Fishies

I've been talked into setting up and aquarium for some Dwarf Lake Tanganyika Cichlid Shell Dwellers. I've never had an aquarium, but apparently these do well in very hard water such as mine. I've got everything set up, the water is right, etc. Now it is time to actually buy the fish. Here is the thing...the shipping costs several times what the actual fish do! Apparently the safest way to send them is by air, at a cost of around $80. The other option is FedEx for $40, but for some reason they never seem to find my house. Do I spend $80 to have fish that cost $6.50 per delivered? LoL, I should know better than to jump into things without researching actual final cost versus item price, but nooooo. Time to find little fish in this area.