I have ordered twice from Live Fish Direct. Both times I received beautiful health fish. They are individual packed and hold up quite well in shipping. I'm from PA and receive them next day. This time I ordered 2 guaranteed male Apache Peacock and 3 females. I had a fantastic surprise in one of my bags this time around. One of the females was holding a mouth full of fry!!!! I now have an additional 20(to hard to count them) or so fry to grow. Fry aside, I would recommend this company for the quality of their fish alone. Can't compare with the cichlids you find in pet stores. These are top quality and nice variety. read more

I ended up not buying anything from here, so I can't rate them. The website was set up with beautiful pictures, and was user friendly! read more

This place was hard to find because it had a different name on the sign. The doors were locked during business hours and I could see one fish tank in there. I wouldn't waste my time stopping here. read more

I received my order in three days and I am completely thrilled with the fish. They are beautiful, healthy, and very active! I was nervous about ordering online versus hand-picking them out in person at a store. It took me 7 months to finally push the button and I'm so glad I did! I couldn't be more satisfied with the choices you all made for me. I am telling anyone who will listen how awesome you are and I am looking forward to ordering more babies from you in the future. Thank you Live Fish Direct! read more

These guys are running a hustle, and I got jipped. A tank full of ugly grey fish...... Not one fish looks like the pictures. I ordered bright blue and yellow fish and was told that because I ordered unsexed, they may remain grey... That would've been nice to know. What a waste read more

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This was my first time using this company and couldn't be more pleased with their customer service and responsiveness to my questions. The Juvenile and Premium cichlids I received we're well packaged and delivered first thing the next morning via UPS. I fully recommend this company! read more

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Ordered 10 clown loaches and UPS took two days to deliver- resulting in one dead on arrival and another near death. Sent 2 emails and phone message with no response. I am due a refund of $20 yet they do NOT respond to my emails and phone message. Terrible customer service so far. read more

Beautiful Fish!!! Great packing process, On time delivery, Answer emails in a timely fashion, and livefishdirect has earned another life long customer!!! Seems to me to be the #1 place to buy cichlids and any fish for that matter... Shipped from salt lake city all the way to newfane ny ??? Nothing but quality from these guys and or gals... :) :) :) scott carr newfane ny read more

My husband and I visited here just for fun last weekend. We have a small freshwater tank and a large saltwater tank, and have been pretty big in the hobby (him in particular) for the last ten years or so. Lately we've concentrated more on saltwater, but I've always had a soft spot for freshwater fish, and cichlids (the only fish they sell here) in particular. They are only open to the public on Saturdays, and it is just a huge warehouse, certainly put together with the idea of function alone. It was interesting to see how they were set up (big white tubs instead of glass display aquariums for most of the fish). They have photographs of the particular type of fish above the tubs which is helpful because 1) most were not super colorful, I am guessing because they were juveniles and 2) It's hard to get a great view looking down at them instead of straight on. In the back to the left are the larger fish and my goodness, there were some beauties! I was very impressed with the prices. I'd say they are comparable to what I've seen at other fish stores (even cheap-y places like Petco or Petsmart), and these are clearly quality fish. They seemed well cared for and happy. I also didn't see a single dead one. We were greeted when we first entered the building, but left alone after that, which is perfectly fine with me. I think there were two employees there, and they were just busy cleaning tanks and filling orders, but I'm sure would have gladly assisted us if we needed anything. I wish I'd lived in Utah when I had my old cichlid tank. I have truly never seen more gorgeous cichlids anywhere. read more

I've used life fish direct three times and haven't been let down. I was very apprehensive about buying online and having the fish shipped. You can tell they care about their fish by the way they are packed. I was always concerned about adding new fish to my tank because of diseases. No problem there either. They have all been healthy. Great selection and quality fish. I feel like I can trust them. read more

Josh & his team are excellent. Just un-boxed 28 beautiful, healthy fish. This is our third order from live fish direct & we are completely happy. So much better quality than local fish stores. Best in the business!!!! read more

Josh is the heart and soul of this establishment. His integrity is unparalleled! Even though I have never met the man, and only know him through our correspondence, I was really compelled to write this review! The quality of the fish from Live Fish Direct is absolutely the best in the business. Trust me - every time I was lured away by the pretty pictures of the fish at other sites (when Live Fish Direct did't have certain varieties on hand) I regretted the purchase as the fish was not as healthy or beautiful as LFD ones. I live in NYC and have been buying from them since 2012 and been super happy with the quality of the fish and the service, and can not recommend them highly enough! read more

I ordered three young adult German Red Cichlids from LiveFishDirect.com. I am an experienced hobbyist, but this was my first on-line live fish order. Investigating, I found that they had very good reviews. After some initial, minor difficulties (mostly my fault), I received them active and very colorful. Following a quarantine period, they are the most colorful Peacock Cichlids in my large aquarium - in fact, they are the most beautiful cichlids I have ever seen - perfect size, deep blue heads and brilliant deep red bodies - they are truly of exceptional quality. I thank Josh and Lora for their outstanding service - they made sure I was satisfied. I am more than elated and will order from them again in the near future. Highly recommended!!! read more

I live in California and I bought from livefishdirect 2 times, a total of 14 cichlids. I was reluctant about getting fish online and both times the fish got here very healthy and colorful. The quality of their fish is amazing, very high quality! I would encourage anyone to buy from here. Their costumer service is amazing, Josh is a very nice guy and he knows how to take care of his business. Will be buying more from here. Very happy here, A++ Thank you livefishdirect! read more

Idk how everyone else's reviews are fucking great. I ordered a GBR last week, paid over $50 fucking dollars for this one fucking fish. Still isn't here. It was supposed to ship put on Monday and arrive Tuesday. Well Tuesday afternoon I checked my order status. It still says "not shipped" even though that was on the expected arrival date. I have tried to email Live Fish Direct 3 fucking times with no fucking responce. I want my fucking fish or my fucking money back. I'm absolutely pissed. Worst service ever. If I don't get an email back soon I'm just going to keep calling until they fucking answer. Or I'm calling the bank and reporting it so even though it'll take a week or more at least the bank will for sure be able to get my money back. read more

I ordered six fish from live fish direct they came today all alive one of my favorite places to order when I order online

I just placed my first order with these guys when they offered $15 shipping. I ordered 18 fish and they all made it out here fine, nobody perished. I guess there was a heat wave going on in Utah, so they put in cooling pads in my order to keep the fish from being overheated. Josh is also really good with returning emails quickly. I'm happy with the way the fish look, especially the Maingano he sent me . Greatest mbuna out there in my opinion. I ordered a lot of juveniles but they seem fairly good sized. At the end I paid $6.33 per fish, can't complain about that. I plan on doing a large hap / peacock tank and I'll mostly be going with LFD based on this experience. read more

i want to thank Josh for his outstanding and personal customer service. i wrote him about a few fish that i got from Livefishdirect.com that were total duds. they're just brown mbuna cichlids that i can't even identify. i did get several that worked out well. still, it was about 50/50. Josh responded immediately and has offered me a free fish of my liking (he sent me pics of about 7 options) along with a cuckoo catfish that i offered to pay for and he doesn't appear to be charging me for. Josh seems to have a lot of nice fish, albeit most of them too small for my tank. mine is a mbuna tank and he has a great selection of young, mixed or unsexed mbuna. all the fish i've received from LiveFish have arrived in good condition and acclimated quickly to the tank. and i live in Philly while the fish live in Idaho (i think). the website is great, even if your orders don't necessarily correlate to what you asked for. some of the tiny fish i got are getting bigger and i'm not sure they are definitely males. so far i haven't had any frye yet. i give 3 out of 5 for this site, but maybe i should grade on a curve. most of the cichlid sites i visit are heavy on peacocks and light on mbuna. LiveFish seems like the opposite. Josh may have some misses, but he can also get some hits. i'll revisit this once my new free fish arrive. read more

fish are perfect highly recommending them I buy many fish online they sent just what I expected!

Ordered fish with there free 4th of July Shipping. Got a total of 11 cichlids. A couple days later I wanted to added fish to my order and Josh was more than happy to add them. Unfortunately the extra fish never made it to the shipment. After contacting josh he apologized and offered to ship the extra 2 fish out asap. I didn't want him to lose money on shipment and was fine with just taking a refund. He even offered to give me a future discount. Josh's comminution was superb and I would defiantly order through him again. read more

I have worked with Live Fish Direct for years. I recently got back in the hobby after a two year lay off. They haven't missed a beat in that time and once again has provided quality fish. They back their product and they are my go to with the best cichlids in the market IMO hands down!!! read more

I tried livefishdirect.com because they had a hard to find fish I wanted. The price was right and the shipping was fantastic. I'll buy again. read more

Very happy with the service and fish. I put a order in Tues. night, they shipped wed. and received the fish early Fri. Well packed with heat, active healthy fish. Very, very happy with these guys. Will definitly have my business again! read more

Live Fish Direct without a doubt is the best online place to buy African cichlids if you are looking for a huge selection of high quality fish at great prices. They also have quite a few rare hard to find cichlids. I love the Lake Victorian cichlids and they are not the easiest of cichlids to find. I have ordered multiple times from this place and never once been disappointed with the quality of fish I received. They also have a two week guarantee on their fish which is not something you will find out there from other breeders. I've never experienced any fish losses from this place due to the superior quality of the fish. Josh is very trustworthy and has gone out of his way to make me a very satisfied customer. I'm just amazed by all of the beautiful healthy fish I received. This is the place to go to for the very best! You will not be disappointed. read more

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I ordered from Live Fish Direct before going back to 2009. However, my most recent order prompted me to get on here finally and write about these great people. I recently ordered 48 Mbuna cichlids and I couldn't be more happier with the outcome. All my fish came individually packaged except for 16 Demasoni that came in one large bag. Packaging and heat were packaged excellent and all 48 of the fish are in excellent health and in perfect condition. My only regret, I don't live in Draper, Utah to get my fish from them on the whim (I think I would get in trouble). Give Josh and the great people over at www.livefishdirect.com a go on your next fish order. read more

After a week of snowboarding in Park City, I decided to stop by this place on the way back to California... Damn, I felt like a little boy in a candy store when I got there. The fish were amazing looking. Brian was extremely helpful and accommodating. He helped me pick out some of the most beautiful fish, and also gave me a very nice discount for buying over 20 fish. I will definitely come back to Utah this summer to "spend quality time with my family", and stop by this place. read more

Brian and Kealin have been the best guys to help get the best african chiclid tank! I get so many compliments on my aquarium couldn't be happier with the selection they have picked out for me, in fact most of the time I have them make the choices for me. The fish are always healthy, colorful when mature and active. Thanks guys, I'll be back for sure read more