That's sad the some fish are caught with cyanide I don't know how many
times I've been in a local fish store and I've heard someone tell an
employee I just set up a fish tank and I want one of those pointing to a
mandarin. It just makes me sad that people don't educate themselves on any
livestock before purchasing. It makes me real sad whenever I loose any kind
of livestock myself as I try to provide the best environment. Sounds like
you have a nice fish store Wayne Wish I lived closer and I'd support you


Susan
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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I don't have a warranty on my fish, but I also have date tags of when the
fish came in, so the customer can see that I have had the fish for a while.
And I warn the customer not to buy a fish if it is not looking good, that
they need to hold off on that as it is still stressed from the wholesaler.
Now if I sell something, and then realize later that there was a problem,
then I will refund. But it is hard to find stores that will take that kind
of effort to sell you healthy fish. But when you do find a store like that
you should support them.

So many customers will purchase fish without providing the right
environment such as not cycling the tank, or putting peaceful fish with
aggressive fish. I will warn them that they should not do it, but if they
insist, I will sell it to them because if I don't then they will just go
down the street and purchase there. Then they will come up to the counter
and ask, "So what is the warranty here?", thinking that they don't have to
take care of the fish, as if it dies, they can just replace it.

When I purchase something at a store, and the sales person ask me if I
want an extended warranty, I think to myself, "don't try to sell me a
warranty, just sell me a quality product". And for customers that want to
purchase fish the day they come in, I sell $30.00 fish or more for half
price. That helps take care of the extra risk.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 8/1/2006 12:18 PM:
I agree that supporting the local fish stores is very important. The
only problem with purchasing locally most stores don't give much of a
warranty. I've purchased locally and took the fish home and had the fish
die within hours. The local place I purchased from refused to do
anything about it. That's hard to swallow when marine fish are expensive.
I guess it left me a "sour taste". That is kind of unusal though as most
stores give at least a several day warranty. The warranty to me is very
important but that's my 2 cents. I still though do support other local
fish stores sometimes if I see something I want. To offset shipping cost
when ordering on the internet I usually wait until I get a bigger order
together.

Susan
"kim gross" wrote in message
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michael wrote:
Hi,

I recently started my 125 gallon FOLR.

I have the following fish:
1 yellow tang
3 green chromis
1 juv koran angel

I'd like to add a bunch more fish. Where's the best place to get it.
The local fish stores are too too expensive.

Thanks

Just remember that you will have to add shipping costs to everything you
purchase mail order, plus you will not get to see livestock to make sure
it is healthy before you purchase. I am biased, but I always suggest
purchasing locally rather than mail order unless you are ordering a lot
of livestock so you can spread the shipping costs around. Come up with
what you want, including shipping and see if your local stores will
match it. Without local fish stores this hobby will go away since they
bring most new hobbiests into the hobby.

Kim
www.jensalt.com