FishNoob wrote:
In article ,
lid says...

YES!!!! Have you asked to see their quarantine facilities? I never knew a
store to have quarantine tanks for all new arrivals in the back-room
somewhere. They're unboxed and the bags are floated in the tanks until they
have time to open them and release the fish - FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.


I do actually believe that this store does what they say. They're not
part of a chain, they don't advertise, they're not well-known outside
aquarium-keeper circles - I didn't even know they existed until a few
months after we got an aquarium. The store is not in an expensive
part of town - kind of off the beaten track a bit. They've been
established for many years. They don't have huge neon signs or
anything like that. IOW, they're not some flashy stack-em-high-sell-
em-cheap outlet. They've got a very good reputation - everything I've
heard or read about them has been 100% positive. I've visited the
store twice and found the staff are all very interested and
knowledgeable, and not pushing to sell. They have a wide range in
stock, from tiny shrimp to two-foot-long stuff - all in reasonably-
sized tanks.

That's why I'm going further to buy from them rather than a local pet
shop :-)

So I'm not concerned about them failing to do what they say they do -
I just want to know what I should be doing, given the situation :-)


One thing, to remember, is that in the UK we have different laws and
regulations not only regarding the sale of livestock but also in terms
of trading standards - you cannot claim to do something that you do
not...so if this place says they QT their fish then they do precisely
that or risk being prosecuted....

Gill