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100% made it 19 38.78%
more than half, but not all 18 36.73%
less than half survived. 12 24.49%
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Old 02-01-2009, 11:21 PM
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Goes to this recent group order, wondering on average when get frags sent by courier (UPS etc) what's the survival rate?

I'm at 2 okay out of 5 when shipped, though 100% okay when had hand delivered by Snappy.

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Old 02-01-2009, 11:25 PM
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2 of 5... I'm out $30
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Old 02-02-2009, 12:33 AM
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For my order in Calgary I have 100% survival 72 hours after arrival. A couple zoo heads are still closed but remain healthy. My SPS was showing polyps within an hour of being out of the bags.
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Old 02-02-2009, 12:49 AM
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I would not be happy with anything less than 100% survival. I paid for it, I want to recieve it in good order. Thats why I try to refrain from getting livestock in the winter months
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it was my first time ordering anything! I guess I learnt that lesson! lol
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Im at 4/5 survival with a majority of my order being zoas.
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IME, if you order from a reputable vendor there should be no issue regarding survival based on the time of year. Just my experience.

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I would not be happy with anything less than 100% survival. I paid for it, I want to recieve it in good order. Thats why I try to refrain from getting livestock in the winter months
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This was my first experience with ordering online. Only 3 of the 12 zoa frags I ordered have opened. Of the rest several have started disintegrating and the rest look shriveled and unhappy. At this point I blame FedEx because they screwed up and delayed delivery by an extra day so I hope the replacements will be in better shape.
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IME, if you order from a reputable vendor there should be no issue regarding survival based on the time of year. Just my experience.
seems like it would be easier to keep a package warm then cold would it not?
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