Where can I get Straws and Es?

[ItsMixed]

Hi guys I am looking into getting some different species of hermits. I currently have four PPS in my 20-gal tank and am situated in Alaska. What are some trustworthy sites I can order from to get Es and Straws? Are there any local places I could get them?

[aussieJJDude]

Wouldn't recommend buying if you can avoid it. Partially to reduce pressures of wild capture of crabs, but also cause online stores that sell exotics (blues, straws ect) come with a bad rep and likely to give you the wrong species at the best case scenario, dead crabs or run away with your money at the worse.

[ItsMixed]

Thanks for the reply! I will be wary of buying exotics.

[wodesorel]

I understand how intoxicating the idea of exotics can be, but there hasn't been a decent source in the US for almost 15 years. Even then, the stores that deal in live exotic pets care less about their lives or being ethical, and it ends up being all about the money they make selling them.