HammerLover
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Until now I can't imagine that some of our LFS had really dark secrets... I wish the poor turtle will be rescued or something.. I don't know even what kind of sea turtle is that.
I was browsing awhile ago at my LFS and Ive reserved some fishes that I'll be picking up 2 weeks from now since my tank is undergoing a mini cycle.
The store was bustling, and the store had lots of sea creatures. It had lionfishes both long finned and stout-ish. On a 100 gal tank there were small sharks, random lionfishes and large fishes that who knows. There were rays on a 50 gal with puffers, morays and other large fishes that I don't know. 30 gallon tanks overcrowded with firefishes, damsels and clowns. Over the back large 80 gal tanks dumped with different large anemones. I can also see some elegance and long tentacle plates as well. And further more lots of overcrowded tanks with various damsels, wrasses , angels and butterfly fishes. I think I've even see some triggers and parrotfishes.
So I went in the very back part. The store is very busy so most of the crew were talking to customers they can fool. Ive seen a small tank with jellyfishes. Most are dying and struggling. Just then I notice a small tank with a black lid. Thinking that's where they his their beautiful frogspawns I slowly opened it.
And there in that small tank, 2 baby sea turtles are swimming. I got to leave immediately since the crew saw me at the very back.
The whole store was bad just bad. The fishes were overcrowded and some were dead or dying. They just plopped things and sell them to people. Someone bought 5 large maroon clownfishes, a very bad thing. They also sell crinoids and other stuff thats best left in the sea.
I'm not just concerned about the turtles. I'm concerned to the health of all their livestock. Too bad they had some really good corals for sale. I don't know what to do and isn't it illegal to sell any baby sea turtle?
I was browsing awhile ago at my LFS and Ive reserved some fishes that I'll be picking up 2 weeks from now since my tank is undergoing a mini cycle.
The store was bustling, and the store had lots of sea creatures. It had lionfishes both long finned and stout-ish. On a 100 gal tank there were small sharks, random lionfishes and large fishes that who knows. There were rays on a 50 gal with puffers, morays and other large fishes that I don't know. 30 gallon tanks overcrowded with firefishes, damsels and clowns. Over the back large 80 gal tanks dumped with different large anemones. I can also see some elegance and long tentacle plates as well. And further more lots of overcrowded tanks with various damsels, wrasses , angels and butterfly fishes. I think I've even see some triggers and parrotfishes.
So I went in the very back part. The store is very busy so most of the crew were talking to customers they can fool. Ive seen a small tank with jellyfishes. Most are dying and struggling. Just then I notice a small tank with a black lid. Thinking that's where they his their beautiful frogspawns I slowly opened it.
And there in that small tank, 2 baby sea turtles are swimming. I got to leave immediately since the crew saw me at the very back.
The whole store was bad just bad. The fishes were overcrowded and some were dead or dying. They just plopped things and sell them to people. Someone bought 5 large maroon clownfishes, a very bad thing. They also sell crinoids and other stuff thats best left in the sea.
I'm not just concerned about the turtles. I'm concerned to the health of all their livestock. Too bad they had some really good corals for sale. I don't know what to do and isn't it illegal to sell any baby sea turtle?
