Four fish from Petco's crypto infested waters...

[don_chuwish]

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[Be102]

Call me crazy, but yesterday we bought 2 Maroon clowns and 2 Neon dottybacks at Petco. Swimming in the same system as an infected Hippo and Yellow tang. (OK, 2 dottybacks is a bit crazy all by itself, I know. But they are gorgeous and appear to be paired up already. Very cool behaviors. Even friendly with the Maroons.)
Brought them home and hand transferred to a Rally bath (my water) while I set up the QT tank. Already had water made but had to warm it up.
Once the QT was ready I hand transferred them into that.
3 x 3ml doses of Copper Power later and I'm up to 0.66ppm. Fish are eating, looking energetic, even showing all the usual lover's quarrels.

But I keep thinking about the Hippo and wanting to go rescue it. Sadly I can't keep it even if I did, but just knowing that I have the QT ready for it... argghh!

If only everyone had the same vision! Thanks for saving these fish!

 

[Auquanut]

We can't save the world. But it sounds like maybe you just saved a small part of it. Bravo!!

 

[don_chuwish]

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[Qasimja]

did they offer you a discount on the fish?

 

[Auquanut]

I'd love to claim noble motives but I also wanted the fish! For my soon to be set up new 25G Cube Reboot
Also helped that my wife was there and liked them too.

Just humbly accept you humanitarianism. We won't tell.

 

[don_chuwish]

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[CasaReefer]

I need a Hero... Can't remember the rest of the song Sorry... Tip Of the Hat to the Guy with a Big Heart.. Well done Sir..

 

[eggplantparrot]

doesnt this also give the shop incentives and tank space to bring in more fish? and judging by the fact that they have some really sick fish, it sounds like they aren't taking very good care of them.

I feel like this should be treated like puppy mills, noble acts of 'rescuing' should be avoided for the longer term benefit of shutting down horrible operations.

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

doesnt this also give the shop incentives and tank space to bring in more fish? and judging by the fact that they have some really sick fish, it sounds like they aren't taking very good care of them.

I feel like this should be treated like puppy mills, noble acts of 'rescuing' should be avoided for the longer term benefit of shutting down horrible operations.

Winner winner

 

[Be102]

Winner winner

I know this sounds crazy but I wonder with the new animal cruelty law if we begin to see anyone make any sort of investigation within the fish industry. Hmm

 

[Tamberav]

I have bought knowingly sick fish from petco twice.. I asked them for a discount since they were sick and was able to get 20 percent off both time.

One lady told me it was against policy to sell sick fish but she got the ok from the manager. I think he let me buy it as I let him know I was an experienced hobbiest with a QT tank and that I wouldn't come back crying if the fish died.


Fish were put through prazi and then copper and I had them many years.

 

[eggplantparrot]

I know this sounds crazy but I wonder with the new animal cruelty law if we begin to see anyone make any sort of investigation within the fish industry. Hmm

somehow I doubt it. fish eyes don't seem to be as appealing as puppy eyes lol. sad really.

 

[Doctorgori]

Pardon the PG post but instead of plastic bags they need to bag up Petco fish in condoms

 

[sarcophytonIndy]

doesnt this also give the shop incentives and tank space to bring in more fish? and judging by the fact that they have some really sick fish, it sounds like they aren't taking very good care of them.

I feel like this should be treated like puppy mills, noble acts of 'rescuing' should be avoided for the longer term benefit of shutting down horrible operations.

I avoid petco because it is so depressing

 

[don_chuwish]

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[sarcophytonIndy]

To be clear, the fish I got didn't show any sign of crypto. Though I do think one of the Neons has it, can't be seen but he's flashing and scraping a lot.
The woman working the aquatics did seem knowledgeable but they have no facility to take care of sick fish. They just don't have the tank real estate for QT or treatment.

They should probably keep their fish and inverts on separate systems, and then they could keep the fish system on a low level of copper at all times. Of course they would need to inform customers of presence of copper in the fish water.

 

[outerbank]

Good work!! They should give out free samples of cupramine with purchases.

 

[eggplantparrot]

To be clear, the fish I got didn't show any sign of crypto. Though I do think one of the Neons has it, can't be seen but he's flashing and scraping a lot.
The woman working the aquatics did seem knowledgeable but they have no facility to take care of sick fish. They just don't have the tank real estate for QT or treatment.

and people buying those sick fish that they don't have the facilities to take care off would free up more real estate for the corporate people to bring in more 'product'. crappy cycle that feeds on people's kindness and ignorance (not calling you ignorant)

 

[don_chuwish]

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