Petco Find
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Theulli
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What I have found with PetCo is that they have almost no granularity in their pricing. Tiny frag with one yellow polyp hanging from it? $25. Large toadstool with neon green polyps? $25. Same goes for anemones, they basically have a flat rate for “creature with tentacles”
vick52
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I got one just like that at my PetCo. Love it and so do my Clowns!I found this BTA at Petco today. Seemed pretty bland at first, but I noticed the tips and base were very interesting. Then I noticed the pattern on the tentacles. I decided to take it home and see if it grew into something interesting.
As soon as I got it under some decent lighting I was glad I took the chance. This BTA is worth every penny already! I can't wait to see it when it gets bigger.
vick52
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I bought one just like that at my PetCo too. My Clowns love!I found this BTA at Petco today. Seemed pretty bland at first, but I noticed the tips and base were very interesting. Then I noticed the pattern on the tentacles. I decided to take it home and see if it grew into something interesting.
As soon as I got it under some decent lighting I was glad I took the chance. This BTA is worth every penny already! I can't wait to see it when it gets bigger.
BostonReefer300
Valuable Member
Huh. I never thought of trolling Petco/PetSmart to shop for bargains or hidden gems. Time to boot up my QT!
Cantusaurus
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It's just funny though how they'll charge like an absurd amount for Xenia, mushrooms, or toadstools, but then sometimes have some good snags. When I asked how much the Urchin was since I didn't see a price they checked on their stocklist, and it was only 11 bucks and I thought I heard her wrong. Like that's insane for a captive bred urchin, and especially since some of their other stuff is ridiculously priced.
But it's crazy also they get so many captive bred fish, especially when compared to a lot of LFS's. Fish like certain Dottyback's and captive bred gobies/blennies are almost never available outside Petcos.
But it's crazy also they get so many captive bred fish, especially when compared to a lot of LFS's. Fish like certain Dottyback's and captive bred gobies/blennies are almost never available outside Petcos.
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bradleym
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It has a lot on common color wise, but no. It is definitely a BTA, and acts like one in my tank.
To be clear, if it was I'd be over the moon about it! Maybe next trip, LOL
Just John
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There must be a real difference between FL and the rest of the country. I was looking at the fish in my local Petco and the fish dept. woman comes up to me and whispers, "Never buy fish from here. Go to any other store." +1 for honesty
ocboat
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My daughter and I were travelling out of town and stopped by a Petco to pick up something for her freshwater tank. I ended up with a gigantea that they sold to me as a mini carpet anemone for $35.00. It is pretty bleached and not in great shape but it's still alive and getting better after 2 weeks.
My best scores that I’ve gotten from Petco recently was a ORA Black Snowflake Clown for $19.99 (sold to me as a saddle back clown even though the $49.99 sticker was right there), a brown bubble coral frag for $24.99 (sold as soft coral frag) and a massive piece of rock (one of their $40 XL pieces) for free because the employee couldn’t get the emerald crab off of it so they just gave me the rock. I’m usually to late to talk with a manager about special orders though
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bradleym
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I'd never ask them to order me one, but if I ever saw a Gig, Mag, or a Mertens in a Petco I'd have to buy it. I just wouldn't be able to resist.
