Aqua Hut
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Johnenewt1
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rgnbull1227
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Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you should NEVER dump new fish, from ANY STORE, into your display tank. Fish need to be quarantined a min of 4 weeks in a QT tank to ensure the fish are disease free. This is Aquarium 101. if you notice fish being sick in QT, then you can treat there and NOT in your display tank. I know the first thing you want to do is blame the LFS, but the onus is on you here. I dont care where the fish comes from, all new fish SHOULD be in QT.
Just my 2 cents.
Really sorry for the loss though. nothing worse.
Just my 2 cents.
Really sorry for the loss though. nothing worse.
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jaynie1028
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All fish stores carry ick in their tanks. They have such a large turn over in fish every week that it is impossible for the stores not to have it. This is the reason why you are supposed to have another tank setup and treat all fish before adding to your display tank. Same goes for freshwater as we do with out reef tanks. I have bought many healthy and sick fish in the past. You just never know what you are really getting because not all sickness are visible. Always us cautions when adding a new fish. I have learned the hard way many times. Sorry to hear about your lose 
Long Island Andy
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Joined RC just to bash a store? :uzi:
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mguili1947
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thats your problem,you ever heard of Quarantine! Dont bad mouth a store because you didn't do it
cullyisgully
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I would say its some one that has beef with them JMO :dance:
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He wrote his beef. The mods removed it. What he posted about was completely his fault, not the stores.
I've been going to Don for over 20 years now. His prices are usually unmatched anywhere. He gets his fish the same as any other LFS. Does this guy think they go and pick them out of the ocean and only take the perfectly healthy one? Or maybe he thinks they all get kept in individual tanks and treated for every disease just so he can get a perfectly healthy fish. If you can't figure out the answer to these questions it's time to find a new hobby.
rgnbull1227
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Agreed. Just the fact he stated he went online and read that Ich is a parasite. Seriously? In this hobby and never heard of Ich, not to mention, the guy at Aqua Hut told him about Ich. Wrong hobby to be in you dont do your homework or things like this will be a regular occurrence.
Not for nothing though, aqua hut is hands down the WORST store on the island. Has anyone been in there as of late? I walked in and walked out five minutes later in disgust....dead fish in tanks , algae covering everything, no coral.... If anyone has been to Caribbean blue aquatics, tropical island or aquarium village, AND then went to Aqua hut, you will understand what I mean.
JB NY
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Prices on dry goods are cheaper than anyplace on the Island, most time cheaper than online. Show up on Friday all the tanks are generally filled with fish and sometimes coral, he pretty much moves everything over the weekend. He is not the best place for coral, but he doesn't try to be.
I too have walked in and walked out of aqua hut. have not been back in a while. they had more dead fish in tanks, and algae than the other 3 fish stores I go to combined... and seemed less helpful.
I buy from one LFS on a consistent basis. They took the time to explain things to me and give advise when I was starting. They actually sold me a few things that cost less than the items I was planning on buying, they explained how the less expensive items were better suited. I also have not yet gotten a fish with ich or any other issue. but they do not stock as much, so when I'm looking for something specific I sometimes have to wait. But I don't mind waiting for a store I trust, and that knows me very well now.
mguili1947
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Moderator should take down this thread it is 8 years old and sounds like a few members have grudges
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Moderator should take down this thread it is 8 years old and sounds like a few members have grudges
outeastreef
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+1 for taking it down.
onegreenray
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Really drudging up the past... WOW
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Grudge? And the past? We are talking about current times, the place is pretty lousy compared to other LFS, Dead fish, no coral, dirty tanks etc.
Are you guys employees of this store? Or have you just not been to other LFS on the island?
I experienced this first hand after driving a half hour there, so my opinion is my opinion, and clearly agreed upon from a few other members. If you compare this store to Caribbean blue, tropical island, aquarium village, or MAYBE even country critters, it's a complete %*#% show. Lol Have a nice day
Grudge? And the past? We are talking about current times, the place is pretty lousy compared to other LFS, Dead fish, no coral, dirty tanks etc.
Are you guys employees of this store? Or have you just not been to other LFS on the island?
I experienced this first hand after driving a half hour there, so my opinion is my opinion, and clearly agreed upon from a few other members. If you compare this store to Caribbean blue, tropical island, aquarium village, or MAYBE even country critters, it's a complete %*#% show. Lol Have a nice day
onegreenray
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The real reason I no longer live on Long Island shows its head.
Maybe you should read JB NY post.
Because he like others do have the same opinion as mine. There those of us that have been going there for many years and at different times.
There dry goods are cheaper then online and on Fridays they are over flowing with stock, That they sell out over the weekends. Don gets most of his stock from divers, not wholesalers which keeps the price down and eliminates the middle man.
No I don't work there, the drive from PA would be a killer.
I stop in when visiting in-laws.
I do stand by what I said. It is silly to see threads from 2007 dug out of archives.
Start your own thread. Have a nice day!!!:beer:
Maybe you should read JB NY post.
Because he like others do have the same opinion as mine. There those of us that have been going there for many years and at different times.
There dry goods are cheaper then online and on Fridays they are over flowing with stock, That they sell out over the weekends. Don gets most of his stock from divers, not wholesalers which keeps the price down and eliminates the middle man.
No I don't work there, the drive from PA would be a killer.
I stop in when visiting in-laws.
I do stand by what I said. It is silly to see threads from 2007 dug out of archives.
Start your own thread. Have a nice day!!!:beer:
