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Have you had a good or bad experience with a fingerling provider?

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Permalink Reply by Chi Ma on December 29, 2010 at 7:39pm

Good Folks!

Tilapia - S. California
tedhill@buckslips.com

Channel Catfish-Lima Ohio
chad@sugarcreekfishery.com
http://www.sugarcreekfishery.com/

Permalink Reply by TCLynx on December 29, 2010 at 8:30pm

in Central Florida I've been getting my Catfish from http://www.floridafishfarms.com/ but they can be difficult to get a hold of sometimes (this is not uncommon for fish farms though so keep calling) on Telephone 352-793-4224

(Though I'll probably be checking in with anyone around Central FL who wants to go in on a joint order after we gets past the worst of the cold, I could quarantine a batch of fish in my expanded 300 gallon system and share them out to people after a quarantine period since I know most people don't have a good means of quarantine.)

Permalink Reply by Chi Ma on January 24, 2011 at 12:52pm

Another good guy to deal with

Red Claw Crayfish-Florida

Michael Robinson

http://farmingcrawfish.com/

Permalink Reply by Andrea on February 4, 2011 at 9:18am

GREAT tilapia experience:

I've got a fantastic tilapia supplier in Desert Hot Springs:

Blue Beyond Fisheries.

(760) 275-0762

He's got a HUGE hatchery and excellent prices. He spent about an hour giving me a tour of the facility and answering all my questions. He supplies tilapia to restaurants, so his stock is clean and happy and well taken care of.

Permalink Reply by Rick Op on March 13, 2011 at 8:37pm

For the "Good" list and why:

Who: Danbury Fish Farms

Where: Southeast Texas (Near Alvin & Pearland, or, ~30 miles out of Houston)

danburyfishfarms.com

Pluses: 40 years in business; wide selection (including their own "Legacy Bass"); newly constructed sales facility; Slab Sale each month for small pick-up orders; easy to contact by phone or email; they deliver (for bigger ponds).

Minuses? Can't think of any...

Personal Experience: Channel Catfish nicely bagged and boxed and which have been healthy happy perfect fishy citizens.

I'm picking up more 'fiddler fish' from them this week!

Permalink Reply by SW on August 11, 2011 at 12:31pm

I went out to see Michael at Stick Fins Fish Farm where he sells Australian Red Claw Crawfish (freshwater lobster). He is a heck of a nice guy and took the time to show us all around his farm. His wife handles all of the phone calls but she isn't able to check voicemail until after lunch. Great people!

He also has some beautiful Koi that I believe are for sale. Not sure of the name of them but they have the long fins and were quite colorful.

Stick Fin Fish Farm

Elkton, Fl
904-692-1252

BTW: His farm is for sale if anyone is interested. He is disabled and is having a hard time managing right now.