Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose ZETTS fish farm

hey there does anyone know about this company. I ordered fish back in May and still haven't recieved them. They said that it was too hot to ship then and now its too cold to ship and now don't get a anwser on the phone when I call... I sent in another money order for more fish hoping to verify they got it I was wondering when shipping times are good also has anyone else gotten this from them. I am new to this so bare with me

I ship year round, but they have a fairly good rep. from what I remember. What are you looking for KG4KBU?

yellow perch, smallmouth bass, and walleye Their customer service is great but I didn't think it would take this long to get the fish. I sure hope they don't go out of business Yellow Perch can't be gotten from the Great Lakes States due to disease this is from the KYDFW

That info on fish coming from Great Lakes states is incorrect...ANY fish from those states just need to pass the tests. If they can't ship out of state, they have either tested positive for pathogens or failed to get the tests done.

I can get them to you if you like.

KG4KBU,

I'll give a call tomorrow. If I don't get an answer, I'll set my son to getting info. Some of his in-laws are neighbors to Zetts. I was within a few miles of Zetts tonight, but schedule didn't permit stopping in.

We almost lost them at the top of the real estate boom a few years ago.

Hopefully all is well with them. They are a seriously good asset to the mid-Atlantic area. I've personally bought a lot of fish from them over the years.

Ken
(KC4PK)

Hopper-Stephens in Lonoke Arkansas has 1-3" YP that will be seined next week.

Not any fish Rex. Just the ones on the list. I.e. brook trout and white crappies are not on the list.

Even though fatheads are required to be tested if they go out of state in a Great Lakes state strangely they are NOT on the list!

http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/documents/vhs_fedorderModList.pdf

Let USFWS know about that. Tilapia are not on the list AND there is no approved test since they are not carriers nor suceptible to the targeted pathogens, yet if they come from a great lakes state, they claim they need to be tested. I go through this every time I have to ship overseas for customs documentation.

Good reading for anyone in MI, or trying to bring fish into MI. It really gets good about 3/4 the way through.
NCRAC MI

Fish in an aquarium???

hey fellow ham KC4PK thanks for the info. I appreciate it. I hope we can get something going for real Glad to see a fellow ham also a fellow fisherman haha

I ship about 5000 fish annually to Michigan that go into aquariums.

Crazy isn't it?

I'm not allowed to bring trout in that test positive for IPN but my state DNR has planted IPN postive steelhead into Lake Michigan. They didn't want to destroy the fish and figured since the disease is already there... Apparently if you make the rules you can break them.

I just talked to Karen Zetts. They are alive, well, and selling fish. I've always picked my fish up directly from them, either in their boxes or in my tank. They've always provided me with excellent service. But, like all businesses, they've have some issues, some of which have been reported here. Before putting any fish in your pond, examine them carefully to make sure they are the correct kind of fish, or different kinds of fish that have snuck in from elsewhere.

Ken

Great I got off the phone with Karen from Zetts and she said that they will probably be shipping next week to me This is what I wanted to hear and is awesome. She isn't there alot during this time of the year so thats why no phone answer. Thanks Guys appreciate it. Its been a unusual year for fish shipping. Warmer then normal