How long was the fish in the bag before you saw it on its side?
Anyone ever purchase from CL ad in Milpitas?
- Thread starter FishGuy5
- Start date
How long was the fish in the bag before you saw it on its side?
I think you were mistaken, or that is outdated information. When I talked to him 2-3 weeks ago he said that he gets fish from many collectors-there are more than 500 licensed collectors in Hawaii, as well as from other collectors around the Pacific. He does collect some of the fish personally, but not all of them.
deusdeceptor
New member
That guy Dean is a joke. His place is run down and he swindled me into buying non compatible fishes just so he can turn a profit. That was when I first started reefing over 2.5 years ago. His fishes and the tanks he kept them in were horrible. Basically he is not an honest guy. I didn't know any better back then and probably wasted about $300 to learn my lesson not to do business with him. Live and learn I guess.
He will tell you anything to sell his dying fish.
And that he dive and collect them in Hawaii.
I don't really care whether he personally collect them or not , but I know for a fact that he does not. What I care about is the health and the reef safe of the fish , and price.
This guy will tell you that lemon peel angel fish are reef safe because they are collected from Hawaii, or that his flame angel are Hawaiian flame when in fact they are not. They are from Christmas island. Those who been to Hawaii and when diving or snorkeling know that Hawaii Flame are very hard to find.
Maybe some of us had gotten a good price from him in the past when he needed money or to make room for new shipment or that that fish been in store for a while and he afraid it might die soon , but most who came to his store will be con and end up buying a fish that not suppose to be in a reef tank or that it will be gone in a week.
And that he dive and collect them in Hawaii.
I don't really care whether he personally collect them or not , but I know for a fact that he does not. What I care about is the health and the reef safe of the fish , and price.
This guy will tell you that lemon peel angel fish are reef safe because they are collected from Hawaii, or that his flame angel are Hawaiian flame when in fact they are not. They are from Christmas island. Those who been to Hawaii and when diving or snorkeling know that Hawaii Flame are very hard to find.
Maybe some of us had gotten a good price from him in the past when he needed money or to make room for new shipment or that that fish been in store for a while and he afraid it might die soon , but most who came to his store will be con and end up buying a fish that not suppose to be in a reef tank or that it will be gone in a week.
NanoFrag
New member
Not long at all, just the drive home from his place in Milpitas to my house in Santa Clara. I was really disappointed, you know what it's like to be really excited about a new addition...it wasn't fair, for me or the poor flame angel.
Psionicdragon
New member
hm, guess he is rich and does this as a side hobby like Lucky Goldfish in SJ.
If he can afford to fly all over the place every few days to dive for his own fishes....that means mad money!
If he can afford to fly all over the place every few days to dive for his own fishes....that means mad money!
Psionicdragon
New member
oh, I bought a few fishes from him too...forgot to mention that.
They were great! I saved 10 bucks per fish, but I made the medicine industry even richer by buying all these meds to fight off the stuff that came from his fishes...
They were great! I saved 10 bucks per fish, but I made the medicine industry even richer by buying all these meds to fight off the stuff that came from his fishes...
reefer on a budget
New member
he has smaller 1"-1.5"black tangs supposedly but out of my budget...believe the prices were 350 to 450
micrors4racer
New member
He also has sharks that he sells to local places in the Bay Area. I believe he does collect some of the fish because I have seen his license before. I never bought anything from the store my self but have gone with a friend to pick up a cortez stingray. His live stock varies from looking very healthy to some of them dying in the tanks.
Friday Night
New member
Dean as the one that used to work at Connies in Oakland and at Great Bay?... wow.. small world.....
Whats the name of his store again?....
kes_reef
Premium Member
No, that's a different Dean. Dean Arima is, as some might remember, just a totally awesome guy. He worked with Henry at Alameda Aquatics (the very first one) back in the day, then Connies in Oakland, then Great Bay with Ivan.
Dean T's company is Aquatops.
Friday Night
New member
And this:
http://www.monster fishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324901
Don't know if I can post this but take out the space between monster and fish. I don't like this guy for other reasons.
http://www.monster fishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324901
Don't know if I can post this but take out the space between monster and fish. I don't like this guy for other reasons.
actually he wanted 400 doesnt matter on which one u pick big or small
chicken
Premium Member
If you do buy any fish from dean make sure to acclimate and QT. He runs some meds in the water of his system from what I remember and thats why the color is a little off. Also he runs the salinity in the fish system really low. Not low enough to treat ich but low like 1.014 when I tested it when I bought a few fish from him.
