question on getting fish from online store
- Thread starter limal17
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I def agree with you. There are only a few stores in socal that have a decent fish selection. Yes they will get fish in for you... but there isn't any type of guarantee. So it makes sense why some would choose live aquaria. The prices are definitely higher, but you are basically paying for a short term warranty.
There was a time when some stores would say they were qting, but that was very short lived for most if not all.
There was a time when some stores would say they were qting, but that was very short lived for most if not all.
Did you drip them? all in the same bag or separate?
Laying on the floor doesn't sound right to me. If its a QT tank or one that doesnt have sensitive coral in it I like to turn the lights off on day 1. Going from a pitch black box to a bright tank can and stress. If the sg isn't far off I float and drop them in to avoid ammonia turning toxic when expose to air.
Laying on the floor doesn't sound right to me. If its a QT tank or one that doesnt have sensitive coral in it I like to turn the lights off on day 1. Going from a pitch black box to a bright tank can and stress. If the sg isn't far off I float and drop them in to avoid ammonia turning toxic when expose to air.
Stress/acclimation problem maybe? You didn't/don't say they looked fine before adding to tank. All fish are mail order in a round about way unless they are local CB. Shipped from all over the world. What's the mortality rate? What's your warranty on your order? Take pictures with date and time stamp and send them to vendor.
Here is the update, They are swimming find now and very active in my tank. They looked fine when they were in bags, they came in a bag of 4s and there were 4 bags. I tried feeding them but they seem to just ignore the food. The paper said not to drip them so i let the bags float in my tank water for 20 minutes then after the fishes were in the tank I turned off the lights and let them rest. I ordered these clowns from Coral Reef online store. They had a deal of a medium sized clown for $5 so it was a deal I could not resist. I hope tomorrow they start eating and this was my first time ordering online. Thanks for all the info guys!
