in but does anyone know of any hawaii distributor webtsites? I know the florida websites but i am looking for one from hawaii. Thanks.

I am looking for something similar to ccritters.com and tomscaribbean.com but in hawaii instead.

jmccown
02/04/2010, 09:43 PM
wet pets hawaii is really good. Les is a great guy. Top quality stuff

dviper150
02/04/2010, 09:50 PM
Okay thanks, I will check that out. By the way, Have you ordered from that website? How was the service and how did the fish arrive? Does he give any guarantee on the fish? Maybe DOA?

Korrine
02/04/2010, 10:50 PM
I found the website

http://www.wetpetshawaii.com/aboutus.htm

but it's kind of a bare bones site. Nice pictures and background, but not much info about the business there.

dviper150
02/04/2010, 10:54 PM
I ran across that website too but like you said, there is nothing about the business on there. At least it has their email address. It does does to find out their fish list and pricing, email or call so I will just email and see what they have. Thanks.

Texastravis
02/04/2010, 11:25 PM
http://www.hawaiisaltwaterfish.com/

Only accept orders over 400 dollars I think. Great prices but never ordered from them before. Let me know if they do would love to hear about their quality

dviper150
02/04/2010, 11:37 PM
I don't plan on making a 400$ order but I will call and see. Texastravis, i ran across one of your other posts in which you said you found a good reputable distributor in hawaii and were ordering from there....is that the site?

jnc914
02/04/2010, 11:43 PM
You need to call Les at WetPets and tell him what you want. You can't order from his website. He dives and collects alot of livestock, but he can also find fish from some of the larger wholesalers in HI. I have ordered from him with good results. He will replace fish if they are DOA. My only issue is he used to use Fedex 2-day shipping. For more delicate fish you are better getting it shipped overnight freight, but it can be pricey. When I got my Bandit angels from a different diver, the shipping was $180 freight cost from HI to PA.

zemuron114
02/04/2010, 11:51 PM
RT doesn't sell retail. Les is a good guy. Mainly only gets local fish though.

Yurivd
02/05/2010, 09:50 AM
wet pets hawaii is really good. Les is a great guy. Top quality stuff

Thy never emailed me back

Korrine
02/05/2010, 09:51 AM
when did you email?

Yurivd
02/05/2010, 09:56 AM
at the end of 2009

Korrine
02/05/2010, 09:57 AM
Did you try again or just let it go? I'm sure he probably gets many a day. I know every now and then I accidentally skip over an email at work. As soon as I log in it automatically unhighlights the first msg in my inbox whether I've read it or not. Maybe something like that happened?

jmccown
02/05/2010, 10:02 AM
Les is slow to respond to emails. Best just to call him and tell him what you are looking for.

Yurivd
02/05/2010, 10:11 AM
these guys also do not reply http://www.kaiohi.com/
thy take a long time to reply and then told me to get fish from the uk http://wowhawaii.com/
these guys also do not reply http://www.hawaiisaltwaterfish.com/
there is one more i just can not find it

Korrine
02/05/2010, 10:13 AM
I emailed Les yesterday and he replied just a bit ago.

Yurivd
02/05/2010, 10:17 AM
I emailed Les yesterday and he replied just a bit ago.

it can be that i have emailed him from my South African email address and his email thinks that it is spam

LargeAngels
02/05/2010, 10:46 AM
these guys also do not reply http://www.kaiohi.com/
thy take a long time to reply and then told me to get fish from the uk http://wowhawaii.com/
these guys also do not reply http://www.hawaiisaltwaterfish.com/
there is one more i just can not find it

Those do wholesale.

I'm not sure Les ships out of the country. I'll let him know you tried to contact him.

Yurivd
02/05/2010, 10:54 AM
Those do wholesale.

I'm not sure Les ships out of the country. I'll let him know you tried to contact him.

thank you
i can not let you know what a struggle it is to get a Hawaii supplier/collector

Vili_Shark
02/05/2010, 12:56 PM
the guys who you mention are wholsellers, they wont bother to retail.
they also wont bother to export if its a small order , they rather send to shops in the USA and if they already going to the export "headache" they'd preffer doing it to the HK/Singapore/Japan who either buy large qtty or pay $$$.

Cant you get Hawaii fish in SA?

Yurivd
02/05/2010, 01:12 PM
my frend has got 3 pet shops and is going to open 2 more soon
He orders big

Vili_Shark
02/05/2010, 01:43 PM
my frend has got 3 pet shops and is going to open 2 more soon
He orders big

They should answer you, some of them are too spoilled, they have more business than what they can handle.

Yurivd
02/05/2010, 02:07 PM
i have emailed Les from my gmail email
It sounds like his has good livestock

dviper150
02/05/2010, 03:17 PM
I emailed les last night and got a reply this morning. I have been calling but no one is picking up. I don't know the time difference in IL and Hawaii but I left a message.

Korrine
02/05/2010, 03:25 PM
Right now it's 11:24am in Honolulu. 3:24pm where I live.

dviper150
02/05/2010, 07:25 PM
Same timing in Chicago so it is 4 hrs behind. Thanks.

The problem is, I keep calling and no one is picking up. Maybe he is busy...

tcmfish
02/05/2010, 11:27 PM
You can also access wet pets here:

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=174

zemuron114
02/06/2010, 12:52 AM
[violation]

Yurivd
02/06/2010, 02:46 AM
Yurivd,

I wholesale out of Hawaii. What is your friend's email? I dont ship retail, so it would have to go through him.

Les doesn't have his import/export permits i dont think. 1 box to South Africa would cost a fortune! Air cargo would be the way to go!

you have mail

zemuron114
02/06/2010, 02:51 AM
i have a new email.. what is yours?

zemuron114
02/06/2010, 02:52 AM
thanks!

Yurivd
02/06/2010, 03:08 AM
this time you have mail

Lanzo.
02/06/2010, 04:26 AM
my frend has got 3 pet shops and is going to open 2 more soon
He orders big

good day guys.

Im the friend Yuri is talking about.

We have been struggling to get a good supplier from the u.s for about a year now.

Nobody can arrange a fleight for me or freight rate....

Alice from fish in the bag....gave me the baddest service i got from anybody....will never deal with her in my life!

thanks for all the help guys.:thumbsup:

Lanzo.
02/06/2010, 04:30 AM
Yurivd,

I wholesale out of Hawaii. What is your friend's email? I dont ship retail, so it would have to go through him.

Les doesn't have his import/export permits i dont think. 1 box to South Africa would cost a fortune! Air cargo would be the way to go!

Thanks Zemuron....think you and yuri have chated over email.

Im now landing a small shipment from bali for the one shop 18 boxes.
if i place an order from the u.s for all 3 the shops it will be far over 20-25 boxes...so i think it will be worth wile for you

zemuron114
02/06/2010, 01:54 PM
lanzo - get my email from Yuri. Hawaiian has different flight patterns than US or Indo, so it may be difficult to ship to you.

Yurivd
02/06/2010, 02:12 PM
i have send him every thing

Vili_Shark
02/06/2010, 03:35 PM
You should check which direct flight you have from JFK to J'burg.
HI should have a direct flight to JFK.

Kenya are exporting to LAX through London Heathrow, it can be a possibility for u as well.

Its a very long flight they wont be able to stuff fish as they used to.