"Mr. Gardener" wrote in message
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:46:22 -0600, "Koi-Lo"
wrote:

Moments before spontaneously combusting Nikki at
was heard opining:

I also called petsmart and your right they said they don't get them in
*most* of the time.
I do have a Wal-Mart not to far, I have never considered getting fish
there but maybe ill try.
thanks Nikki
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Make sure you treat all WM fish for ICK. I just bought the first fish in
years at WM today. See my post above regarding calico Lionheads. They'll
be treated for ICK, then flukes. They'll be in quarantine for at least 14
to 21 days.

Now there you go again, spontaneously combusting Nikki. At this rate
you're going to everyone blown up and no one to talk to.

Why are you treating your new fish for diseases that you haven't
identified?
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Because there were several tanks of fish there crawling with ICK. There was
no way these GF weren't exposed, even though they were only in the tank
maybe an hour. No one there soaks the nets or specimen containers in
disinfectant. No one there CARES.

I've heard enough horror stories about flukes to go for the bucks to treat
them for that as well. I asked the young man there if they had medication
or salt in the water and he said they're not even allowed to feed the fish
anymore. They keep the tank-tops locked now. There were starving plecos
and puffers, dead fish floating..........

I'm not taking any chances.

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