huh?
8 line flasher wrasse
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huh?
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
well i heard from him on the internet today....not sure what that means but i did get a refund.
Well....had to send another email cause my Debelius wrasse I got from him didn't make it but a full week. Had some type of contusion on his head and tried to medicate him but he never came around. Out of a decent sized order....I ended up with 3 damsels and a Lamarks angel. Three wrasses, one 8 line, and 2 damsels all coming for NYA didn't make it. A few were DOA, one lasted a day, and this one a week.
On a side note, other fish coming in from a different vendor the same day last week are doing awesome....just throwing that in there before somebody says....its your setup, etc
On a side note, other fish coming in from a different vendor the same day last week are doing awesome....just throwing that in there before somebody says....its your setup, etc
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
I don't want this to turn into a bashing Nya thread, but that does seem like a high ratio of deaths..
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
i agree, I mean it is unfortunate, but he has stood behind his guarentee. I am happy to say my lone female is doing well, she is active and searching for food.
NyReefNoob
skimmer freak
what i meant was he is closed saturdays due to his religion so you might not have gotten a response back from him on saturday.
other part was in refferance to people asking about price and was just stating this isnt a easy fish to get
other part was in refferance to people asking about price and was just stating this isnt a easy fish to get
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
That's awesome Brian pretty sweet fish, she swims very majestically
This isn't about the 8 line wrasses but about the some other wrasses i got last week from NYA. I bought the harem of psychead wrasses from them. When they arrived the male and 1 female were already dead. The male must of died right after he shipped them because the water had such a foul odor and it looked pretty bad. I emailed him the photos right away. Funny thing was he said those guys usually ship "pretty well" and all the research i've done say they ship horribly. Long story short he offered to send me a replacement pair that arrived on 12/22. Female was DOA and male was barely alive (all his fins were tore up along with his mouth). I knew he wasn't gonna make it but still acclimated for 3 hours and put him in qt. He died that night. I didn't bother calling NYA because their guarantee does not cover replacements. This is the second time that I've bought fishes from them and I don't have a single fish to show for it. Both times that i ordered from him-I always ask if they're eating and he always says they're eating and doing great. And this last time he charged me $85 to ship (i've never paid that much for shipping-even from Hawaii). He won't get me a third time.
Sorry- not trying to derail this thread. Just wanted to pass along my experiences with this vendor where these beautiful 8 line wrasses are coming from. I hope they all make it for you guys.
Sorry- not trying to derail this thread. Just wanted to pass along my experiences with this vendor where these beautiful 8 line wrasses are coming from. I hope they all make it for you guys.
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
i do appreciate the message, but it should be in the vender feedback forum, id like to keep this geared toward 8lines and their success in captivity, feeding, behavior, ect.
On a side note(not trying to prove you wrong or anything like that) but i bought 2 female psychead wrasses from him, and they were alive and well. still with me. they are about amonth old and eat well and arent skinny. Im not saying your wrong, but males do ship bad, thats why i opted for 2 females. hoping 1 would change(not sure if anampses species can even change like this) also he did follow the gaurentee, I got the same thing a while back, thats the reason i canceled the order, cant risk losing 600+ of fish. and only have 1 shot, no back up. but he did apologize for the deaths and agree that the reason was they shipped to fast and he admitted it was his fault. as for your order i dont know the details, but also you mentioned QT it is recommeded to qt everything, that said i didnt these because of there fragile nature and need for an established sand bed and LR. HTH
On a side note(not trying to prove you wrong or anything like that) but i bought 2 female psychead wrasses from him, and they were alive and well. still with me. they are about amonth old and eat well and arent skinny. Im not saying your wrong, but males do ship bad, thats why i opted for 2 females. hoping 1 would change(not sure if anampses species can even change like this) also he did follow the gaurentee, I got the same thing a while back, thats the reason i canceled the order, cant risk losing 600+ of fish. and only have 1 shot, no back up. but he did apologize for the deaths and agree that the reason was they shipped to fast and he admitted it was his fault. as for your order i dont know the details, but also you mentioned QT it is recommeded to qt everything, that said i didnt these because of there fragile nature and need for an established sand bed and LR. HTH
prop-frags
SPS Slave
Wow! We haven't been on much with the holidays, so just stumbled upon this thread.
Sorry to say we also purchased a pair of them and ended up with a DOA male. The other is not in great shape - mouth damage, missing a ventral fin and a tear in it's anal fin. It spent the first two days laying in the corner of our QT tank and we were a bit dubious about whether it would pull through. Thankfully, it took a turn for the better on Sunday. It is much more aware of it's surroundings now, swimming some and eating mysis. We're cautiously optimistic that it will make it.
We're feeling guilty for not talking w/Mike on the phone and asking how long he had the fish prior to shipping. Had we been aware, we would have waited.
Sorry to say we also purchased a pair of them and ended up with a DOA male. The other is not in great shape - mouth damage, missing a ventral fin and a tear in it's anal fin. It spent the first two days laying in the corner of our QT tank and we were a bit dubious about whether it would pull through. Thankfully, it took a turn for the better on Sunday. It is much more aware of it's surroundings now, swimming some and eating mysis. We're cautiously optimistic that it will make it.
We're feeling guilty for not talking w/Mike on the phone and asking how long he had the fish prior to shipping. Had we been aware, we would have waited.
Thanks for sharing M&T...sorry to hear you lost your male as well but glad to hear your female is doing better and hopefully she pulls through.
Seems Mike lost quite a bit of these and I hope that doesn't stop him from bringing in other nice fish for the hobby.
Seems Mike lost quite a bit of these and I hope that doesn't stop him from bringing in other nice fish for the hobby.
Good for you Brett...wishing you well on this new shipment.
My female is now eating mysis, bloodworms, and NLS. She was flashing the heck out of the newcomer to the QT yesterday morning. I put in a nice male Blue Flasher I got from the LFS and she opened up big time, flashing him all over the tank. He was flashing back, but they quickly learned to live with one another and were fine after an hour or so.
My female is now eating mysis, bloodworms, and NLS. She was flashing the heck out of the newcomer to the QT yesterday morning. I put in a nice male Blue Flasher I got from the LFS and she opened up big time, flashing him all over the tank. He was flashing back, but they quickly learned to live with one another and were fine after an hour or so.
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
Nice Brian! I'm glad to hear they calmed down! And good luck Brett, please be sure to keep us posted ect. I sure do hope all goes well for you. On a side note my female is doing great! I mean she is eating and doing wonderful.
