i havent been able to find a single good store with some really nice variety in vancouver
i have been to jl, been to islandpets and 6 others
online seems a much better option for me i am willing to hit the 3 to 400 mark for ordering but its really hard to find one that ships to canada

what are you looking for? anything in particular?

you know the usual a mix of sps and lps some softies
looking for stuff that is big (4inches or more) and is brightly colored (neon green,oranges reds)
local stores have a small selection and ordering takes too long with them

If JL can't help you, I don't know what you cold be looking for.

$400 mark could be just 1 fish :)

well in any case are there some other stores anyone would be willing to recommend

When you said big order, I was thinking 10 times that....$400 is 2 wild aussie SPS pieces...

well thats just me my friends are ordering with me so total is about 3850 dollars between like 7 of us
i am not looking to get like something aussie i just wanna populate my tank and i have limited my self to 400 for the first time and i will see how everything is and then i might end up getting more

Frag a lot does sell some nice sized colonies in the wysiwyg part of their site. Prices are good and ships anywhere in Canada. They may not be 4" plus but they are fair sizes. And isn't watching them grow half the fun.

I'd say JL looks pretty good from what I can see online. Is oceanic corals still around? Although, I think they do mostly frags.

In terms of online retailers, for what you're looking for, you'll be hard pressed to find anyone offering large colonies of SPS and LPS. Local shops are probably your best bet.

Also, if this is your first purchase of live goods, start small until you're sure of what you're doing. More likely than not a big purchase is just going to end up as an expensive learning experience.

yes thats why i budgeted my self to around 400 dollars