"FishNoob" wrote in message
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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.

You are very fortunate to find a store like that. In my area there are few
non-chain stores and one is so bad I seldom venture inside to see (and
smell) what they have floating in their tanks. :-(

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 :-)

That's an excellent idea.

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 :-)

I've had such bad experiences not quarantining that I quarantine everything
from everywhere.
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