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I prefer our Fishers, IN PetCo fish over other LFS specimens. The fish look healthy and I have not lost any that I've bought. I guess conditions vary by store manager.
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there are many reputable vendors online that ship right to your door. just do your research before you buyHaven't started buying fish yet but Petco is the only seller within a 40 minute drive of me. They don't look that bad but they sure don't look good. I plan on taking the drive when it is time.
Where is a Petco with saltwater fish in fishers? Lol. I too live in fishers obviouslyI prefer our Fishers, IN PetCo fish over other LFS specimens. The fish look healthy and I have not lost any that I've bought. I guess conditions vary by store manager.
Where is a Petco with saltwater fish in fishers? Lol. I too live in fishers obviously
From what I hear though, the bigwigs there don't want their folks doing this. I can't for the life of me figure out why that would be, unless they are worries someone will overdose and wipe the whole bank out at once.
organic cures for diseases don't work well if at all and not able to isolate a tank doesn't help.I agree I'm sure not all are bad.. and not all fish in my Petco are bad.. the freshwater look great! But this is and has been a problem with to many Petcos around the world for to long. It's sad.
I was able to convince a former employee to actually move all his inverts into one bank of tanks and treat the others with copper. He actually listened and said he had a huge decrease in mortality. I think this is the kind of commonsense measure Humblefish was talking about that they could do on the cheap. Sure, copper doesn't fix everything, but does work at least to some degree against the common parasites we encounter.
From what I hear though, the bigwigs there don't want their folks doing this. I can't for the life of me figure out why that would be, unless they are worries someone will overdose and wipe the whole bank out at once.
Back in the 1980s/early 90s many LFS ran copper 24/7 in their fish systems; inverts & corals were housed separately. It was understood never to dump any of the bag water into your DT. Back then, fish disease problems were few & far between. Of course, copper is not a 100% fix-all but going back to that simple practice would help tremendously IMHO. It's like we're living in a world that has been dumped on its head and common sense no longer applies.
But you are right that daily testing would be required to ensure the Cu level is staying within therapeutic range.
Back in the 1980s/early 90s many LFS ran copper 24/7 in their fish systems; inverts & corals were housed separately. It was understood never to dump any of the bag water into your DT. Back then, fish disease problems were few & far between. Of course, copper is not a 100% fix-all but going back to that simple practice would help tremendously IMHO. It's like we're living in a world that has been dumped on its head and common sense no longer applies.
But you are right that daily testing would be required to ensure the Cu level is staying within therapeutic range.
I took the sample for the pH test from the LFS bag water. I live about 45 minutes away but came straight home with the tang. Is it possible the pH would shift quite a bit in 45 minutes time?Is this from the bag water or did you take a separate sample?
I vote yesI took the sample for the pH test from the LFS bag water. I live about 45 minutes away but came straight home with the tang. Is it possible the pH would shift quite a bit in 45 minutes time?
Great post!In a sealed bag, the fish respires CO2 into the water and this drops the pH. However, once you open the bag the CO2 gasses off quickly and the pH begins to rise.
Low pH in sealed bag water is actually a good thing because it keeps fish waste in the form of harmless ammonium. However, once the bag is opened & the pH rises the non-toxic ammonium becomes toxic ammonia. You've got about 30 minutes before this happens after you open the bag, but its usually more of a problem if the fish has been in the bag for several hours.
True, not all are bad. But I really wish they would lower their prices when they see that the fish's health is declining, so if anyone wanted to take a chance at saving it then it will not that big of a loss. I just saw a hippo tang at my local Petco that was worse than the pic above and the price was $59.
True, before I moved to Canada, my local Petco has healthy fish but my local fish store has sick fish mostly with ich.Not all Petco are bad just as not all LFS are good.
I do purchase fish from my local Petco, and I take the necessary precautions to ensure the fish I introduce to my tank are healthy.
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